In yet another sign that he plans to double down on his support for President Barack Obama’s costly Washington agenda, U.S. Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) voted today to spend billions of taxpayer dollars to implement ObamaCare, keeping in place its massive tax hikes and Medicare cuts, as well as its unpopular individual mandate. 

After the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill today to prevent the massive government spending needed to implement the Democrats’ costly, unpopular health care overhaul, Nelson joined with his fellow Senate Democrats to kill the measure – ensuring that Nebraskans will be forced to deal with ObamaCare’s $570 billion in tax hikes, $500 billion in Medicare cuts in order to expand government, and onerous individual mandate.

Notably, Nelson’s fellow Nebraska U.S. Senator Mike Johanns (R-NE) voted in support of the measure, providing Nebraskans with a clear contrast.

“As with every other vote he casts in Washington, Senator Nelson’s decision to spend billions of dollars to fund ObamaCare leaves no doubt that he continues to support President Obama’s agenda over the best interests of Nebraska,” said National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesman Chris Bond. “While Nelson doubles down on his liberal Washington record, Nebraskans have yet another reason to replace him with a commonsense Republican next year.”

As a reminder, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently estimated that ObamaCare will increase federal deficits by $260 billion through 2019.