Bill Nelson

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

I join our colleagues who have spoken about the concern of the Russian cyber attacks on this country. Every day that passes, we gather new information about how Russia, at Vladimir Putin's direction, has gone about interfering by…

I want to take this opportunity to say that all of us have to get to work--the White House, our cyber forces, and the whole of government. When it comes to defending our democracy, many of us have taken up arms, many of us have worn the…

since I see no other Senator who seeks recognition, I thought I would take the occasion to bring the Senate up to date on what is happening down in Florida in the aftermath of 17 people being gunned down at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High…

it has been almost 6 months since Hurricane Irma struck Florida. It has been about a month since we passed the most recent disaster supplemental appropriations bill, which finally included the money for Florida's fisheries, citrus growers…

I wish I could say that this technology was in place and working, so that we wouldn't have to keep having these deadly accidents.

my state continues to top the list for grade crossing collisions and fatalities.

When is enough, enough?

Implementing PTC has been a priority for industry and the Department of Transportation (DOT).

as the Senator from Pennsylvania is leaving, those are the people whose names he just read. That is why I am here to tell you that teachers, students, and staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School returned to school for the first time…

This is unacceptable.

That's why the industry as a whole must do a better job of implementing positive train control and get it done quickly.

I'm not inclined to give any more additional time because, do we want more crashes that PTC could avoid?

We have a responsibility to the traveling public to learn from these tragic crashes.

That's why I'm not inclined to give anyone additional time.

it is with a heavy heart that I bring a report to the Senate from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, a suburb of Ft. Lauderdale. The teachers and staff of the school returned to work today, which is less than 2 weeks…

I say to my friend from Georgia: Hallelujah that you have expressed that heartfelt concern and that your constituents in the State of Georgia have been very emotionally touched by this whole incident, this terrible incident that we have…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate observe a moment of silence for the victims of the school shooting in Florida. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senate will now observe a moment of silence for the…

those were all our children. Those of us who are parents, you can imagine the parents of those children wondering what else can be done because yesterday a former student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Northern Broward County…

We think the public sector in the Department of Defense are woefully unprepared and split and segmented and not coordinated to be able to handle now what is one of the greatest threats to our national security, the cyberattacks that…

I think anytime that you can renegotiate an agreement that puts you in a better position, you should do it.

Three years ago, the Admiral said passing the Trans-Pacific trade agreement. Okay. So, 3 years have passed, and all of this has happened.

I've long called for a comprehensive solution that includes new resources to prevent and treat the opioid epidemic before more lives are lost.

How are you working together and enhancing military cooperation with allies to counter transnational criminal networks from smuggling fentanyl from China and Mexico?

the truth is that Iran now has a land bridge all the way to Beirut through Iraq, through Syria, on into Lebanon.