Bill Nelson

this country has lost the ability to 'go fast'.

Private sector research and development continues to outpace military investments in space.

we yield back all time as well. The PRESIDING OFFICER. All time is yielded back. The question is on agreeing to the Nelson motion to commit.

this is, in effect, a massive transfer of wealth under the guise of tax reform and under repeating the statement: It will help the middle class. You can repeat a statement, but that doesn't mean it is true. You have to look at what the…

the matter that is before the Senate is the motion I have offered. It simply is, in this tax bill, the corporate rate is reduced from 35 percent down to 20 percent, and that is permanent, but the modest, middle-class tax breaks are not…

I intend to call up my motion to commit the bill to the Finance Committee, which is at the desk, and it is supported by Senator Harris. Mr. President, while we are working out the consent, the tax bill before us is not for the middle…

we do want to go far, and we need to travel together. We have been trying to make the case that, indeed, we do this in a bipartisan way instead of being jammed through in a partisan way. I don't think there would be a Senator in this…

I am here to discuss the tax bill, what we have done before, and what we have now in front of us. That is not what the American people want. It is what large corporations want--large, multinational corporations that get their corporate tax…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. May I submit a number of letters that have been written with regard to the nominee for the record?

I want to commend NOAA because their accuracy continues to improve.

I strongly encourage your Committee's continued focus on the resources NOAA needs to continue to execute its missions.

NOAA is one of the most popular agencies in the Federal Government. It directly impacts the daily lives of millions.

I would like to recognize the Los Angeles- class attack submarine USS Jacksonville prior to her decommissioning. On August 10, the USS Jacksonville returned to homeport at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after completing her final…

one cannot say it much better than the Senator from Massachusetts has said it. Everyone has come to expect a free and open internet--one that does not charge more for certain content and charge less for favorite content. It is supposed to…

We urge you to support his confirmation.

Let me tell you what they did yesterday. Officials seized $300 million worth of heroin and cocaine...

I'm here in my capacity as a cheerleader for the Coast Guard because it's the nightly news every night...

Human activity is drastically changing our world's climate, and not for the better, and we will have to use data and analysis to adapt agricultural practices and protect workers.

So I am very pleased to be holding a hearing that discusses how we can make farming more productive, more efficient, and more sustainable through the use of data.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you for holding this hearing to discuss a topic that is certainly of paramount importance to the State of Florida.

I rise to speak on the nomination of Steven Bradbury, but first I want to speak on a much lighter subject, the reason that I wore this orange tie. The University of Miami football team has a perfect record. This is hearkening back to the…

Only stiffer enforcement and stringent penalties will help incentivize companies to properly safeguard consumer information.

At this point, I'm wondering that there is such a thing as data security.

I strongly believe that without such rigorous data security rules in place, the next massive data breach is right around the corner.

That's an admission that you're not protected against a state actor.