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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 13, 2015

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

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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

over the course of the Easter recess, I went to meet with the President of Honduras, President Hernandez, about the limited albeit progress his country is making against crime, as well as all the drugs that are coming in. I had gone to…

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Mar 26, 2015

I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment to call up my amendment No. 944. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read…

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Mar 26, 2015

how much time do I have remaining? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Florida has 7 seconds remaining.

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Mar 26, 2015

what this amendment does is it supports the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution: freedom of speech, to prohibit censorship of Federal agencies and Federal employees from speaking in scientific terms about the oceans, the weather, the…

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Mar 26, 2015

I call up amendment No. 944. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment is pending. There is 2 minutes of debate on the amendment. The Senator from Florida.

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Mar 26, 2015

this is an issue of freedom of speech, First Amendment rights. This is in fact-- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator's time has expired.

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Mar 26, 2015

this is an amendment to call a point of order on any legislation that would attempt to muzzle Federal employees in using any scientific language that calls a change--scientific language that would apply to oceans, to weather, to the…

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Mar 26, 2015

I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To create a point of order against legislation that would use…

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Mar 26, 2015

I move to waive, and I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called…

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Mar 24, 2015

We are right on the cusp of finding a lot of cures for many different kinds of cancers.

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