Nelson: A Vote to Begin Debate Not an Endorsement on Health Bill

• By Emily Pierce
• Roll Call Staff
• Nov. 18, 2009, 4:09 p.m.

Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) on Wednesday took aim at critics who have attempted to sway his vote on whether to support Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-Nev.) effort to begin debate on a health care reform measure this week.