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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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May 15, 2012

I ask unanimous consent that the time on the Democratic side be equally controlled by myself and Senator Levin. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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May 15, 2012

Then I will speed up my remarks until I see Senator Levin come in. Mr. President, I, too, wish to talk about the vacancies. There is no sense for all of this slow-walking. Fortunately in Florida we have a process that takes the politics…

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May 7, 2012

I thank the chairman and the ranking member, the Senator from Wyoming, for all their hard work on bringing this important legislation to the floor. Mr. President, I wanted to try to paint a personal face on some of the students whom I have…

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Apr 26, 2012

the measures proposed in the Park Service plan represent the most extreme tools available for making fishery management modifications to Biscayne National Park, ignoring alternative ways to achieve the desired resource improvements without…

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Apr 26, 2012

I am here today to speak in support of S. 1925, the Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, and I want to thank Senator Leahy and Senator Crapo for their leadership on this important issue. Originally passed in 1994, the…

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Apr 23, 2012

Well then, Mr. Chairman, it is certainly a compliment to you and the health care bill that at least those shells, those storefronts, that is moving out of there.

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Apr 23, 2012

You have given us more subpoena power, you have increased the sentences, which also serve to be an incredible deterrent in this type of crime.

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Apr 23, 2012

I just want to say, if it's any consolation, the highest point in Florida is 350 feet, so not a lot of hills and valleys, and very spotty coverage.

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Apr 23, 2012

What about the Senior Medicare Patrol? Is this a way of involving senior citizens on Medicare to really be our eyes and ears?

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Apr 23, 2012

The fruits of your labors in getting broadband... have helped my state enormously as well.

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Apr 23, 2012

that is being greeted with exceptional excitement and approval among the rural areas

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Apr 23, 2012

How do advertisers understand that they are being charged appropriately on the Internet as compared to the satisfaction and confidence that they have in the number of eyeballs that are watching a TV program because of you?

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