Sen. Mike Johann’s communications director Ann Marie Hauser has released an official statement about today’s mini-kerfuffle outside of a Nebraska health care roundtable. “Sen. Johanns has been a public servant for 25 years and he has no problem with people protesting. He came to UNMC today to hold several productive discussions with concerned Nebraskans and members of the health care community, including the SEIU and Jane Kleeb. UNMC’s security personnel took it upon themselves to enforce university policy of no protesting on their property. It’s a shame Jane’s politcial agenda takes priority over participating in a constructive discussion on an issue of such importance to Nebraskans.”
Kleeb notes that her work in politics and health care advocacy long predates her introduction to her husband, Scott Kleeb, who ran against Johanns in the Nebraska Senate race in 2008, and that her work in Nebraska–including the event today–is not about political retribution in any way.
Notwithstanding the political disagreement, though, there’s still the unanswered question of who, if anybody, called security on the activists.
