Bill Nelson

Florida recently approved the placement of a statue of a truly inspirational woman, Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, in the National Statuary Hall here in Washington, DC. Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune was an American educator, stateswoman…

a private activity bond is the taxpayers subsidizing by lowering the interest rates.

Mr. Secretary Acosta, thank you for your long service as a U.S. Attorney where you understand the importance of the rule of law.

Mr. Secretary Perdue, thank you for attending to the needs of Florida citrus that lost 100 percent of its crop in the hurricane.

the plan that's laid out on infrastructure--wouldn't that increase these taxes and tolls?

Mr. Secretary Perry, thank you for your guardianship and your modernization of the Nation's nuclear arsenal and especially its modernization and all of that nuclear infrastructure.

Both sides want to invest and modernize our infrastructure.

We must work together to ensure that our infrastructure can support the demands of the 21st century.

Mr. Secretary Ross, thank you so much for attending to things like the single point failure of the G-IV which flies above the hurricane which has improved the accuracy by 15 percent of our projections as well as its intensity.

when you have private investment in it, they've got to be reimbursed. They have to have a return on their investment.

So, if all these functions are integrated at the service level, why do we separate them at the unified command level and in the Office of Secretary of Defense?

Performance has gotten a lot better.

Because the administration's proposal is simply inadequate on broadband expansion, it is incumbent on this Committee to work together in a bipartisan way to provide these critical investments.

so many are still grieving from the atrocious killing of 17 people at the high school in Florida. Indeed, our entire State is grieving. Broward County is grieving. Parkland is grieving. I think we are going to find on March 24, in the…

Why should cyberspace be any different from other domains? Do we need the legislation to establish, without a doubt, that traditional military activities include cyber operations?

So, not just disrupting their networks, but also conducting cognitive information operations?

The longer it takes to integrate cyber into the other warfighting domains, the longer it takes to normalize it.

We have allowed the Russians to establish those boundaries.

The Making Opportunities for Broadband Investment and Limiting Excessive and Needless Obstacles to Wireless Act or MOBILE NOW, led by Committee Chairman Thune and Ranking Member Nelson, makes common-sense reforms to Federal Government…

We have to close this digital divide and leave no area of this country behind.

That reasoned discussion cannot begin and end with a wiping away of key laws and regulations meant to protect our fellow citizens and important Federal, state, local and tribal interests.

So, as you go on to be the four-star commander of a combatant command, Russia has at least some military units that combine technical cyberoperations and information capabilities.

Changing policy is one thing. The will to act is a completely different problem set.

I'm afraid that we are ceding the playing field.

I fear for American democratic institutions if we don't attack.