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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.

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Feb 15, 2017

Because if you had approached this as candidate Trump had, saying he was going to protect Medicare and Social Security and not have any cuts, your answers would be different, and they would be clear.

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Feb 15, 2017

As the Administrator of CMS, my job would be to carry out whatever Congress decides is the best course of action for the Medicare program.

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Feb 15, 2017

We appreciate that Senator Gardner was able to spend the day with us and actually listen in to our discussions.

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Feb 15, 2017

I want to offer my condolences to you on the attack at your airport.

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Feb 15, 2017

Security is a Federal responsibility and we need to be able to lean on TSA as a real partner.

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Feb 15, 2017

I think it is important that we look for ways of making sure that the program is sustainable for the future.

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Feb 14, 2017

There are 56,000 structurally deficient bridges in this country.

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Feb 14, 2017

Now, for example, you need a tunnel. There is a chokepoint.

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Feb 9, 2017

just like the distinguished Senator from Virginia, I, too, have had so many Floridians reach out to me. And sometime in the next 12 hours--literally in the next 12 hours--we are going to vote on the confirmation of the President's nominee…

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Feb 7, 2017

The Department of Commerce IG's office identified $1 billion in financial benefits and potential cost savings for four fiscal years while receiving $225 million in appropriations.

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Feb 7, 2017

Inspectors general throughout the Federal Government play a critical role in ferreting out waste, fraud, and abuse and ensuring that agencies serve as good stewards of taxpayer dollars.

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Feb 6, 2017

I rise today to speak about the nomination of Senator Sessions to be the next Attorney General. I believe one of the most important jobs of a U.S. Attorney General is to protect the people's right to vote. In the tumultuous days of the…

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