Speaking to reporters moments ago, Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) addressed yesterday’s vote in the Senate Finance Committee with words of support for Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME)–the only Republican who agreed to vote Sen. Max Baucus’ health care bill out of committee. Nelson described it as a “courageous vote on her part to speak her mind when she thinks it’s best to move the process forward.”
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