Bill Nelson actually said...

We will not repeat the mistakes of 1989, when we abandoned the country only to see it descend into civil war and then into Taliban hands.

Bill Nelson emphasizes the importance of not repeating past mistakes in Afghanistan.

12/01/2009

More Bill Nelson Quotes

You and I in this committee have a different approach to what is happening to the earth's climate.

It is the research and development that allows this country to move forward.

This time, even on the first crew, the ones that are coming here to Capitol Hill today, our first international astronaut is Jeremy Hansen.

Our seed corn is research and development. We do not want to ever give that up, and that is the mission of NASA.