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Health Care Reform 2009

Congress and the administration are currently debating major health care reform. Below is information on Senator Nelson's views and other relevant information about this debate.

Current Health Care Reform Bill

The Senate health care reform bill introduced by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and released on November 18, 2009 is available by clicking here.

Public Meetings on Health Care Reform

Over August and September, Senator Nelson held a series of public meetings across the state to speak with Nebraskans about health care reform. 

Senator Nelson held town halls on Sunday, September 27 in McCook and Scottsbluff, on Monday, August 24 in North Platte and Kearney, on Tuesday, August 25 in Norfolk and South Sioux City, on Wednesday, August 19 in Omaha and on Thursday, August 20 in Lincoln. 

If you were unable to attend the meetings, don't hesitate to contact Senator Nelson with your questions, comments, and stories about health care by clicking here. 

Video of Meetings

 

Time Warner Cable has taped the Lincoln meeting and offers it to subscribers on Nebraska On Demand, channel 101.

Additional video of Senator Nelson's public meetings will be posted here as it becomes available.

Fact vs. Fiction

The White House has created a useful website to address the most common misperceptions about health care reform.

Another useful site, PolitiFact, a project of the St. Petersburg Times, researches claims about health care reform and rates them on a scale from "truth" to "pants on fire."

Senator Nelson on Health Care Reform

In His Own Words:

 

Nelson in the News:

 

Tell Senator Nelson What You Think

Contact Senator Nelson with your questions, comments, and stories about health care reform by clicking here. 

Updated: November 2009