Nelson Asks Reid to Strip Nebraska Medicaid Deal

[babsbunny]

http://www.dailykos.com/

by mcjoan
Fri Jan 15, 2010 at 02:18:13 PM PST

Ben Nelson has written to Harry Reid, asking that the Nebraska deal included in the Senate bill be removed :

Nelson contends that a $100 million deal he extracted for Nebraska in December to pay the state’s cost of a proposed Medicaid expansion was misunderstood. He said it was intended to act as a placeholder to ensure that all states received similar treatment once negotiations to reconcile the House and Senate bills commenced.

But after weeks of criticism from Nebraskans and fellow Democratic Senators and a backlash that extended nationwide for a deal that came to be known as the “Cornhusker Kickback,” Nelson on Friday sent a letter to Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) asking him to strip the provision from the reform bill.

[timeforpeace]

1. Yeah, right, misunderstood. Too late, PR damage is done even if removed.

[Motown_Johnny]

2. That could help....