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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.
we finally have the Coast Guard bill here. I want to urge our colleagues to support the passage of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018. We have worked on it and passed it through committee. We have been in intensive discussions with…
It is the worst destruction that the panhandle has seen for however long that I've been living. It's akin, Anderson, to Hurricane Andrew back in 1992, south of Miami, where everything was leveled.
But the only good news is that the weather ended up being beautiful. No rain, clear skies. So as long as FEMA can get the blue tarps in, so that people can patch their roofs and most every roof has a leak or a hole, then they can secure…
In Mexico Beach specifically, the answer is no. There's not going to be there. They basically had to evacuate although I talked to a fellow who rode out the storm on a second floor and his windows did not break.
I just want to say that this is a big one. When you get above 100 miles an hour, the destructive force goes up exponentially.
I want to say kudos to you because the assets that we have authorized in this committee, an overhead for NOAA, as well as the second airplane that flies at 40 to 45,000 feet which has dramatically improved the National Hurricane Center's…
Hurricane Michael is bee-lining toward the Florida Panhandle and already making its presence felt.
Mr. Chairman, again, under your leadership in this committee, I will be retuning to the panhandle of Florida.
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I was necessarily absent for the October 1, 2018, vote on motion to invoke cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 302, long-term FAA reauthorization. I would have voted yea…
the Senate is going to vote shortly on legislation called the FAA bill. It addresses the concerns of air travelers across the country. The bill before us has some key safety and security aviation measures. We have worked across the aisle…
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