Apr 21, 2016
Mr. President, 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…
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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Apr 21, 2016
Mr. President, 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…
Apr 19, 2016
Madam President, I would like to find out how long the Senator from North Carolina wants to speak because I need to wrap up a matter on the FAA bill, which we are voting on in 15 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from North…
Apr 19, 2016
Very fine. Thank you, Madam President. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from North Carolina. ____________________
Apr 19, 2016
Madam President, 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…
Apr 19, 2016
Mr. President, 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…
Apr 19, 2016
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to speak for up to 5 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Apr 19, 2016
Madam President, we are close to the vote on the FAA bill. I want to underscore the importance for the Senate because it contains some of the most significant passenger-friendly reforms and airport security enhancements that we have seen…
Apr 18, 2016
Mr. President, in about 8 minutes we are going to start the vote on a motion for cloture, moving forward on the FAA bill. We have had a lot of debate about this. It passed with very little objection in the Commerce Committee. We have a…
Apr 14, 2016
Madam President, in the same spirit of the chairman of the committee, I ask unanimous consent that the following amendments be called up and reported by number: Boxer No. 3489 and Markey No. 3467; further, that there be 45 minutes of…
Apr 14, 2016
Mr. President, I thank the Senator from South Dakota. He has been a real friend and a champion in being able to work together in the best traditions of the Senate in trying to craft--and I think we have successfully--a bipartisan piece of…
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