755 Days & Counting Since Senate Democrats Passed A Budget It’s been 755 days since U.S. Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) and the Democrats who run the Senate have performed the most basic job function of Congress by passing a federal budget. Additionally in the 112th Congress, Democrats like Ben Nelson haven’t even offered their budget proposal, because their leaders – Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) and Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) – have stated that not only do Democrats not have the time to propose a budget, but it would be “foolish” of them to do so. “Nebraskans deserve to know if Senator Ben Nelson agrees with his liberal party leaders that it’s foolish for Democrats to offer their budget proposal or if he believes it’s time for the Senate to do its job and pass a budget,” said National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) Spokesman Jahan Wilcox. “With a national debt of…
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REMINDER: Nelson Is The Only Candidate Who Has Voted To Cut Medicare
All – This past weekend before the annual Morrison-Exon celebration, Senator Ben Nelson told a group of young Democrats that his opponents want to “dismantle” Medicare. This line of attack by Senator Nelson is ironic because when he provided Harry Reid with the 60th and final vote for ObamaCare it made him the only candidate who has voted to cut Medicare. If you are reporting on Nelson’s recent comments regarding Medicare, below is a statement and some research from the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC): “Senator Ben Nelson’s rhetoric on Medicare is not only ironic, but misleading because when he delivered the 60th and final vote on ObamaCare, Nelson didn’t just vote to raise taxes and increase costs for Nebraska small businesses, he also voted to cut Medicare by $500 billion. Rather than trying to distract Nebraskans from his failed record, Nelson needs to explain to them why he’s the…
Ben Nelson, Senate Democrats Say It Would Be “Foolish” To Do Their Jobs
754 Days & Counting Since Senate Democrats Passed A Budget It’s been more than 750 days since U.S. Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) and the Democrats who run the Senate have performed the most basic job function of Congress by passing a federal budget – during which time the federal debt has risen by an additional $3.1 trillion. But despite our nation’s growing fiscal crisis, Senate Democrats have yet to even propose a budget in the current 112th Congress, let alone debate and pass one, and Senate Democrat Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) now claims that it would be “foolish” for Democrats to attempt to do their jobs by proposing a budget. As the Los Angeles Times reports: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said it would be “foolish” for Democrats to propose their own federal budget for 2012, despite continued attacks from Republicans that the party is ducking its responsibility to put…
