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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.

Nov 19, 2014

Thank you, Senator Ayotte, for underscoring that point.

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Nov 19, 2014

Every one of us at this hearing table have had constituents affected by this.

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Nov 19, 2014

Especially January, but when the kids are out of school, they come also in the heat of the summer to Disney World.

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Nov 19, 2014

In Florida, right in central Florida, we have had one death.

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Nov 19, 2014

And, therefore, of those that are in your vehicles, are you providing loaners and rental cars until they can get it fixed?

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Nov 19, 2014

We have to get out of this defensive crouch about liability litigation and get into an offensive position about making sure drivers are safe.

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Nov 19, 2014

So a dealer in Senator Thune's state of South Dakota or Senator Markey's state or Senator Klobuchar's state--but we are a mobile society, and there are people in Massachusetts and Minnesota and South Dakota that drive south and come to…

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Nov 19, 2014

I agree with you that you don't have the resources that your little agency needs.

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Nov 19, 2014

I think it is absolutely imperative, in view of the fear that has gripped the public by virtue of what has already been said and what will be stated in this hearing today, that a loaner or a rental car would be provided for someone if they…

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Nov 19, 2014

Well, if somebody is driving around in a lethal deathtrap, isn't that enough evidence...?

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