Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson — the moderate Democrat whose opposition is holding up the Senate's health care bill — says new language on abortion doesn't satisfy his concerns.
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Nelson told KLIN radio in Lincoln, Nebraska, Thursday that an attempt at compromise doesn't get to the fundamental issue of barring federal funding for abortions.
Nelson says without further changes the compromise isn't sufficient.
Catholic and anti-abortion groups have also weighed in against the new language, which attempts to separate public from private funding of abortion.
Democrats are wooing Nelson in order to get the 60 votes needed to pass a sweeping health care bill by Christmas.
But Nelson said abortion wasn't his only concern and he didn't see how the Christmas deadline could be met.
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