Senator Nelson

The Scarlet Letter Revisited: Sen. Nelson and Abortion Shaming

Sally Steenland | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: People of Faith, Health Care Bill, Abortion, Senator Nelson, Conscience, Pro-Choice, Health Care, Politics News
Sally Steenland

It's been a while since we made women stitch scarlet A's to their clothes as one of their many punishments for having babies out of wedlock. That kind...

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It Takes Guts to Support Health Reform

Linda Bergthold | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Option, Senator Jay Rockefeller, Senate Health Care Bill, Senator Russ Feingold, Stupak Amendment, Howard Dean, Joe Lieberman, Senator Nelson, Senator Mark Warner, Rep. Anthony Weiner, Health Reform, Senator Tom Harkin, Senator Schumer, Politics News
Linda Bergthold

What is in the Senate bill that is worth passing? A lot. And what passes this year or early next year is only the beginning of the reform process.

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Sen. Nelson: House Healthcare Bill Would Create "Class Warfare"

The Hill | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: House of Representatives, Cbo, Nebraska, Ben Nelson, Senator Nelson, Democrats, Healthcare Reform, Congressional Budget Office, Healthcare, Politics News

A Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) report on healthcare was a "devastating blow" to the bill's prospects, a key centrist Democrat argued Friday. ...

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DC's Got It Wrong with Nelson (and Other Red States)

Jane Fleming Kleeb | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ben Nelson, Senator Nelson, Nebraska, Healthcare Reform, Nelson Health Care, Healthcare, Nebraska Healthcare, Politics News
Jane Fleming Kleeb

If DC groups stop villainizing Nelson and focus on the real obstacles of reform, they will not only move healthcare forward, they will build up the Democrats for long-term change in Nebraska.

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Senator Proposes Sweeping Election Reforms

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Election Reform, Paper Ballot, Voter Registration, Why Tuesday, Vote-by-Mail, Washington, Primary Schedule, Senator Nelson, Florida, Absentee Ballots, Electoral College, Primary Election, Bill Nelson, Internet Voting, Home News
Jacob Soboroff

Last week I visited with Senator Bill Nelson (D-FLA) in his Washington, D.C. office to discuss his plan to change the way and day we vote, and why he chose now to introduce his plan.

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