OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson has faced scathing
criticism for his key role in the passage of President Barack
Obama’s health care overhaul legislation last year.
Now the Nebraska Democrat is fighting back. He has sent a
fundraising letter to about 11,000 Nebraska households this week
bashing Republican opponent, Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning,
for supporting a Republican-backed plan to reshape Medicare.
The letter indicates Nelson will join Democrats across the
country hoping to turn concerns over the Medicare plan into success
at the polls next year.
The GOP plan would replace basic Medicare for anyone 55 or
younger with a system in which insurance companies would offer
coverage while the government contributed toward the cost of
premiums. The program would remain unchanged for anyone 55 or
older.