Word: nelsons
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...What prompted the [party grant] policy to change is that when we have public events, we have to be sure we’re doing our best to regulate events and make them safe,” Dean of Student Life Suzy M. Nelson said last week...
...can’t be a safe haven for service of alcohol to minors,” said Nelson, who at the time was associate dean of residential life...
Despite the added measures in the Social Grants Act—which were initially approved by Nelson and then-Associate Dean of the College Judith H. Kidd—the administration later backtracked after House Masters voiced concerns that the program was too similar to the old UC party grants system...
...said the inclusion of Schumer's provision makes it "difficult" for her to vote yes. Senator Joe Lieberman, a Connecticut independent who caucuses with the Democrats, has said he cannot vote for the bill as it stands, and moderate Democrats such as Indiana's Evan Bayh, Nebraska's Ben Nelson and Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas have voiced reservations. Still, Schumer remains upbeat: "Harry Reid is the best vote counter and vote getter that I have ever seen in my 35 years as a legislator," he declared at a press conference on Oct. 29. "We believe we will succeed." (Watch TIME...
...Still, Reid is pushing ahead with Schumer's plan, and it will be many weeks' worth of amendments before it is known if Democrats have the votes to pass it. Even if it fails, says Senator Nelson, Schumer will have no problem adapting to the political reality. "Chuck is the most pragmatic man I've ever met," Nelson says with a laugh. Yet it's clear that Schumer is a long way off from calling his public option a lost cause just...