(Ben D-NE) Nelson renews push on grazing fees (to attack Republican Senate candidate Deb Fischer)

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Omaha World Herald

By Joseph Morton

WASHINGTON — Sen. Ben Nelson on Wednesday renewed his push to increase fees for grazing on federal land — an issue that his fellow Nebraska Democrats have used to attack Republican Senate candidate Deb Fischer.

Fischer is running against Democrat Bob Kerrey to replace Nelson, who is retiring.

Her family leases about 12,000 acres of federal land in north-central Nebraska for about $4,700 for seven months, at least $110,000 less than the market rate for private land.

Nelson said during his weekly conference call with reporters that he was introducing his proposal to bring the fees in line with the private sector as an amendment to a pending small business jobs bill. He also said he would introduce the measure as free-standing legislation.


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[The Magistrate]

1. Definitely Time, Sir To Stop Subsidizing These Welfare Leeches ( AKA Rugged Individualists)....

[Kolesar]

4. Range maggots!

The cows, that is

[Scuba]

2. Fun to see two conservatives fighting.

[wordpix]

3. omg, finally something to agree with Ben Nelson on. Current fees are absurd

[justice1]

5. Her involvement with ALEC also needs to be addressed.