Update: Ben Nelson WILL vote for reconciliation.....

Clio the Leo

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Wed Jan-27-10 05:04 PM
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Update: Ben Nelson WILL vote for reconciliation.....

... as long as he supports the "underlying bill."

Nelson supports reconciliation

After saying yesterday that Democrats should abandon sweeping health reform in favor of a more incremental approach, Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson said Wednesday that he could support reconciliation as long as he supports the underlying bill. Nelson also said he hopes Obama will lay out his preference for moving reform forward in his State of the Union address tonight.

Nelson's comments came during a conference call with Nebraska reporters, which were then released by his office:

I�ve been asked about whether I�d support using the process known as reconciliation now. So, I want to make it clear: If I support a bill, then I will vote for it regardless of whether it takes 50 votes to pass or 60 votes to pass. My position doesn't change just because the House or Senate decides to change the process.
If the bill provides coverage for the 220,000 Nebraskans who don�t have insurance, help for all other Nebraskans who are paying too much for health care, and doesn�t lead to government-run health care and ensures that public funds aren�t used for abortion, then I�ll at least take a look at it.

I�ve also seen some mention of previous legislation I supported that moved through reconciliation, such as the major tax cuts in 2001 and 2003, and some other bills.

I�d like to make it absolutely clear: I supported bills brought forward under reconciliation simply because the underlying bills met my standard for good legislation. I opposed a bill because it didn�t meet my standard of good legislation. Whether it required 50 votes or 60 votes, the process used didn�t change the substance.

http://www.politico.com/livepulse/0110/Nelson_supports_reconciliation_.html

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frazzled

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Wed Jan-27-10 05:11 PM
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1. Well, it looks like this plan is going to go through

The "quiet" we've all been screaming about the last week was most likely disguising a lot of behind-the-scenes arm twisting, threats, deals, and explaining how each and every one of them will be either dead meat or in the minority if they don't pass something quickly enough so that people can forget it before November.

As Ben Nelson goes, so goes the nation.

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WI_DEM

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Wed Jan-27-10 05:18 PM
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2. So we could still lose Bayh, Lincoln and Holy Joe and it could pass with 50 plus Biden if necessary

with reconciliation?

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gateley

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Wed Jan-27-10 05:42 PM
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4. That's my understanding. nt

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jsamuel

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Wed Jan-27-10 05:42 PM
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3. does he support the underlying bill still? because it doesn't have strong

Edited on Wed Jan-27-10 05:45 PM by jsamuel

enough Stupak anti-choice language according to him(can't be changed through reconciliation BTW)
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/1/27/831041/-Holy-CrapDamn-You,-Senator-Nelson!-

he is a walking contradiction

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grantcart

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Wed Jan-27-10 05:51 PM
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5. he overplayed his hand on getting the Nebraska exemption for Medicaid

Now he has to show that he is a team player.

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karynnj

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Wed Jan-27-10 06:34 PM
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9. But he did vote for the Senate bill

4 times actually - 2 cloture and 2 votes on the bill. That should make it hard for him to backtrack - but he is a walking contradiction. I suspect that he does see the Senate language does prevent public funds from being used - closely lining up with the Hyde amendment. Stupack actually moved things from the Hyde amendment.

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IndianaGreen

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Wed Jan-27-10 05:53 PM
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6. Screw Nelson! Let him go down in defeat in November.

Edited on Wed Jan-27-10 05:54 PM by IndianaGreen

Nebraskans are not happy about Nelson's Medicaid bribe.

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Jennicut

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Wed Jan-27-10 05:54 PM
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7. I just spat out my turkey dinner. After all that little peice of crap put us through.

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southern_belle

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Wed Jan-27-10 06:00 PM
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8. Yea, right! Pfft.... :(

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