During his tumultuous tenure at the New School in Greenwich Village, liberal New York Democrat Bob Kerrey phoned his buddy Senator Ben Nelson and instructed him to vote for President Barack Obama’s $1.76 trillion healthcare bill. According to Kerrey’s hometown newspaper, he personally spoke with Ben Nelson and convinced him to support the bill and Nelson proceeded to make a backroom deal – commonly known as the Cornhusker Kickback – with Senate Democrat Leader Harry Reid. As The New York Times reports: Kerrey Spoke To Ben Nelson About Health Care Reform Days Before The Vote. “To help divine Mr. Nelson’s thinking, a wide array of Democrats have reached out to him in recent days, including former Senators Tom Daschle of South Dakota and Bob Kerrey of Nebraska. In the calls, Mr. Nelson has not disclosed how he is leaning, but his friends say they can sense the pressure he is…
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Liberal Democrat Bob Kerrey Convinces Ben Nelson To Support The Buffett Tax
As Nebraskans finish their taxes, liberal Democrat Bob Kerrey started a petition that convinced Ben Nelson – who recently opposed this Buffett tax – to support this job-killing tax. Nelson voted this evening in support of the Buffett Tax increase which according to the Wall Street Journal does virtually nothing to the national deficit, and does nothing to create a single job or lower gas prices. Additionally, newspapers, economists and political commentators around the country have derided this vote as “total gimmickry,” “a ruse,” “a publicity stunt,” “a hoax,” and “a sham.” “The Buffett Tax doesn’t create a single Nebraska job, it does nothing to lower our gas prices, and it does virtually nothing to put a dent in our government’s debt, yet Bob Kerrey is ecstatic about this political stunt,” said National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesman Jahan Wilcox. BACKGROUND … The Buffett Tax Creates Zero Jobs THE…
Bob Kerrey To The Left Of Even Ben Nelson On ObamaCare
Former Nebraska Senator-Turned-New Yorker Is A Fierce Supporter Of Government-Run Healthcare As former Nebraska Democrat Senator Bob Kerrey turned New York City resident returns to the Cornhusker State, Nebraskans may be surprised to learn where Mr. Kerrey stands on a wide variety of issues, including President Obama’s $2.5 trillion healthcare bill. What Nebraskans will quickly learn is that not only does Mr. Kerrey support government-run healthcare, but that Kerrey is even more liberal than Ben Nelson on the issue because he supports the government-run public option. Even more remarkable is that Kerrrey once told a group of New Yorkers that the longer he lives in New York City the further to the left he gets on ObamaCare. BOB KERREY: “From My Standpoint, It Isn’t Just Because I Live In Greenwich Village Now – The Longer I Live Here, The Further To The Left I Get On Health Care.” (Bob Kerrey,…
NRSC Launches New Web Video: Integrity Matters, Ben Nelson
Two years ago, Senator Ben Nelson cut a backroom deal with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid – which has often been referred to as the Cornhusker Kickback – that enabled him to provide President Obama with the 60th and final vote for his $2.5 trillion government-run healthcare bill. Today, Nebraskans as still reeling from the devastating effects of this job-killing healthcare law. For example, The Hill has reported that ObamaCare could soon undermine farmers’ cooperatives, which provides health insurance for thousands of farmers and their families in the Cornhusker State. Not to mention a recent story from the Des Moines Register found that American Enterprise Group will soon lay off 70 workers in Omaha due to the burdensome regulations of ObamaCare. And, a Wall Street Journal report found that the conscience clause in the healthcare law is so weak that it may cause religious organizations to either cut employees…
Ben Nelson Votes To Give Anti-Second Amendment Obama Nominee A Lifetime Appointment To The Federal Bench
Just as he did with the failed $825 billion stimulus and government-run healthcare, U.S. Senator Ben Nelson sided once again with President Barack Obama today and voted in support of his controversial judicial nominee, Caitlin Halligan, for a lifetime appointment to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. While Senate Republicans ultimately blocked Halligan’s nomination, Nelson’s vote in support came despite questions raised regarding her anti-Second Amendment positions and controversial positions towards prosecuting the war on terror. The National Rifle Association (NRA), among others, outlined their opposition to Halligan’s nomination, specifically citing — “Our opposition is based on Ms. Halligan’s attacks on the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding Americans.” Remarkably, Nelson recently said the government has a limited role in regulating the ownership of guns. “Votes likes this are the difference between politicians like Ben Nelson who like to give lip service to the Second Amendment, versus actually…
Ben Nelson & The Senate Democrats Double-Down On Their Massive Tax Hike On Nebraska Job Creators
Last Thursday, a bipartisan group of Senators rejected Ben Nelson’s payroll tax relief extension, because this temporary tax cut slapped a permanent tax hike on small business owners across the Cornhusker State. Unfortunately, Nelson remains stubbornly committed to raising taxes, because today he and his party offered a “revised” payroll tax cut extension, but again it hits Nebraska’s job creators with a massive tax increase. This all comes on the heels of a letter from virtually every major business organization – including the Chamber of Commerce and the National Federation of Independent Businesses – warning Nelson and his Senate Democrat colleagues that any tax increase would adversely impact job growth. As the Associated Press reports: “A Democratic aide also says the Democrats’ revamped payroll tax cut plan will contain a modified set of proposals to offset its cost to the Treasury. It will retain a tax on income exceeding $1…
Ben Nelson Voted For A Massive Tax Hike On Nebraska Job Creators
What You May Have Missed Last Night…. Despite warnings from virtually every major business organization in the country that it would adversely impact job growth, U.S. Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) once again voted in lockstep with President Obama last night in support of a permanent new tax on Nebraska job creators. “At a time when our country is still working to get our economy back on track, it speaks volumes about Ben Nelson’s misplaced priorities that he would vote for a permanent new tax hike on Nebraska’s job creators,” National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesman Brian Walsh said today. “Just as with the $825 billion stimulus and the trillion dollar health care bill, Ben Nelson would rather stand with President Obama, than stand up for Nebraska.” The Senate last night voted on two separate proposals, both with the common goal of extending the payroll tax cut by one more year…
FEC Refuses To Legitimize Ben Nelson Campaign Ad Scheme
Democrat FEC Commissioner Calls Scheme A “Fully Coordinated Communication” In a 3-3 vote, the Federal Election Commission today refused to legitimize the campaign ad scheme being used by Senator Ben Nelson and national Democrats, and even one Democrat FEC Commissioner said it’s impossible to see this scheme as anything other than an effort to circumvent federal campaign finance limits. As the New York Times first reported last month: “A new series of political advertisements on behalf of an embattled Nebraska senator could open the door to a flood of similar ads financed by outside groups and even businesses working directly with political candidates — a sharp departure from past practice.” Today’s FEC’s vote came after the GOP group, American Crossroads, petitioned the Commission seeking permission to engage in the same activity as Senator Nelson and his Democrat friends in Washington. To date, national Democrats have spent at least $1.25 million…
Ben Nelson’s Decision To Make ObamaCare The Law Of The Land Has Increased The Cost Of Healthcare
Healthcare Benefits Costs Have Risen In Nebraska Since ObamaCare Became Law In 2009, Senator Ben Nelson provided Democrats with the 60th and final vote in favor of President Obama’s $2.5 trillion government-run health care bill after cutting a backroom deal – which has often been referred to as the Cornhusker Kickback – with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV). Nearly two years later, it’s now been reported that due to ObamaCare, small business are now paying more money to provide healthcare to their employees. Additionally, some employers will soon drop their employees’ healthcare coverage once the law completely takes effect in 2014, which breaks President Obama’s promise that Nebraskans who like their healthcare plan would be able to keep it. As the Omaha World-Herald reports: Employers in a new survey expect health benefit costs to rise 7.1 percent in Nebraska and 4.6 percent in Iowa next year, even though at…
NRSC Statement On Ben Nelson’s Latest Fiscal Legacy – A $15 Trillion Debt
Republicans Release New Video Highlighting Nelson’s Reckless Spending Agenda WASHINGTON — When Senator Ben Nelson first came to Washington in January 2001, the federal debt stood at $5.7 trillion; a figure which took over 200 years for our country to reach. Yet, just ten years later, and particularly over the last three years, as Ben Nelson has rubber-stamped every major spending initiative proposed by President Obama, the federal debt has now hit the once-unfathomable mark of $15 trillion – a 163 percent increase and more than $48,000 for every American man, woman and child. To mark the United States Treasury reaching the $15 trillion debt mark today and to highlight the massive spending by Senator Nelson and President Obama that has led to this point, the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) released a new web video – “$15,000,000,000,000…Siriously” “As a candidate for the Senate, Ben Nelson talked about the importance…
