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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.
I thank the Senator for pulling up the chart that showed the amount of acres that are under lease and the minuscule portion of those acres--this is domestic production. We all know that domestic production has shot up in the last 3 years…
Or simple. And as a result I thank him for his elucidation of what is a place that we could start. It is not right or left; it is not R or D; it is common sense. One other thing I would add to the excellent presentation of the Senator, and…
Madam President, I came to the floor to talk about an outstanding citizen in our State. But before I do, while my colleague is here, I just want to thank him for a very well-reasoned statement. What we need is overall income tax code…
Six. So 26 million acres are under lease in the Gulf of Mexico and are not being produced.
Just in the gulf, 32 million acres. Guess how many acres are actually drilled and producing?
Would the Senator believe that in the Gulf of Mexico, of all the production there, the percentage is even worse in all those acres that are under lease, which is 32 million acres.
Madam President, I came to the floor today because I want to congratulate a Floridian, Rosemary Armstrong, along with her husband Sandy Weinberg. I want to congratulate Rosemary because she has been such a long-time advocate of pro bono…
Mr. President, with all of the very well deserved statements that have been made about our colleague Senator Barbara Mikulski, I wanted to raise my voice in support of the milestone she recently achieved as the longest-serving woman in…
One of the things we always want to pursue is reassessment of our needs as circumstances change.
But I always worry about a study that's not done, in anticipation we're going to authorize and/or appropriate money on the assumption of what the study's going to say before we have the actual conclusions of the study, if you follow my…
I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Republican leader is recognized. Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, what we are seeing in the Senate this week is exhibit A in what the American people just don't like about Congress. Gas prices…
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