By: Diana Johnsen
djohnsen@kcautv.com
Nebraska U.S. Senate hopeful Bob Kerry made a swing through Siouxland on Monday as he made a stop in Jackson, Nebraska.
With current Senator Ben Nelson set to retire, former Senator Bob Kerrey is working hard to get his old job back after eleven years.
While in Jackson he took a swing at his Republican opponent Deb Fischer. He said her proposal for Medicare will only make budget problems worse.
"She's talking about getting rid of a 700 billion dollar cut in Medicare. That's not true. It's a 700 billion dollar reduction, reimbursements to hospitals and insurance companies that actually extends the life of Medicare by eight years," Kerrey said.
Kerrey noted that he is running for office because he believes his country needs him. He said he's appalled with how partisan Congress has become, and that they need to start working together across party lines.
"If we don't break the partisan gridlock, if we don't see Washington's rules change; if we don't send somebody back there to "shake that place up", we've got problems," added Kerrey.
Also on the campaign trail in Jackson with Kerrey was Vietnam veteran, Mike Thornton who said he agreed to make the trip because he shares the same belief of staying bi–partisan as much as possible.
"I'm a big supporter of Republicans and Independents, but I don't support the parties. I support the people who are running in those parties," said Thornton.
Recently, Kerrey and his opponent, Fischer, went head to head during a debate at the Nebraska State Fair.
They will cross paths again at another one scheduled for September 28th in Omaha at the Omaha Playhouse.
