Bill Nelson actually said...

If you can shoot down a rocket in its boost phase with a laser from a big airplane, you can shoot down anything.

Discussing the effectiveness of laser technology in missile defense.

02/13/2003

More Bill Nelson Quotes

I want you to know that I come to the table not only as someone who has seen Florida grow over the years as a fifth generation Floridian.

And you already have this in the works in anticipation of this fall.

We can't afford to, with Florida being ground zero.

My take-home impression--when I say ``home,'' I mean here, Earth--is that we inhabit a very beautiful but delicate planet.