Omaha, NE.- Another day another recall from one specific South Omaha meat packing plant.

The federal government announcing that another 160 thousand pounds of beef from the Nebraska Beef company at 36th and "L" may be infected with E-coli.

This is the fourth recall at Nebraska Beef in the last 46 days, totaling over 7 million pounds of potentially bad meat.

Despite consumer complaints, Food and Water Watch believes the government is "walking on eggshells" dealing with Nebrasak Beef, the company continues to operate.

An Action 3 News investigation has found ties between the South Omaha plant and Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson.

According to federal election records, two years ago, Senator Nelson's re-election campaign received contributions from two top officials of Nebraska Beef.

In 2006 William Lamson, the lawyer for the company, gave Nelson 2 thousand dollars.

Lamson is also Nelson's former law partner. 

Nelson tells Action 3 News he has not had any discussions with Lamson about keeping the plant open. 

The President of Nebraska Beef has also contributed to Nelson.

In 2006 William Hughes wrote Nelson three checks.

The first was for $2,000.

The second: $2,100.

The third: $10,300 thousand.

A grand total of $14,400.

But again Nelson says he has not gone to bat for the company, "Not at all, I haven't been asked to."

One other note, according to the Washington Post, in 1998 when Nelson was Governor, the State of Nebraska gave Nebraska Beef seven and a half million dollars in tax credits.

Nelson was a member of the three man board that okayed those tax breaks.

According to state records since making that deal in 1998 Nebraska Beef has invested nearly 70 million dollars into the plant, and hired over 900 workers.

Again Senator Nelson tells Action 3 News he has had no discussions with anyone about keeping the plant open.

Reported by Joe Jordan, joe@actionthreenews.com