Jun 27, 2016
Madam President, I will close by saying that we can't let these people dangle there anymore. We have to come to the aid of our fellow American citizens. Let's remember that when it comes to time of war, Puerto Rico provides some of the…
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.
Congressional Record · 2016-06-27
Jun 27, 2016
Madam President, this week the Senate is going to consider legislation dealing with the crisis in Puerto Rico. The legislation before us, the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act, has already passed the House by a…
Jun 20, 2016
Mr. President, I was necessarily absent for three rollcall votes for S. 524, the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016, on June 16, 2016. Had I been present, I would have voted in favor of the motions to instruct led by Senator…
Jun 20, 2016
Mr. President, yes, this Senator is from Florida. This Senator is from Orlando. This is an AR-15. It is the civilian semi-automatic version of the military version M-16. This is what the killer used in Orlando a week ago. It is the same…
Jun 20, 2016
FirstNet is at a critical juncture. The nationwide network is closer to reality than ever before, and yet much remains to be decided.
Jun 20, 2016
Thank you for listening to my plea. Mr. President, I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Connecticut. Amendment No. 4750
Jun 15, 2016
Yes. Mr. President, if I may, if the Senator will yield for a question. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Perdue.) The Senator from Connecticut has yielded to the Senator from Florida for a question.
Jun 15, 2016
Mr. President, I commend the chairman and ranking member for many, many things. I want to say to the ranking member, Senator Mikulski, that we are going to miss her upon her retirement. As one who is near and dear to our Nation's space…
Jun 15, 2016
Mr. President, I wish to ask the Senator about the weapon that was used in Orlando. My home is in Orlando. I was there right after the shooting. Of course, I speculated at the time that this was going to be a combination of ISIS-inspired…
Jun 15, 2016
Those who are listening to this, if they are concerned about this stilted parliamentary language we are using, it is the Senate's rules that I am requesting through the Presiding Officer permission to ask a question, so I will ask this in…
Jun 15, 2016
Mr. President, since the Senator would like to know what Doctor Joshua Corsa, the medical doctor who owns these shoes, said, he wrote in one of the Orlando publications: These are my work shoes from Saturday night. They are brand new, not…
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