Ben Nelson

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., said Wednesday that Democratic leaders in the Senate risk losing his support for upcoming defense policy legislation if they are successful in attaching an immigration measure to the bill.

"It would depend on a lot of factors, but it certainly would make it that much more difficult to support something such as the defense authorization bill," Nelson said during a conference call with reporters.

Nelson then offered a simpler warning: "Just don’t do it."

The immigration proposal in question, the DREAM Act, allows young people who attend college in the States or join the U.S. military to become legal U.S. residents. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Tuesday he wants to offer that legislation as an amendment to the defense policy bill.

Nelson said the DREAM Act should only be considered as part of a comprehensive immigration approach, and he said that can’t occur until the country secures its border with Mexico.

Nelson, a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said the defense legislation is too important to load up with such proposals and that doing so could lose the votes of additional senators.

"It shouldn’t be a bill that’s used for political purposes," Nelson said


http://www.omaha.com/article/20100915/AP/100919818

This is the same guy that held up the health care vote for months. He's been a traitor before and he's pulling this same nonsense stunt again. We need to bombard his office with emails, phone calls, faxes, etc. so that we might be able to change his mind. If he votes no, we're gonna need 1 more GOP vote (not including Lugar). Come on guys our lives and our future depend on whether this bill passes or not.. We need to win now. Oh and DA user.. I thought you said we could get 60 votes EASILY.. Where are you now?? I know you're trying to be optimistic and I respect that but you're not an oracle so stop making all these nonsense predictions like you always do and jinx DREAM from passing. Most of your predictions haven't come true so far.

P.S. The links to contact Nelson are here.

http://bennelson.senate.gov/email-issues.cfm

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From Politico (http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0910/42153.html)

"Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.), a Republican co-sponsor, has not yet indicated whether he supports adding the DREAM Act as an amendment to the defense bill, his spokesman said Tuesday. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), a target for Democrats, will not make a decision until he reviews the bill language, his spokesman said."

So Cornyn may vote (I guess it depends on how he feels that day). But let's call him and urge him to vote yes.

again with the border, Jesus Christ

Who knows what could be going through these people's minds... I just hope that one day they get what they deserve.

^^

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