Dec 20, 2018
Mr. President, it is my understanding that Senator Schumer wants to speak, and then I will seek recognition later. ____________________
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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Dec 20, 2018
Madam President, my concluding remarks are about an early Christmas present that I received this past Monday at a staff going- away party that occurred in Florida, where all of our Florida staff came together to wish each other well…
Dec 20, 2018
Mr. President, I join our colleague from Texas in asking the Senate to take up and pass the Space Frontier Act of 2019. We are asking to expedite consideration of this bill in order to allow for the House to take it up and pass it tonight…
Dec 20, 2018
Mr. President, I add my congratulations. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Thank you, sir. Thank you so much.
Dec 20, 2018
Madam President, Syria has been a mess and a concern for quite a number of years. By putting in a small footprint now of a little over 2,000 special operations troops, the United States has been considerably successful when you think of…
Dec 19, 2018
Mr. President, I have been listening to our colleagues with rapt attention at the excellence of their presentations and the depth of their understanding of this problem. I couldn't help but notice on the charts of the Senator from Oregon…
Dec 19, 2018
Mr. President, I will conclude my remarks by just bringing you back to the vision that I had in the window of a spacecraft orbiting the Earth every 90 minutes. An hour of that was in the daylight of the sun and about a half-hour of that in…
Dec 18, 2018
Mr. President, I rise on behalf of S. 756, the FIRST STEP Act. It is a first step, and it is a mighty important first step. Hopefully, this bill is going to pass later today. This revised FIRST STEP Act is long overdue. I am proud to see…
Dec 13, 2018
Madam President, I just wanted to address the Senator from Missouri to tell her that she has been a wonderful colleague for this Senator. As someone of more moderation in her politics who comes from a Republican-dominated State, she has…
Dec 12, 2018
Madam President, this is my farewell speech, and I thought it would do me well to think back to the very first speech I gave on the floor--my maiden speech. My maiden speech was about a couple of months after my first time being sworn in…
Dec 12, 2018
To my wife Grace and my children Bill and Nan Ellen, I am so grateful for the support you have provided throughout the years. The journey has been a joy. I leave this Senate today filled with hope for the future and the fondest memories of…
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