Tag Archives: Sen. Ben Nelson

The “Party of No” Blocks Wall St. Power Grab for 3rd Time

By Rex Nutting WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Efforts by Democrats to reform how the nation’s financial companies are regulated received a third consecutive setback Wednesday after Republicans voted unanimously against allowing debate on the banking bill by the full Senate. The effort to begin debate failed by a vote of 56-42. Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson of [...]

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Hatch: Healthcare bill ‘rich’ for challenges on constitutionality

By Tony Romm Democrats’ healthcare legislation is a “target-rich environment” for constitutional challenges and legal battles, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) wrote on Saturday. The bill’s provisions for an insurance coverage mandate, a manifest Medicaid expansion and new insurance exchange all violate key sections of the country’s guiding legal document, wrote the senator in the Wall [...]

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Ben Nelson’s Health Care Vote Puts Him at negative 31

Hey, Sen. Nelson, nice move on your Health Care sell-out vote. You are down by 31 pts. if your re-election vote were to be held today. ~~John Cronin~~ Rasmussen Reports The good news for Senator Ben Nelson is that he doesn’t have to face Nebraska voters until 2012. If Governor Dave Heineman challenges Nelson for [...]

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Senate Dems to W.H.: Drop cap-and-trade

Bruised by the health care debate and worried about what 2010 will bring, moderate Senate Democrats are urging the White House to give up now on any effort to pass a cap-and-trade bill next year. “I am communicating that in every way I know how,” says Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.), one of at least half [...]

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Political Cartoons

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Nebraska Right to Life Statement on Sen. Ben Nelson

Below is a press release from the Nebraska Chapter of NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE. They are hopping mad, and rightly so. I have heard people from Nebraska comment on Nelson’s moderate conservatism and pro life positions for years. It only takes one “Yea” vote on the Senate floor to wipe out years of pro life [...]

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The Best and Worst of 2009

Hat Tip to radiopatriot.wordpress.com for the article. I don’t agree with every point, but it’s an entertaining post. ~~John Cronin~~ Favorite Quote of 2009: “Congress has about as much sense as a flock of geese.” (Elizabeth McDonnell, FOX Business News) Favorite Exchange of 2009 (Barbara Walters interviewing Glenn Beck) Walters: “You’ve said the Obama Administration [...]

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