Jan 20, 2015
So what was wildly successful with regard to the wireless industry, are you saying that that cannot be applied to broadband?
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 13, 2015
Mr. President, 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…
Jan 8, 2015
Mr. President, 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…
Dec 16, 2014
Mr. President, 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…
Dec 15, 2014
Madam President, 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…
Dec 15, 2014
Madam President, 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…
Dec 15, 2014
Madam President, 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…
Dec 12, 2014
Mr. President, 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…
Dec 12, 2014
Mr. President, 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…
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.
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.
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