“This war has killed 18 US service members, cost billions of taxpayer dollars, and displaced millions of civilians.”
“I’m pleased that my efforts will provide relief to the millions of Americans who’ve been squeezed by the surge in gas prices.”
“If the President wants to fix the problems at the pump, he should end this illegal war with Iran”
“The point is that tariffs contributed to inflation.”
“These disparities are not just statistics; they represent lives lost, families impacted, and communities left behind.”
“Prices are higher than when the president came into office, and tariffs made it worse.”

Political Quotes

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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Jul 13, 2011

because I was on the floor, the remarkable Senate staff, who do this so much in a routine fashion, asked me to do this. Of course, it was with enormous emotion that I watched Atlantis soar into the heavens last Friday. This is a fitting…

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Jul 13, 2011

By the way, I was the first and only lawyer to go into space, and NASA has still not publicized that fact.

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Jul 13, 2011

Is it a combination of molecules?

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Jul 13, 2011

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 233, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A…

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Jul 13, 2011

the Budget Committee chairman, the Senator from North Dakota, has, in fact, laid out a budget. It puts us on a serious road toward budget balance by utilizing real numbers, not sleight of hand numbers, not budget fakery numbers, not a…

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Jul 13, 2011

I request unanimous consent to speak up to 20 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Mr. Nelson of Florida pertaining to the introduction of S. 1364 are printed in today's Record under…

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Jul 13, 2011

As competition for leadership in nanotechnology has intensified with Brazil, Russia, India, China, and the EU all matching U.S. investments in nanotechnology research, we must align nanotechnology R&D stakeholders and use our Federal…

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Jul 13, 2011

Amen to that. And isn't that typical of the U.S., that we get something started and then others pick it up?

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Jul 13, 2011

To achieve such goals, the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) should be reauthorized to help guide the translation of basic research to commercial practice.

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Jul 13, 2011

Does the nanoparticle get to the submolecule level, or is it at the molecule level?

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