Political Quotes

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.

Jun 22, 2021

The Gateway, in essence, is a small space station in lunar orbit that will do many things.

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Jun 22, 2021

Yes, I can give you some information that'll reduce your heartburn. And, indeed, the spacesuit program is intended to stay at Johnson.

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Jun 22, 2021

I urge you to really, you know, give that program a healthy kick, because it's going to be essential to get the performance we need for a Mars mission on the schedule we hope to see it happen.

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Jun 22, 2021

We take the environment very seriously.

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Jun 22, 2021

Why is NASA consistently thought of by the American public as the most popular government agency?

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Jun 22, 2021

I don't think the United States wants to be second in anything.

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Jun 22, 2021

And I believe, Madam Chairwoman, that we are at a critical inflection point in our country, in our history, and in our future in restoring science to its proper place in informing our decisionmaking, and growing and diversifying our STEM…

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Jun 22, 2021

Artemis is the program to go back to the Moon, but that's just--the goal is going to Mars.

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Jun 22, 2021

It's a demonstration to the world of who is the pre-eminent power in the world.

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Jun 22, 2021

We've got to have a way to know in advance, well in advance, to save our astronauts so that they don't get fried.

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Jun 22, 2021

NASA has a need for that. And if you all do a jobs bill, I hope you would consider NASA in that jobs bill.

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