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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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Nov 13, 2013

I recommend, Mr. Chairman, that we do not take our eyes off the importance of good science.

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Nov 13, 2013

This is certainly good news on the Gulf red snapper.

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Nov 13, 2013

Over and over since I've been in the Senate, I have been asking this full committee and the Subcommittee, asking the leaders of NOAA and the National Marine Fisheries for a full-blown benchmark stock assessment for the managed species in…

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Nov 13, 2013

Magnuson-Stevens as currently drafted simply does not work for the recreational fishing community.

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Nov 13, 2013

the accurate and up to date data, up to date science, which is so fundamental to proper fishery management

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Nov 7, 2013

I am pleased to introduce the Special Needs Trust Fairness Act with my friends, Senators Grassley, Rockefeller, and Enzi. Our common-sense bill will correct a fundamental flaw that prevents individuals with disabilities from creating their…

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Nov 5, 2013

As someone who has fought and bled for this and who sincerely thinks that it is going to work in the long run, I want you to hold them to account. I want you to burn their fingers and make them pay for not being responsible and for not…

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Oct 29, 2013

We certainly support passage of S. 1155.

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Oct 29, 2013

Numbers like these tell me we need to do more to help those who sacrificed in service to our Nation.

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Oct 29, 2013

It is naming the Bay Pines Hospital in the Pinellas County, Florida after the longest-serving Republican member of the House of Representatives who we just lost last week, Bill Young.

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Oct 29, 2013

We are proud to support Sen. Nelson once again.

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Oct 29, 2013

S. 1262 would establish a veterans conservation corps to assist veterans in the transition from military to civilian life.

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