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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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May 24, 2016

the Senator from Wyoming knows my affection for him as a friend. The Senator from Wyoming is a great Senator from the State of Wyoming, and Wyoming does not have the threat as the southern States do in the United States as the summer comes…

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May 24, 2016

I have been on this floor many times talking about Zika. I think some people believe in the old adage ``out of sight out of mind.'' It is equally as much, if not more, of a crisis--an international crisis--as was the Ebola crisis. Yet do…

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May 24, 2016

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Unanimous Consent Request--H.R. 5243

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May 24, 2016

As Senator Rubio and I know as native Floridians, hurricanes are a way of life.

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May 24, 2016

I applaud the National Hurricane Center for its work on this new tool, and I stress the importance of educating people on the dangers of storm surge.

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May 24, 2016

I hope you have a very boring job all the way up through the end of November.

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May 24, 2016

Now tell me this, the El Faro leaves port, headed for Puerto Rico, and he sails right into the middle of a hurricane. Now there are 33 lives, most of which were from Jacksonville, Florida, lost.

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May 24, 2016

And your accuracy is increased by 15 percent by the G-IV in the vertical profile?

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May 24, 2016

That caused a revolution in Miami-Dade County in building codes, much for the better.

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May 24, 2016

Did you really get 32 feet of sea level rise surge in Hurricane Sandy?

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