Since Nelson Made ObamaCare The Law Of The Land He Has Received Over $1 Million In Campaign Ads From Washington Democrats
Shortly after Barack Obama became President, Senator Ben Nelson revealed his true colors and became a pivotal player towards advancing his liberal, tax-and-spend agenda.
Nelson’s support for Obama’s liberal agenda began when he provided a crucial vote in support of his $825 billion stimulus, which did not go unnoticed as President Obama told the Omaha World-Herald that Nelson was a crucial player in getting his stimulus through Congress and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid also praised the two-term Senator from Nebraska.
A few months later during the healthcare debate, Nelson was back at the table where he eagerly cut a backroom deal with Harry Reid – often referred to as the Cornhusker Kickback – which paved the way for Nelson to cast the 60th and final vote in support of President Obama’s $2.5 trillion government-run healthcare bill.
Nelson is the only federal lawmaker in Nebraska who voted for either the stimulus or ObamaCare, which has made him wildly unpopular in the Cornhusker State. This has prompted national Democrats in Washington to spend over a million dollars in statewide “issue” ads aimed at distracting voters from his liberal record.
In response to this unprecedented effort by liberals in Washington to help Mr. Nelson, the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) today released a new web video, titled “The Ben Buy-Off.”
Click The Screenshot Below To View The NRSC’s New Web Video
“Senator Ben Nelson dug himself a hole by making ObamaCare the law of the land and now he’s banking on his liberal allies in Washington to bail him out,” said National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesman Jahan Wilcox. “But no amount of slick campaign ads will cause Nebraskans to forget that when it’s mattered the most, Ben Nelson has stood with President Obama, instead of standing up for them.”
BACKGROUND
Ben Nelson Helped Obama Get His $825 Billion Stimulus Through Congress
Nelson Voted For The Stimulus Bill. (H.R. 1, CQ Vote #64: Adopted 60-38; R 3-38; D 55-0; I 2-0, 2/13/09, Nelson Voted Yea)
- President Obama: “Without Ben, I’m Not Sure We Get Other Votes [For The Stimulus Package]. … I Think He’s Been A Very Constructive Partner In This Process.” (Joseph Morton, “President Praises Nelson’s Role In Bill,” Omaha World-Herald, 2/12/09)
Ben Nelson Made ObamaCare The Law Of The Land
Nelson Voted To Pass The Senate Version Of The $2.5 Trillion Obama-Reid Health Care Bill. (H.R. 3590, CQ Vote #396: Passed 60-39: R 0-39; D 58-0; I 2-0, 12/24/09, Nelson Voted Yea)
- “After A Grueling Stretch Of Dealmaking, Reid (D-Nev.) Announced This Weekend That He Had Won The Support Of Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.), Giving Him The 60th Vote, Needed To Overcome A Republican Filibuster.” (Lori Montgomery and Shailagh Murray, “Health Bill Approaches Key Vote In Senate,” The Washington Post, 12/21/09)
