Nelson Filibuster

Sam Stein

Harry Reid Plans Second Wall Street Reform Vote For Tuesday

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is proceeding quickly with a second vote on Wall Street reform legislation, bringing a bill to the floor of...

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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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Nelson Amendment Expected To Fall Short Even With GOP Support

The Hill | Posted 05.25.2011

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An amendment restricting abortions does not appear to have enough support to be attached to the Senate healthcare bill. Senate Republican Whip Jon ...

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Sam Stein

Nelson Will Oppose Reconciliation On Health Care

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Senator Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) threw another hurdle in the path of health care reform on Sunday, declaring he would oppose a legislative maneuver to have...

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Sam Stein

Nelson Open To Filibustering Obama Court Nominee (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Obama said on Saturday that a Supreme Court nominee is coming soon, but Republicans in the Senate have spent weeks working to frame the type...

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