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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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Aug 5, 2015

tourists flock every year to enjoy the inviting waters of the South Florida--sunbathing on Miami Beach, boating in Biscayne Bay National Park, snorkeling on treasured coral reefs of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. And you might…

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Aug 4, 2015

I think that the American people are going to be so fed up by the time this presidential election is over with the amount of dark money, undisclosed, unlimited money that comes into the political system, that they are going to be readily…

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Aug 4, 2015

I believe that all of it ought to be disclosed.

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Aug 4, 2015

the system is not fair--the Republicans think it is disastrously not fair.

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Aug 4, 2015

I rise to announce my decision on the Iranian nuclear agreement, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. This decision of mine comes after considerable study of the issue--as have our colleagues in the Senate taken this quite seriously. I…

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Aug 4, 2015

all of this flap that we are going through is unnecessary if the IRS would follow the statute.

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Aug 4, 2015

the present system is out of kilter. It is, in effect, no campaign finance law, the way you can do things now.

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Aug 4, 2015

the American people are getting fed up with it. And we had better start to find a more equitable way to finance our elections.

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Aug 4, 2015

the public does not know who is financing that, and that money is not being used, as the statute requires, for a social welfare purpose.

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Aug 3, 2015

before us this evening is a decision whether or not to take money away from Planned Parenthood. For close to 100 years, Planned Parenthood has provided critical health services to millions, providing care to 2.7 million people in 2013…

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Jul 29, 2015

I wish to call attention to a remarkable foundation that has benefited thousands of young Americans. The Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation was established by Congress to honor the public service of the Udall brothers. During…

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Jul 28, 2015

I want to thank her for her leadership on spectrum policy.

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