Bill Nelson actually said...

"There is no civilization there, except mangroves. But, that's right, across that moist Everglades, it kept up its speed, and by the time it got to Miami and Fort Lauderdale, it did some real damage."

"Inexperience? What do you mean? Well, we do it with volunteers, and instead of driving two nails they would drive ten nails."

"Is NOAA working with HUD and other agencies to tie the science and the coastal management and the community preparations together?"

"One of the problems that we have here in the Senate is the fact that Senators from States that are not coastal States tend to think that hurricanes are not their problem."