Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) is perhaps the Democrat most reluctant to sign on to major health care legislation. Cautioning that he and the rest of the group of 10 senators negotiating a public option compromise have plenty of work left to do, he says that the newest option–allowing some under 65 to buy insurance through Medicare–has some traction.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=133711