1.0 link 194907 <![CDATA[Ben Nelson Plans To Oppose Public Health Plan]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/01/ben-nelson-plans-to-oppos_n_194907.html Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) said Friday that he will oppose legislation that would give people the option of a public health insurance plan. The move puts him on the opposite side of two-thirds of Americans.

A poll released this week by Consumer Reports National Research Center showed that 66 percent of Americans back the creation of a public health plan that would compete with private plans. Nelson, in comments made to CQ, joins the 16 percent of poll respondents...

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