Bill Nelson: “I rise to support the Graham amendment. I am a cosponsor. Bob Graham and I have been battling on the question of oil and…”

“I rise to support the Graham amendment. I am a cosponsor. Bob Graham and I have been battling on the question of oil and gas drilling off the coast of Florida, and it is very clear to us, as we have waged this battle over the course of the last 25 years in public office, that the people of Florida do not want it for environmental reasons but also for business reasons; that Florida's $50 billion tourism industry in large part is because we have beautiful, unspoiled beaches. I know what the people in my State of Florida want. They do not want oil drilling off their shore. I ask the Senator from Washington what is the thinking of her people in her State of Washington?”