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CNBC Exposes Hypocrisy Of Ben Nelson’s ‘Prairie Populism’
wonkroom.thinkprogress.org - 17 days ago
CNBC Exposes Hypocrisy Of Ben Nelson’s ‘Prairie Populism’
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Last Friday on CNBC, Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) bashed clean energy reform as a scheme to raise electricity costs and prop up Wall Street. Nelson reaffirmed his opposition to the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act , legislation supported by President Obama which would establish a regulated ...
abcnews.go.com - 11 days ago
Democrat Ben Nelson Draws a Line in the Sand on Health Care
— abcnews.go.com — Nelson won't vote for a health care bill that looks like the House version. Ben Nelson - House - Health - United States - Medicine (more) Democrat Ben Nelson Draws a Line in the Sand on Health Care

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Nelson: Bad Economy Means We Should Wreck Economy, Destroy Planet, Let Health Care Languish
yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 16 days ago
Nelson: Bad Economy Means We Should Wreck Economy, Destroy Planet, Let Health Care Languish
— yglesias.thinkprogress.org — I suspect we’re going to be hearing a lot more of this sort of thing in the weeks to come: Democrat Ben Nelson, a Senator from Nebraska, said the slumping economy and rising joblessness will be factors as Congress considers climate change ... (more) Nelson: Bad Economy Means We Should Wreck Economy, ...

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fdlaction.firedoglake.com - 13 days ago
Surprise! Ben Nelson Demands The Stupak Amendment
— fdlaction.firedoglake.com — Is there anyone who did not see this coming, besides the over hundred Democrats in the House who call themselves pro-choice? Ben Nelson (D-NE) is now demanding the Senate also include the Stupak amendment language. Did anyone really think the Senate’s ... (more) Surprise! Ben Nelson Demands The Stupak Amendment

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The Hollywood Liberal:  Armey throws Hoffman under the bus: ?He didn’t pay enough attention to the local concerns.?

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Will Conservative Democrats Follow Graham’s Lead On Climate Policy?
Think Progress — ... country back to work — to me that is the most important issue. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR): I am opposed to the House passed cap-and-trade legislation, which in my view, picks winners and losers and places a disproportionate share of the economic burden on families and businesses in Arkansas. Claire McCaskill (D-MO): I hope we can fix cap and trade so it doesn’t unfairly punish businesses and families in coal dependent states like Missouri. Ben Nelson (D-NE): I think at the end of the day, the people who turn the switch on at home are ...

Armey throws Hoffman under the bus: ?He didn’t pay enough attention to the local concerns.?
The Hollywood Liberal — ... (D-MO): I hope we can fix cap and trade so it doesn’t unfairly punish businesses and families in coal dependent states like Missouri. Ben Nelson (D-NE): I think at the end of the day, the people who turn the switch on at home are going to be disadvantaged. ...

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