Ben Nelson
Ben Nelson
Earl Benjamin "Ben" Nelsonis an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 37th Governor of Nebraska from 1991 to 1999, and as a United States Senator from Nebraska from 2001 to 2013...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth17 May 1941
CountryUnited States of America
break cause change gang issues minds process rule talking
We're going to let the process unfold, make up our minds as we go along. But nobody's talking about those issues that would break up the gang or cause a rule change or a filibuster,
jobs helping-others risk
Our first responders risk their lives to help others. The least we can do is make sure they have the resources they need to do their jobs.
fire water decision
Some decisions, like opening a fire hydrant to put out a fire, are easy to make. Other decisions, like deciding how to best distribute a drought-limited water supply among urban, rural and recreational uses, require careful deliberation.
president
Any time the president talks, you listen.
president nebraska
Anytime the president visits Nebraska its good for Nebraska.
ought plan suggest votes
I told him (Bush) he really ought to suggest a compromise, ... I don't think their plan to get 51 votes for his plan is out there.
hallway hearing none
Sometimes there's hallway whispers. None of that to date. It's still new, but I'm not hearing it.
dramatic dry march months rainy rather season shift
There will be a rather dramatic shift from the typically dry months of March and April, to the rainy season that is underway by June.
assured bench political wants
He assured me that he wants to go to the bench without a political agenda,
gang hope mean nomination
All of us in the gang hope that the gang has no role; that would mean that the nomination is successful.
surprises time year
We are at that time of year where we have surprises with the strengthening of storms.
points run
We're going to run like we're 10 points down,
convincing-evidence liberty done
Amending the U.S. Constitution, the document most sacred to those who love freedom and liberty, is a delicate endeavor and should be done only on the basis of the most clear and convincing evidence that a proposed amendment is necessary.
challenges wish campaigns
I certainly want campaign finance reform. I just wish this would do it in a way that would stand up to a constitutional challenge.