Bill Nelson

I'm pleased that the Committee is going to hear from the satellite industry, which is essential for the Nation's communication networks.

We were able to pass the MOBILE NOW bill earlier this year to help foster this 5G revolution.

It remains essential for us to make sure adequate spectrum is available for the next-generation wireless services.

Well, obviously, that's why we don't just call it a 'Blue Economy' in Florida, we call it 'The Economy.'

The President's tariffs are causing this global demand to drop, forcing the prices down to 5 or 6 dollars a pound from what was 12 dollars a pound.

they can't sell to Europe anymore, because the price is automatically bumped 25 percent with the retaliatory tariff.

Does the effects of climate change have any effects on national security?

It's staggering if it happens that they are being laid off--and that is what is happening. People are getting laid off.

The priorities of national security sometimes trump the other parts of the budget.

I authored a provision that we included in the Weather Act to ensure reliable backup for our Hurricane Hunter aircraft.

It's no wonder that so many companies are worried if they're going to get crushed by the trade war.

do you remember children being separated from their families? This crisis is far from over. As a matter of fact, we found out it is not 2,000 children; it is 3,000 children. A district court judge in San Diego has ordered the…

And also, our Blue Economy is being threatened by the trade war.

I appreciate that, and I'm not going to throw you softballs. I'm going to throw you harder pitches.

One of their famous boats is the ski boat, Nautique.

Further, as the Senator correctly pointed out, once Jackie Robinson was able to break into the majors in 1947, it would be another 11 years--1958--before the last team in the Major Leagues integrated. Would you believe, for all of that…

Indeed, this Senator is interested. Would you believe that a lot of those retired players who are still living happen to live in Florida?

this Senator came to talk about trade, and I am going to do that, but I think what we have is an example of extremes in politics that is on display before us. I think, on the one hand, political points are trying to be scored about the…

If the Senator will yield, as a matter of fact, I am looking forward to seeing that museum. It was one of the Senator's players on the Kansas City Monarchs-- ``Peach-Head'' Bob Mitchell, retired, who was living in my State--who brought to…

Yes, eventually this is going to have very serious ramifications for these shark populations that we are trying to rebuild through good fisheries management.

The reality is that the chances of an encounter with a shark are very low.

As you know, we are having discharges of nutrient-laden water that in our fresh water is causing algae blooms, and those algae blooms are going on out to salt water.

The phenomenon out in the Gulf of red tide--is that affecting sharks?

We need to do something.

Believe it or not, some people pay money to swim with sharks.