Oct 11, 2013
I am not going to wait to speak, but if I might ask the distinguished Senator from Indiana a question, and then certainly agree to however much time he wants. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Would the Senator yield for a question?
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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Oct 11, 2013
The Senator from Indiana is very sincere as he has worked diligently and in a bipartisan way to tackle this budget problem. It is this Senator's hope we can continue those kinds of discussions we had a couple of years ago. Would the…
Oct 10, 2013
I want to encourage you. I met with two of your CEOs last week and they were not ready to step up and go talk to the leadership in the House of Representatives that were allowing this shutdown to continue.
Oct 10, 2013
This shutdown is not about deficits now. This shutdown was about defunding Obamacare.
Oct 10, 2013
mindful of the hour and that the Senate is about to recess, I want to say to my colleague from Florida, who is my friend, that I have optimism and I have faith in our country as well. I think it is interesting that the stock market, the…
Oct 10, 2013
When I said, well, do you think that default is going to have some consequence on your companies, they said: Oh, no, no, no; we'll get activated with regard to the default.
Oct 10, 2013
The restraint of the companies is not putting the real life in front of the small group in the House of Representatives that is causing this shutdown.
Oct 9, 2013
We cannot negotiate over the debt ceiling. National security is another consideration.
Oct 9, 2013
I want to add my remarks now for the third time about this shutdown. I want to say this is not the way we ought to be running our government, and enough ought to be enough. For example, as you know, the Secretary of Defense has figured out…
Oct 9, 2013
I ask unanimous consent that the period for morning business be extended until 7 p.m., and that all provisions of the previous order remain in effect. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
Oct 7, 2013
I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on October 7, 2013, at 5:50 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…
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