KEARNEY, Neb. - Sen. Ben Nelson says he prefers not to use reconciliation to pass a health care bill.
Nelson was in Kearney Friday to celebrate the opening of the University of Nebraska at Kearney's new planetarium in the Bruner Hall of Science. Nelson helped secure a grant from NASA for the facility.
After a ribbon cutting ceremony at the planetarium, Nelson spoke with reporters about the future of the health care bill.
“My preference is not to do reconciliation because it gets you down to 51 votes,” Nelson said. “My preference on this kind of legislation has always been to seek to get bipartisan support and get as many supporters behind it as you possibly can.”
Nelson has voted for reconciliation in the past, but said it's not his preference.
“You have to look at the underlying legislation to see whether or not it's something you can support and that's more important than the actual process when it comes down to it.”
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