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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.
Mr. President, you hear a lot of talk about the trouble in the Middle East, and people are saying that oil prices are going up and, therefore, the pain at the gas pump is being felt because there is this shakiness in the oil markets. You…
the speedy restart of domestic production of plutonium-238 is important to maintaining U.S. leadership in planetary science.
What is the biggest threat to America? It wasn't Iran. It wasn't North Korea. It wasn't even the border.
It is a categorical imperative that we are facing right now, based on the threat that debt and the growing deficit is to our future.
I am hopeful that you will be able to take a look at that budget in light of where we are today, recognizing that we have to do more with less.
I think this is essential to obtaining an accurate count of the recreational catch.
Ending overfishing, maintaining reasonable access and sustaining economic activity are not mutually exclusive.
It's essential that we balance economic interests with environmental protection.
I'm distressed at the fact that we don't have updated data in which to make our assessments.
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