Democrats supported the bill with the exception of three Senators: Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Ben Nelson (D-NE) and Mark Begich (D-AL).
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Ben Nelson (D-NE) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT), would have made the Senate bill's abortion language nearly identical to that adopted by the House last month.
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Mr. Gaffney also calls attention to a new legislative effort slated to be introduced in the Senate today by Senators Jim Inhofe (R-OK) and Ben Nelson (D-NE).
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