Ben Nelson Threatens Filibuster

Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) said Thursday that he would prevent health reform from moving to final passage if restrictions on federal funding for abortion weren’t tightened during the amendment process. But, he added, “there are a lot of other things that could keep me from supporting it in the end as well.”

Spokesman Jake Thompson elaborated a bit, "The abortion language, the public option and some other issues could be reason for him to vote no on cloture for final passage of a health care reform bill."