Jan 13, 2015
I want to speak on the Keystone Pipeline, but before I do, I want to alert the Senate that I am filing legislation today to try to protect the average American from the breach of data in an individual company and therefore the loss of…
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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Jan 8, 2015
we all recognize the danger that many hazardous chemicals and over-the-counter drugs pose to children. That's why we require child-resistant packaging for these substances to prevent accidental poisonings that could result in serious…
Dec 16, 2014
I was necessarily absent for the vote on the motion to proceed to executive session to consider the confirmation of the nomination of Sarah R. Saldana, to be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security, which occurred on Saturday, December…
Dec 15, 2014
I wish to speak about a tax bill that is coming up that is fairly necessary for the country. The Senator from South Dakota and I have the privilege also of serving on the Finance Committee, and there is an example where we just haven't…
Dec 15, 2014
today I wish to call attention to a report released by the Senate Special Committee on Aging, ``Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Benefit: Increasing Use and Access of Affordable Prescription Drugs.'' I have long been an advocate in the…
Dec 15, 2014
before the Senator from South Dakota leaves the floor, let this Senator say that I am looking forward to working with him since he will be our chairman of the Commerce Committee next year. I will have the privilege of being the ranking…
Dec 12, 2014
one of the great things about America is that two Senators with different outlooks, from different States, can come to the same conclusion, as we have on this legislation. What the Senator from South Carolina has just said is not only my…
Dec 12, 2014
it has been summed up here, and I want the Senator from Michigan to hear what has been summarized so meaningfully by all of our colleagues, because this is the best of this institution in terms of how it performs. It has been embodied here…
Dec 9, 2014
I feel as though we are allowing an opportunity to slip through our fingers and one which we may or may not get back.
Dec 9, 2014
the good place to start was between Tampa and Orlando right down the middle of the I-4 interstate corridor, but our Tea Party Governor would not accept the $2.4 billion that we had on the table to build it 4 years ago.
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