Sequestration in the Budget Control Act has--will have negative impacts, as structured, for U.S. Special Operations Command.
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.
I cannot say enough about the appreciation I had for Senators Garn and John Glenn.
When I saw the President's budget, in which Goddard was funded at $324 million below fiscal year 2015, ... you cut them $300 million.
I want to be sure that our best days are not behind us, and we are committed to a balanced space program.
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...
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.
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?
the cyber threats are actually something that could actually threaten their ability to command and control their forces
I guarantee you this, sir, that Secretary Carter really cares about cyber. He's taking it very seriously.
Well, may I suggest that the remaining 448 airports in this country need to do that.
a relatively small group of knowledgeable people could bring down the economy of this country in 3 days.





