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On the recordJanuary 17, 2017
And I would, finally, appeal to you, as a Floridian who lives on the coast, that there is not only a tourist industry, which is an $85 billion a year industry, in Florida, almost a million jobs connected with tourism, much of which depends on the very attractive and pristine beaches that we have.
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Bill Nelson
Democratic · Florida

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Nelson emphasizes the economic importance of Florida's coastal tourism.

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