Oct 7, 2013
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental affairs
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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.
Congressional Record · 2013-10-07
Oct 7, 2013
Mr. President, 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 3 p.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``Social Security…
Oct 7, 2013
What the Senator said about NASA is so true. Would the Senator believe that 97 percent of the workforce at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is on furlough? A few of us had to intercede. The Mars mission that is supposed to…
Oct 7, 2013
Mr. President, 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…
Oct 7, 2013
He found a hook in there so he could then extend that to most of the civilian workforce, including some of the National Guard, but we didn't know that. In my State of Florida, 156 employees were getting the notices just in the National…
Oct 7, 2013
Mr. President, before the Chair is yielded, I wish to say it is almost like deja vu all over again. The great Senator from Maine was sitting in the chair only a few days ago when this Senator had a chance to make comments. Here we are…
Oct 5, 2013
Mr. President, I want to thank the Senator from Hawaii for her comments and say that on the basis of what this Senator just discovered, having gone down to the other end of the Capitol, it is going to take a lot of loud voices to get the…
Oct 5, 2013
Madam President, since our leader is a former Capitol policeman, might it be noted that all of the Capitol Police Force that is protecting us and protected us the other day with the incident that occurred here--they are still here…
Oct 1, 2013
As I understand what the majority leader has just done, the Senate has appointed conferees on the farm bill. That is an example that when there is a political will, we can get together and get things accomplished. The National Institutes…
Oct 1, 2013
Mr. President, I would like to speak about the shutdown that has now occurred. To say I am outraged is an understatement. What we need is for the folks down there at the other end of the U.S. Capitol Building to open this government. The…
Oct 1, 2013
Of course I will. I wish to thank the majority leader for his leadership and for standing firm to stop this nonsense.
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