Ben Nelson: Benjamin Franklin and Will Rogers Sadly Correct When It Comes To Taxation

During a discussion at the conservative Heritage Foundation, Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) jokes that the famous quotes from Ben Franklin and Will Rogers on taxation are correct.  (0:23)

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Nelson: Average Nebraska Family To Save $1,600 With Bush Tax Cuts Extension

Using the average middle income family from his home state of Nebraska, Sen. Ben Nelson (D) explains the amount of savings an extension of the Bush tax cuts could bring. 

Nelson was speaking at the conservative Heritage Foundation. (0:23)

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Debt Is Greatest Threat To U.S., Says Ben Nelson

Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) quotes Admiral Mike Mullen’s statement that the greatest threat to America is not terrorism or a foreign enemy, but the debt this country faces. (0:29)

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Ben Nelson: Congress Is 'Crisis Driven'

Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) equates Congress with professional basketball in that both wait until the last few moments to pick up the pace. (0:38)

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Senate Minority Whip: Nelson Provisions Unfair

Senate Majority Whip John Kyl (R-Ariz.) suggests that provisions added to the Senate's health care reform bill to secure the vote of Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) are unfair.

Kyl said that if there are bad provisions, they should have been taken out, and not altered for individual states. (0:19)

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Durbin: Democrats Still Need Ben Nelson's Vote

Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said Friday that Democrats have not written off the vote of pro-life The amendment is a key factor in securing the vote of Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.), a center leaning Democrat who has voiced dissatisfaction with the bill’s current language on funds for abortion.

“At the end of the day we need Senator Nelson’s vote,” said Durbin. “We still don’t have a promise of a vote from the Republican side, so we would need his vote to make our sixty.” (0:10)

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