Nelson takes health care questions

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Nelson takes health care questions

Nearly half of all medical treatments in the U.S. are not appropriate and cutting that waste from the system would pay for health care reform., Sen. Ben Nelson said Aug. 24 in North Platte.

Nelson faced a standing-room-only, sometimes belligerent crowd of nearly 350 for more than an hour at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds.

He said health care must be reformed because medical costs are skyrocketing far above a person’s ability to pay......

The audience applauded often during the hour, including when Nelson said he won’t support government health care for illegal immigrants or funding for abortions.

The audience also clapped approval when Nelson said he single-handedly held up health care reform in Congress, according to Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean.

Many in the crowd also emphasized the word "God" when the Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

Nelson said he didn’t vote for the second half of the federal TARP payment last winter and he voted against the White House budget with its deficits. For that, he got another round of applause.