Nelson To Support Health Compromise
Dems appear to have the 60 votes needed to pass their version of health care reform after Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) said Saturday he will back a compromise.
Nelson was opposed to public funding for abortions. He also got Dems to agree to a provision prohibiting states from covering abortions.
Nelson's statement, released about an hour ago:
"Change is never easy ... but change is what is needed in America today. I will vote for health care reform because it will deliver relief from rising health care costs to Nebraska families, workers, rural communities and employers," Senator Nelson said. "On the floor of the Senate, in town hall meetings throughout our states, and in one-on-one meetings with our constituents, we have all heard heart-wrenching stories of people who are left behind, or forced into bankruptcy, or caught in the grip of a health care system that just doesn't work as well as it should.
"While each of my colleagues may differ on how to fix the system, I know of no member who suggests the current system is satisfactory; I know of no member who doesn't think we need to change our health care system. We must act and we must act now."
"My values and principles have required me to fight hard to prevent tax dollars from being used to subsidize abortions," Senator Nelson said. "I believe we have accomplished that goal. I also fought hard to protect the right of states to regulate the kind of insurance that is offered, and to provide health insurance options in every state that do not provide coverage for abortion."
"I know these limits on abortion are hard for some people to accept, and I respect those who disagree, but I would not have voted for this bill without them."
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Nelson, you are a Judas in a coat and tie. You made a deal with the devil fopr 30 pieces of silver and now you're the one that's gonna pay. You made a big deal of holding out to remove public funded abortion from the bill, yet Harry Reid managed to keep it alive. Hope you're proud to be the one that made this monstrosity a reality. Say good-bye to your fat-cat life in Washington, D.C. come election time. I hope your Christmas recess at home is a living hell, and your constituents tar and feather you and run you out of the state on a rail.
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