E. Benjamin Nelson News

Sixty seconds in a minute, 60 minutes in an hour, and it takes 60 senators to overhaul the nation's health care system.

As the Senate health care debate enters crunch time, the pressure from all sides continued to grow today, with Sen.

Nebraska Democrat Ben Nelson continues to be the focus of intense interest and pressure as leaders in his party continue to push highly controversial changes in every American's personal health care.

Democratic leaders in the U.S. Senate struggled Monday to move ahead on a sweeping health care overhaul sought by President Barack Obama in the face of opposition from Sen.

Senate Democratic leaders over the weekend continued efforts to reach an agreement on the issue of abortion coverage in the chamber's health care reform bill , as Sen.

Imminent debate in the United States Senate is expected on the Hatch-Nelson amendment, which would prevent health care reform legislation from funding abortion with federal tax dollars or mandating abortion coverage.

I have to take my hat off to Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson. So many politicians, from both parties, have seemingly forgotten the holocaust against the unborn.

Everyone in the country closely following the ObamaCare saga have been waiting for Senator Nelson to give us a sense of where he is on the bill since his abortion restriction amendment failed last week.

The Senate today rejected an amendment in the health care bill that would tighten restrictions on abortion coverage.

By Linda Feldmann Published Wed, Dec 9 2009 7:52 am WASHINGTON - The Senate voted Tuesday to reject the strict antiabortion Nelson amendment to health-care reform, but the abortion issue is still very much a factor as Democratic leaders seek to pass reform by Christmas.

On Capitol Hill today, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is trying to force through a massive $450 billion appropriations bill before resuming work on the health care front, dangling the opportunity for a rare free weekend in front of Republican Members.

"I am disappointed," said Senator Ben Nelson after the Senate voted 54-45 to table his amendment barring the use of taxpayer funds for any part of a health insurance plan that covers abortion.

Main Category: Abortion Also Included In: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance ; Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP Article Date: 09 Dec 2009 - 2:00 PST The Senate on Tuesday is expected to vote on an amendment to its health care reform bill that would prohibit individuals who receive federal subsidies from purchasing insurance plans that cover abortion ...

During a rare weekend session of Congress, President Obama met with Democrats just off the Senate floor Sunday to boost momentum for a "historic" health-care reform that requires every one of their votes.

Landrieu to flip-flop on abortion amendment? The Weekly Standard is reporting that Sen.

Nebraskaa s Senator Ben Nelson and a bipartisan group of senators filed an amendment to extend the more than 30-year federal standard disallowing public funding for abortion to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009, the Senate health care bill.

President Barack Obama, center, walks with Senior Adviser David Axelrod, left, and Legislative... President Barack Obama, center, walks with Senior Adviser David Axelrod, left, and Legislative Affairs director Phil Schiliro, right, to the Oval Office of the White House after a trip Capitol Hill in Washington, Sunday, Dec.

Senator Ben Nelson introduced legislation today that would stop women from obtaining abortions under some health care plans.

A bipartisan group of senators led by Democrat Ben Nelson of Nebraska has released an amendment to the Senate's health care bill that would put stringent restrictions on abortion coverage.

Buoyed by a presidential pep talk and intense rounds of negotiations, Senate Democrats hope to move closer to embracing a major health care bill this week by tackling the nettlesome issue of abortion.