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Bill Nelson

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Bill Nelson is an American politician and attorney who served as a United States Senator from Florida from 2001 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented Florida's 9th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 2001. Nelson also held the position of Florida's Insurance Commissioner from 1995 to 1999, where he focused on consumer protection and insurance reform.

May 16, 2017

Obviously, we must protect the young athletes, some of whom are children.

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May 9, 2017

Mr. President, most everybody has seen the news of another disturbance with regard to an airline in an airport terminal. Indeed, what has happened at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport just in the last day has been a…

Congressional Record · 2017-05-09
May 9, 2017

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. All postcloture time has expired. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to…

Congressional Record · 2017-05-09
May 8, 2017

Mr. President, I want to talk as well about the Republican healthcare plan and point out why it is moving on very treacherous territory when it will affect the funding of Medicaid by lessening the amount of Medicaid money that will be…

Congressional Record · 2017-05-08
May 8, 2017

So what we need to do is to take a comprehensive approach to helping our State and local governments respond to this opioid epidemic. I was very happy to be an early part of putting together and sponsoring a bill called the Comprehensive…

Congressional Record · 2017-05-08
May 4, 2017

Mr. President, many, many thanks to the leader for his kind remarks. The final bill was negotiated by the big four--the two leaders in the Senate and the two leaders in the House. It was not going to happen this way unless the leaders all…

Congressional Record · 2017-05-04
May 3, 2017

The airline industry in this country has become anti-competitive and consumers are being hurt in the process.

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May 3, 2017

I truly hope the airlines are sincere and their corrective actions match their words.

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May 3, 2017

American Airlines is cutting more leg room in the economy class.

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May 3, 2017

the average distance between rows, as Senator Nelson has described in great detail--the average distance--before regulation, it was 35 inches, and today, it's about 31 inches.

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May 3, 2017

What happened to Dr. Dao is just simply unconscionable.

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