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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.

Feb 14, 2011

You will inherit 10 years of war, budget belt-tightening, and two wars winding down, if confirmed.

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Feb 14, 2011

Self-defense and self-governance go hand-in-glove.

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Feb 8, 2011

Madam President, others have already spoken on this amendment. It is to take out unnecessary language in the bill that has been superseded by the NASA authorization bill we have passed. The letters in NASA, the first A is aeronautics, the…

Congressional Record · 2011-02-08
Feb 8, 2011

Madam President, do I need to set aside the pending amendment to call up amendment 34? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The amendment is now pending, under the previous order.

Congressional Record · 2011-02-08
Feb 3, 2011

Madam President, the NASA bill we passed last fall strongly reaffirmed that aeronautics research is an integral part of the agency and made the point in that bill of increasing a focus on NASA's aeronautics research programs. As a matter…

Congressional Record · 2011-02-03
Feb 3, 2011

I am waiting just momentarily to receive the documentation on offering an amendment. But in the meantime, I would like to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Egypt

Congressional Record · 2011-02-03
Feb 3, 2011

I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To strike section 605) Beginning with line 1 on page 236…

Congressional Record · 2011-02-03
Feb 3, 2011

Madam President, it is very apparent that President Mubarak must step down. The longer he waits to realize he has to step down, the more difficult it is going to be in order to have an orderly transition and to keep the peace in Egypt. The…

Congressional Record · 2011-02-03
Feb 3, 2011

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 34

Congressional Record · 2011-02-03
Feb 3, 2011

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the pending amendment be set aside in order to call up amendment No. 34. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as…

Congressional Record · 2011-02-03
Feb 2, 2011

Mr. President, it seems to me that what we ought to be doing with regard to this law is fixing it instead of repealing it. We ought to be focusing on fixing it instead of focusing on repeal. Already, unanimously, it seems, people have…

Congressional Record · 2011-02-02

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