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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.
I thank the Senator for yielding. I wish to add to his comments from this Senator's personal perspective. The State of Florida presently has 94 infected cases that we know of, including 5 pregnant women whom we know of. We also have a very…
In answering directly the question of the Senator from Texas, before he objected, he wanted to ask this Senator a question as to what is the plan.
All right, I will put it in the form of a question. Does the Democratic leader believe that this Senator has spoken many times on the floor laying out the specifics of the request of $1.9 billion, which includes the replenishment of $589…
I rise today to speak about the rapid rise in child poisonings caused by single-use laundry products. Earlier today, we had an update on the number and severity of these poisonings from the American Academy of Pediatrics. It was in an…
I ask unanimous consent to use articles as examples relevant to the subject of my speech. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows. S. 2843 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…
I rise to announce that Senator Reid of Nevada and I will be introducing legislation that is the President's emergency funding request to respond to the Zika virus. I have been on the floor many times talking about the ravages of the Zika…
I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Pennsylvania. ____________________
Very fine. Thank you, Madam President. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from North Carolina. ____________________
the feeling is mutual. I made my comments earlier, so I won't go into the substance of the bill. Senator Thune has certainly been a delight to work with, as was his committee staff. I wish to personally thank our staff: Tom Chapman, Jenny…
we are trying to get clearance for a package of 26 noncontroversial amendments that Senator Thune and I put together in a package. They are noncontroversial. They are amendments sponsored by a multiplicity of Senators, a whole array of…
I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to speak for up to 5 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
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