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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.

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Dec 9, 2013

If this thing doesn't go swimmingly and if we were, Lord forbid, to have another major terrorist disaster and we had to get spectrum to the Government for purposes of national security, does the FCC have eminent domain power, that they…

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Dec 9, 2013

This is unprecedented, so what do you think is the most challenging thing on this incentive to have this auction be successful?

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Nov 20, 2013

with the Thanksgiving holiday, November is a time for many of us to enjoy time with our loved ones and reflect on our futures together. With so many family gatherings, many retirement experts also encourage us to use this time to talk with…

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Nov 19, 2013

I thank the Senator from Louisiana for inquiring. I can say that Federal flood insurance that is not affordable is not Federal flood insurance. To go from a position that one is paying rates at one level and all of a sudden go to a higher…

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Nov 19, 2013

Concerns about the effectiveness of the current rule have led to renewed interest from Congress.

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Nov 19, 2013

I ask unanimous consent that Col. B.B. Lange, a defense fellow assigned to our office, be granted privileges of the floor for the purpose of the Defense bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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Nov 19, 2013

Predatory lending undermines military readiness, harms the morale of troops and their families, and adds to the cost of fielding in all volunteer fighting force.

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Nov 19, 2013

Why in the world would the Department of Defense constrict the definition of consumer credit from the very broad consumer protection bill that we, with the Joint Chiefs of Staff urging us, passed in 2006?

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Nov 14, 2013

I think the President did the right thing today. The whole idea of health insurance reform was to get people into health insurance that do not have health insurance. The idea was not for those who had insurance, unless they wanted to…

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Nov 13, 2013

Bottom line: better science means more days on the water.

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Nov 13, 2013

it's hard to be partisan about fishing and the health of our oceans.

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