“This war has killed 18 US service members, cost billions of taxpayer dollars, and displaced millions of civilians.”
“I’m pleased that my efforts will provide relief to the millions of Americans who’ve been squeezed by the surge in gas prices.”
“If the President wants to fix the problems at the pump, he should end this illegal war with Iran”
“The point is that tariffs contributed to inflation.”
“These disparities are not just statistics; they represent lives lost, families impacted, and communities left behind.”
“Prices are higher than when the president came into office, and tariffs made it worse.”

Political Quotes

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.

Quotes by year · 2001–20255,133 total · peak 2017 (611)
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Jun 9, 2015

I rise to give my overall support for the content of the Defense authorization bill, but my considerable concern and, therefore, my ``no'' vote on final passage in the Committee on Armed Services was because the bill, as crafted by the…

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Jun 9, 2015

Tragically, the reason we are here for this hearing is that our rail safety efforts have not worked.

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Jun 9, 2015

what is our parliamentary situation? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate is in morning business, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes.

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Jun 9, 2015

Inward-facing cameras are very important in determining the reason for a crash afterwards.

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Jun 4, 2015

it is noteworthy that the Vice President discussed very frankly the tragedy he has had in his life, all while knowing of this impending tragedy that was unfolding with his son, Beau. The speech was vintage Biden, with a lot of humor and…

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Jun 4, 2015

when a child predeceases the parent, it is a grievous occasion, and we have been grieving for the President of the Senate, the Vice President of the United States, for what he has been going through--his whole family. It is my belief Joe…

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Jun 4, 2015

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Grieving for the Biden Family

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Jun 3, 2015

I agree with the Senator from Rhode Island, Mr. Reed, the ranking member. There is a lot of good stuff in here, but there is budgetary fakery in here. I want to, in my words, describe this budgetary fakery. But before I do, I want to…

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Jun 1, 2015

we are here because the Senate is not functioning. We were here last night because the Senate is not functioning. Oh, it is functioning according to the rules, which say that you have to go through this arcane procedure of cloture on the…

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Jun 1, 2015

We must close the homework gap to address those low-income students who cannot do their homework because they don't have a broadband connection.

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Jun 1, 2015

Access to broadband is absolutely necessary.

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Jun 1, 2015

it is critical that we not forget the importance of the FCC's Lifeline program to keeping that universal service goal.

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