Ben Nelson - How to Pay for Health Care

A couple of wisenheimers in the Tennessee legislature--Republicans Bill Dunn and Dewayne Bunch--have introduced a bill titled the "Ben Nelson Act to Ensure Political Integrity. "Senator Nelson, even though he realized this could ruin the finances of states, he went ahead and ...

Sen. Ben Nelson asks for controversial Nebraska Medicaid deal to be withdrawnSen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska is asking Senate leaders to eliminate a controversial Medicaid deal for his state in the health care bill.The moderate Democrat, who provided the crucial 60th vote ...

Congressional wheeling and dealing has always been the way to get things done in D.C. Symbolic back scratches, Filibuster IOUs, Bridges to Nowhere --- they all have their political roots in closed-door chats between Senators, usually just ahead of a major vote. ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is discussing ways to help U.S. states cover costs that are destined to rise under pending healthcare reform legislation, his press secretary said on Monday.Many governors had protested a special funding allocation for Nebraska in the ...

Sen. Nelson, responding to Schwarzenegger, calls for more Medicaid funding for all statesNebraska Sen. Ben Nelson said Sunday he didn't hold back his vote on health care legislation just to get more money for his state, " "Nelson was answering criticism from ...

Sen. Nelson says he wants Medicaid deal for all states, won't stand for special Nebraska dealSen. Ben Nelson said Thursday he has asked Democratic leadership to extend to all states the extra Medicaid funding promised to Nebraska in the health care reform ...

It must go to Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson, the last holdout on Obamacare. The highest-profile Democratic hold-out on Obamacare, Nelson said last week, My vote is not for sale. He obviously meant that in the sense that hed be righteously indignant at ...

Nebraska never seen as a key player with special needs in the health care debate stands to reap millions of dollars worth of financial goodies should the Senate version of the health care bill get final approval.Not only did Sen. Ben Nelson ...

Two senators whose support for the health care overhaul has been in question are speaking out against a proposal to let people as young as 55 buy into Medicare.Independent Joe Lieberman of Connecticut says opposition is growing to the Medicare buy-in. Lieberman ...

Topic: Ben Nelson

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