Bill Nelson

Well, Mr. Chairman, you definitely taught me something. I did not know that South Dakota had sharks.

And you all pointed out that the shark attacks are rare. Can you attribute any of these attacks that are close to shore of which sharks are swimming there because of a change of the environment that you mentioned?

almost everybody in the world knows by now that the President met with Vladimir Putin today. While nobody knows what the two Presidents said in their private meeting, what they said afterward certainly should alarm all of us. President…

On behalf of the 34 community-owned, public power utilities in Florida, I am writing to express our serious concerns with a new legislative proposal.

I received very good news for Florida this morning. The Army Corps of Engineers has signed off on a long-awaited report that will allow Congress to authorize a new reservoir project south of Lake Okeechobee in the upcoming Water Resources…

Nat recommended focusing on projects like bridging the Tamiami Trail, which is U.S. 41--virtually a dike across the southern peninsula of Florida. It is now being bridged, first with a mile-long bridge, and now--under construction--with a…

This jurisdiction is shared with the Armed Services Committee where this Senator has the privilege of being the Ranking Member on the Cyber Subcommittee.

There has got to be some coordinating body that works in the private-public partnership, as we have defined it, to make sure all the stakeholders know what the issues are.

Still, the Nation is not prepared to deal with this threat and that includes the private sector.

The Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities--discovered inside virtually every computer in the world--should be a wake-up call to us all.

So let me see if I can restate what you just said. You think that 7 months, after having notified their customers, to notify the government is a rather long time.

There's no doubt that Russia and China will continue to exploit these and future vulnerabilities to advance their own interests.

We will continue to partner closely and collaborate with the U.S. Government.

These threats are not Democrat or Republican. They are against our country and its wellbeing.

I believe that we are going to see it in this coming election.

It has been reported that Intel informed Chinese companies of the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities before notifying the U.S. Government.

So it did not occur to you to notify them this past time, but you are going to in the future.

One week in advance of the public disclosure date is insufficient time.

Just last week, the Army Corps of Engineers announced that additional money, the $514 million in disaster supplemental funding for the Herbert Hoover Dike, and that will complete that project earlier than 2025, accelerating completion to…

I would just say to my friend the majority leader, that is exactly what I intend to do--to be fair, respectful, and talk with and have a conversation with the nominee and then exercise my judgment of what is in the best interest of the…

both of these UC requests are because there are a lot of people who are hurting in the aftermath of two hurricanes having hit Puerto Rico and because the island is still in great distress. Our fellow U.S. citizens on the island of Puerto…

I have another unanimous consent request. Let me just say, as to the unanimous consent request that the Senator from Wisconsin has just objected to, indeed, FEMA does oppose this. That is the whole purpose of the UC request, for people are…

I have some remarks with which to explain the two unanimous consent requests that I am making. I understand, to accommodate the schedule of the Senator from Wisconsin, I will make the unanimous consent requests prior to my remarks. Mr…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be discharged from further consideration of S. 2880, a bill to establish a pilot program for long-term rental assistance for families affected by…

If I am confirmed, the IRS will remain vigilant in this area and work to expand its efforts.