Sen. Ben Nelson and fellow Democratic Senator Robert Byrd (WV) worked closely with Republican Senators Jeff Sessions (AL) and David Vitter (LA) to stop illegal alien amnesty legislation in the U.S. Senate last year.

Nelson, liberals escalate feud

By Alexander Bolton
Posted: 08/02/09 02:23 PM [ET]

Liberal activists have significantly ratcheted up their brewing fight with centrist Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.), who will be a pivotal vote in the Senate’s healthcare reform debate.

A liberal activist working with an advocacy group founded by former Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean has attacked Nelson as “bought and paid for by health and insurance interestsâ€