Nebraska’s Senator Ben Nelson’s plan to lower health insurance costs and expand health care coverage for America’s small businesses was blocked by a procedural motion today, despite majority support for the proposal in the United States Senate.

“Today the Senate raised the bottom line for America’s small businesses by blocking the only proposal that would allow small businesses to band together to purchase health insurance plans for their employees,” said Nebraska’s Senator Ben Nelson. “Without our bill, the problem of America’s uninsured will grow worse and thousands of small businesses in America – including 20,000 small businesses in Nebraska – will continue to operate without offering health insurance to employees due to the high costs of insurance.”

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