Nelson Filibuster

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

AP | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics


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...

Sam Stein

Nelson Will Oppose Reconciliation On Health Care

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.29.2009 | Politics


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...

Sam Stein

Nelson Open To Filibustering Obama Court Nominee (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.24.2009 | Politics


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...