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Nelson Joins Lieberman in Threatening to Filibuster Health Bill

By Emily Pierce and Steven T. Dennis
Roll Call Staff
Nov. 19, 2009, 4:34 p.m.

Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) officially joined Sen. Joe Lieberman (ID-Conn.) as the second member of the Democratic Conference to threaten a filibuster of the Senate’s health care reform bill.

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