“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
“It is imperative that FEMA helps communities quickly respond to wildfires and increase their resilience to future wildfire disasters”
“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store.”
“Protecting and defending innocent life is and remains important to our Legislature, governor, attorney general and citizens.”

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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Apr 21, 2010

That is why I am so concerned about the Obama administration's response to the Augustine panel report.

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Apr 21, 2010

How can anyone believe it makes sense to follow this plan for purely budgetary reasons?

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Apr 21, 2010

The concerns I have and the current debate about the Obama plan is not about political expediency.

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Apr 20, 2010

Your budget says that these sensors are going to fly on Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites and on Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS).

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Apr 20, 2010

Please describe the historical relationship with Russia, going back to Nunn-Lugar.

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Apr 20, 2010

I think as we do that we're very hopeful that we can achieve the President's goal.

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Apr 20, 2010

The time of 'mutual assured destruction' is over.

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Apr 20, 2010

The Library of Congress is running a program called the Open World Program. It works with Russia to develop broader understandings between Russian folks and American folks.

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Apr 20, 2010

Yes, and perhaps bring in Admiral Olson's folks on that as well.

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Apr 20, 2010

All of the areas that the Soviet Union had nuclear material and weapons, outside of what is today Russia, you feel good about a lockdown?

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