Ben Nelson Health Care

More Than $1.5 Million Wasted On Him

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Blumenthal | Posted 12.27.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Sen. Ben Nelson's Hamlet routine ended Tuesday as the Nebraska Democrat announced that he would retire from the Senate at the end of thi...

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Insurers Lobbying on the Fine Print May Erase Consumer Protections

Wendell Potter | Posted 05.25.2011

The lobbying to change the medical-loss ratio provision in the new health care law is just one example of how special interests are working to gut the reform law while preserving the portions they like.

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The Exquisite Stratagems Of Ben Nelson

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Over at Wonk Room, Igor Volsky delves into the curious mental machinery that guides the words and deeds of Senator Ben Nelson (D-Neb.). And Lordy, it ...

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Ante-up Ladies.

Jenna Henry Hansen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Affordable, quality health care for all Americans sounds like a brilliant idea. However, the language of the Stupak amendment cuts a woman's access to affordable, comprehensive medical coverage, including reproductive health services like abortion.

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Ben Nelson Says He Doesn't Enjoy The Spotlight

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.), the last health care holdout in the Senate Democratic caucus, said Sunday that he does not enjoy being the center of attenti...

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Thousands Sign Petition Demanding Reid Get Tough With Filibuster-Supporting Dems

The Plum Line | Greg Sargent | Posted 05.25.2011

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A new twist in the left versus left health care wars. A progressive group is launching a campaign to pressure Harry Reid into getting tough with Dem ...

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Schwarzenegger: Congress Was 'Buying Votes' On Health Care (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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In an interview airing Sunday, January 10th on NBC News' Meet the Press, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger accused Congress of passing health ...

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Matt Osborne | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Republican strategy of delay escalated their misfortune; their "tea party" movement is a great, big Teabagger Fail, and the media's credibility is shot right along with them.

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Stupak Fails in Senate, But Pro-Choice Activists Can't Quit Yet

Megan Carpentier | Posted 05.25.2011

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Whereas the pro-choice movement was caught flat-footed by the surge of Democrats who voted for the Stupak amendment, they'll likely re-arm to fight anti-abortion language in any final health care reform bill.

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Calling the Bluff in the Conference Committee

Paul Loeb | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lieberman and Nelson might well go with the Republican team and vote against cloture. If they do show their fundamental disloyalty, it forces them to join obstructionist Republicans and takes the heat off all the other Democrats.

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Misfits: Eight Politicians Who Should Just Switch Parties

Politics Daily | Jill Lawrence | Posted 05.25.2011

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RINOs and conservadems are cutting quite a swath these days -- making demands, frustrating their colleagues, wielding clout and even influencing elect...

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Ben Nelson: I Might Not Back Health Care Bill In Next Step

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — A moderate Democratic senator who voted to allow debate over a health care bill says he might not support the bill in its next hurd...

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Ben Nelson: Back To Opposing the Public Option

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) has managed to keep his position on a public health care option maddeningly opaque for months. First, he said he was against ...

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Ben Nelson Runs His Own Health Care Ads To Combat Critics

AP | MARGERY A. GIBBS | Posted 05.25.2011

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OMAHA, Neb. — U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson, a Nebraska Democrat who has been under fire for being a less-than-enthusiastic backer of the Obama administr...

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August Ad Wars Begin: Progressive Group Targets Ben Nelson (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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As Congress approaches the August recess with health care legislation still in flux, progressive groups are making an early push to target wavering Se...

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Nelson Plans To Tell Obama To Slow Down On Health Care Reform

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Ben Nelson hopes to offer President Obama some friendly health care advice when he and Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) meet at the White House today...

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Nelson Clarifies Position On Public Health Care Option

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) called the Huffington Post on Wednesday, following our latest story about his stance on a public health care option, to clari...

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Nelson Again Open To Public Health Care Option

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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On Tuesday, Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) said that he is open to a public health insurance option as long as it doesn't undermine existing private insuran...

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Ben Nelson All Alone In Quest To Block Health Care Reform

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Ben Nelson announced at the beginning of this month that he opposed the creation of a public health care plan that people would have the option t...

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