Published Monday December 21, 2009
Callers give Nelson an earful
By Joseph Morton and Robynn Tysver
World-Herald Staff Writers
WASHINGTON — The phone lines were jammed and busy signals greeted callers to Sen. Ben Nelson's offices today in Washington and throughout Nebraska.
Constituents were letting the Nebraska Democrat know what they thought of his decision to back the health reform package on the verge of passing the U.S. Senate.
“Keep trying” — that's the advice to frustrated callers from Nelson's aides.
The Democrat was also at the center of attention at a rally in downtown Omaha on Sunday that drew about 1,800 people. And much of the attention was unfavorable, as opponents of the health care legislation in Congress expressed outrage with his decision to cast the crucial 60th vote in favor of the bill.
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