Ben Nelson’s deal to get the federal government to foot the bill for Nebraska’s Medicaid costs isn’t sitting well with many people, including Nebraskans:

Just 17 percent of Nebraska voters said they support the deal their senator cut in the last round of health care negotiations, in which the federal government will pick up the tab for Medicaid expansion in the state.

These are the kind of backroom deals that make people turn their nose at Congress since it reeks of corruption. Nelson should push to get the provision stripped from the final bill since his governor and state doesn’t want it. Sadly Nelson is looking out for Nelson and won’t do this. Hopefully this will be his last term in the Senate.