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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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Apr 20, 2015

Sequestration in the Budget Control Act has--will have negative impacts, as structured, for U.S. Special Operations Command.

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Apr 15, 2015

I cannot say enough about the appreciation I had for Senators Garn and John Glenn.

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Apr 15, 2015

When I saw the President's budget, in which Goddard was funded at $324 million below fiscal year 2015, ... you cut them $300 million.

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Apr 15, 2015

I want to be sure that our best days are not behind us, and we are committed to a balanced space program.

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Apr 13, 2015

Last December, the most unbelievable thing was discovered in the Atlanta airport. For 6 months an airport employee had been bringing guns into the airport...

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Apr 13, 2015

Obviously, NSA is going to be a critical partner for Cyber Command.

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Apr 13, 2015

There's a real cyber threat out there. This Senator certainly has a concern that, despite all of the alarms that have been raised about the cyber threat, we still don't seem to be taking it very seriously.

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Apr 13, 2015

Do you agree that Cyber Command lacks a robust command-and-control platform and systems to plan and execute fast-moving and large-scale cyber operations?

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Apr 13, 2015

the cyber threats are actually something that could actually threaten their ability to command and control their forces

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Apr 13, 2015

I guarantee you this, sir, that Secretary Carter really cares about cyber. He's taking it very seriously.

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Apr 13, 2015

Well, may I suggest that the remaining 448 airports in this country need to do that.

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Apr 13, 2015

a relatively small group of knowledgeable people could bring down the economy of this country in 3 days.

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