Bill Nelson

this is not a partisan issue. This can happen to either party or the non-party candidates as well. It ought to be all hands on deck.

We set up these Cyber Command national mission teams to disrupt the Russian troll farms, the botnets, the hackers, all engaged in attacks on our democracy, re the elections.

But until we evolve into that new structure, we are stuck with what we have.

I expect Senator Rubio to be joining me here on the floor as we talk about some of the legislative fixes to some of the problems that have come about as a result of these devastating hurricanes. It has been 5 months since Hurricane Irma…

I see my good friend the Senator from New Jersey here, and I just want to make a few comments, since I have been at the center of this firestorm. I am here again to talk about the mess that has been created by the 5-year drilling plan…

I ask unanimous consent that I make an announcement and then defer to Senator King and then that it come back to me for my statement about offshore drilling. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Thank you, Mr. President. Falcon Heavy Rocket Just a few minutes ago, the largest rocket since the Moon program, the Saturn V, launched from the Kennedy Space Center. People across the world saw it on TV, as well as over the internet…

I have been involved in a number of elections over the years. I love campaigns, and I love campaigning. I have always campaigned in a situation in which you have your opponent, and the people have a chance to make a judgment between you…

It would be better for Congress to pass no bill than to pass a bill that provides less protections to the consumers compared to the status quo.

In this regard, Senator Blumenthal and I have once again introduced such legislation, the Data Security and Breach Notification Act, which would require companies to secure their data and to promptly notify consumers when there is a breach.

A bipartisan bill must provide consumer protections that are better than is in the current law.

the legislation is out there. We will continue to work with the Chairman of the Full Committee, Senator Thune, in order to try to get meaningful data security legislation, but any such bill cannot simply cater to corporate interests.

I am absolutely shocked that FEMA has announced that on Wednesday it will stop distributing food and water to Puerto Rico. Cutting this aid to the people of Puerto Rico, while still almost a third of them do not have electricity, is…

I was necessarily absent for the January 29, 2018, vote on calendar No. 294, motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 2311, the Pain-Capable Unborn Children Protection Act. I would have voted nay. Mr. President, I was…

I recommend the United States heavily invest in the development of modern aquaculture much in the same way it invested in the development of the agriculture industry post World War II.

We need to dramatically grow our domestic seafood capacity, and I think marine aquaculture should be a part of that.

the bottom line is science should be a nonpartisan issue.

A made-in-the-USA label is a powerful mark of civic and economic virtue.

It's especially important to have aquaculture that is under conditions that are not just so nasty and putrid as we've learned about some of the aquaculture in foreign countries.

Investing in aquaculture as a national priority will send a very clear message calling needed attention to the opportunities for this Nation to better utilize our marine resources.

Florida has long been called the fishing capital of the world.

We must ensure that our policies support innovation and research.

there must be a happy compromise.

Congress must make modernizing the 911 system a national priority.

Thank you again for your consideration of these changes.