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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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Jan 30, 2012

America is determined to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, and I will take no options off the table to achieve that goal.

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Jan 30, 2012

The U.S. and the President's made this clear. It does not want Iran to develop a nuclear weapon. That's a redline for us.

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Jan 30, 2012

Well, I believe--this senator believes the stakes are so high that the policy will be executed.

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Jan 30, 2012

If they proceed, and we get intelligence that they're proceeding with developing a nuclear weapon, then we will take whatever steps are necessary to stop it.

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Jan 26, 2012

I cannot thank you enough for convening this hearing.

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Jan 26, 2012

How much time does the majority have remaining? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority has 24 minutes remaining.

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Jan 26, 2012

I believe that we must stand up for the rights of all Americans.

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Jan 26, 2012

But if you live in Pinellas or Pasco, you are not going to be able to vote in the Republican primary this coming Sunday.

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Jan 26, 2012

In order to make it easier to vote early voting was enacted.

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Jan 26, 2012

that database was paid for by Florida taxpayer dollars

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Jan 26, 2012

You had written a guest column for one of the newspapers last year when this thing started happening in the press about the Volusia County High School teacher, and you said you saw the new law as so egregious that you felt you had to bring…

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Jan 26, 2012

But we must be constantly vigilant against threats to these hard-fought victories.

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