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Sen. Reid plays down Nelson Medicaid buy off
The Washington Times ^ | 12/19/09 | Kerry Picket

Posted on 12/19/2009 2:28:33 PM PST by paltz

The Washington Times reported last night Senator Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) had told reporters no deal was agreed to after he emerged from a meeting with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and other Democratic leaders. He went on to say health care talks were ongoing. What he failed to mention, through all of his rhetoric about his concern for pro-life language in the bill, was the huge Medicaid pay off to Nebraska being slipped into the health care bill. Essentially, the federal government will pay for Nebraska's new Medicaid recipients. The provision is worth about $45 million for the first ten years. In fact, Nebraska will be entitled to 100 percent federal help from Medicaid forever.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Nebraska
KEYWORDS: 111th; benedictarnoldnelson; benedictnelson; bennelson; benodictarnoldnelson; benodictnelson; bribe; democratcorruption; democrats; medicare; nebraskawhore; obamacare; payoff; reid; tyranny
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1 posted on 12/19/2009 2:28:33 PM PST by paltz
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To: paltz

These Senators think that their entire State is as corrupt as they are.


2 posted on 12/19/2009 2:29:59 PM PST by fortheDeclaration ("Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people".-John Adams)
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To: paltz

I think Nevada and Louisiana got the same kind of deal.


3 posted on 12/19/2009 2:30:47 PM PST by GeronL
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To: paltz

Wasn’t it just a few days ago when Ben Nelson said his vote was not for sale?


4 posted on 12/19/2009 2:32:04 PM PST by onyx
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To: paltz

“Money talks, B*** S*** walks.”

Except on Capitol Hill: “Money talks, B*** S*** sits in the respective resplendent chairs in the two chambers in the wings under the Dome.”


5 posted on 12/19/2009 2:32:23 PM PST by K-oneTexas (I'm not a judge and there ain't enough of me to be a jury. (Zell Miller, A National Party No More))
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To: paltz

In my book this makes Nelsen worse than the scumiest leftist on the left side of the aisle.


6 posted on 12/19/2009 2:32:45 PM PST by samtheman
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To: paltz

I just watched it on CSPAN.

The “Gee...it happens ALL THE TIME to get something passed” answer by Harry was another one in series of dem Marxist replies that requires me to CONSTANTLY keep up with prices on possible necessary TV replacements.


7 posted on 12/19/2009 2:33:48 PM PST by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: paltz

Forever. Let’s ask the Chinese what they think of “forever”.


8 posted on 12/19/2009 2:34:14 PM PST by fhayek
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To: paltz

In 2013 we will undo that. Nebraska can pony up with the rest of the states.


9 posted on 12/19/2009 2:34:17 PM PST by bergmeid (obama. With a small o.)
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To: onyx

As there the story goes, there was never any doubt that he was a whore, the only question was the price.


10 posted on 12/19/2009 2:35:36 PM PST by mrsmel
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To: samtheman

Nelson used the ‘Pro-Life’ stance as a smokescreen so he could do the dirty deal with real $$ for the sweet MedicAid deal and payback to Insurance companies within Nebraska.
A real charlatan folks....


11 posted on 12/19/2009 2:37:00 PM PST by tflabo
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To: paltz

How can it be legal for the Federal Government to pay for the State Medicaid costs of one state (or two or three) and not pay for the same liabilities in all of the other states? In a sane world, this would not be allowed.


12 posted on 12/19/2009 2:37:19 PM PST by georgiagirl_pam
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The Marxist replies that requires me to COMSTANTLY keep up with the prices of possible necessary TV replacements....When you find them please POST them!


13 posted on 12/19/2009 2:37:34 PM PST by ColdOne (ColdOne (Vote them out!))
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To: paltz

I guess Reid is the only one talking. Nelson’s mouth is understandably full...


14 posted on 12/19/2009 2:37:34 PM PST by prairiebreeze (Spending another season of UNAPOLOGETICALLY CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS!)
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To: fortheDeclaration

So there is a price for life. I wonder what his vote would be if a pro-life group offered his state 45 million?


15 posted on 12/19/2009 2:38:09 PM PST by tiki (True Christians will not deliberately slander or misrepresent others or their beliefs)
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To: onyx

What he meant was his vote was not on sale, in other words, they had to pay full price.


16 posted on 12/19/2009 2:38:14 PM PST by HerrBlucher (Jail Al Gore and the Climate Frauds!)
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To: onyx

Apparently anything and everything about Ben Nelson is for sale.


17 posted on 12/19/2009 2:38:27 PM PST by prairiebreeze (Spending another season of UNAPOLOGETICALLY CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS!)
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To: paltz

Liar, liar Pants on Fire.


18 posted on 12/19/2009 2:39:03 PM PST by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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19 posted on 12/19/2009 2:40:08 PM PST by cranked
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To: prairiebreeze

Nelson is a bald faced liar——his vote WAS for sale, indeed.
Dirty deed for sure!


20 posted on 12/19/2009 2:41:14 PM PST by tflabo
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