Salon - Ben Nelson (D-NE) has "serious problems" with healthcare bill, might not support next step

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Sunday, Nov 22, 2009 07:01 PST

Moderate Dem: I might not back next step

By Associated Press

A moderate Democratic senator who voted to allow debate over a health care bill says he might not support the bill in its next hurdle in the Senate.

Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska says he has serious problems with the bill. He says he wants tougher restrictions on what services taxpayers pay for.

The Nebraska Democrat says he wants an overhaul of the nation's health care system but still needs to be convinced that the Senate bill is the right path to that goal.

On Saturday night, Democrats mustered the minimum 60 votes needed to advance the Senate bill to debate after the Thanksgiving break. After that debate, the bill faces another vote that requires 60 senators in support.

http://www.salon.com/news/healthcare_reform/index.html?story=/news/2009/11/22/us_health_care_nelson

[spanone]

1. i'm so old i remember when democrats actually had to battle the republicans.

this shit stinks to high heaven

[jwirr]

2. We had dixiecrats back then.

[msongs]

3. when the dems agenda was more important than being bipartisan or LIKED nt

[Aramchek]

4. he'll support it, the end is not yet

[orwell]

5. Nebraska has a lot of Insurance Co's...

...but that couldn't be the reason...

[Bitwit1234]

6. What else does he want

we know he has lobbyist money coming out his yingyang. He made them take the provision to strip insurance companies of their anti-trust rule. Does he want them to add that every body in the country has to buy insurance for the few monopoly insurance companies left.