We cannot erase what has been done. We can apologize for it. We can express our outrage. We can say to the American people and to the people of the world, this is not our way and we do not condone it, but we cannot change it and we cannot erase it.

Bush; the tax cuts were slightly less than the $1. [citation needed]
In 1998 Nelson was ineligible to run for re-election because of Nebraska's term-limits law. For 2012 the American Conservative Union rated his overall performance at 48 percent the highest given to any Democratic senator.

Nelson was elected to the U. S. He was re-elected in 1994 with 74% of the vote.