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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.

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Jul 23, 2018

One of their famous boats is the ski boat, Nautique.

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Jul 23, 2018

It's staggering if it happens that they are being laid off--and that is what is happening. People are getting laid off.

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Jul 23, 2018

The President's tariffs are causing this global demand to drop, forcing the prices down to 5 or 6 dollars a pound from what was 12 dollars a pound.

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Jul 23, 2018

I appreciate that, and I'm not going to throw you softballs. I'm going to throw you harder pitches.

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Jul 23, 2018

Does the effects of climate change have any effects on national security?

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Jul 23, 2018

I authored a provision that we included in the Weather Act to ensure reliable backup for our Hurricane Hunter aircraft.

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Jul 23, 2018

It's no wonder that so many companies are worried if they're going to get crushed by the trade war.

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Jul 23, 2018

they can't sell to Europe anymore, because the price is automatically bumped 25 percent with the retaliatory tariff.

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Jul 18, 2018

this Senator came to talk about trade, and I am going to do that, but I think what we have is an example of extremes in politics that is on display before us. I think, on the one hand, political points are trying to be scored about the…

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Jul 18, 2018

If the Senator will yield, as a matter of fact, I am looking forward to seeing that museum. It was one of the Senator's players on the Kansas City Monarchs-- ``Peach-Head'' Bob Mitchell, retired, who was living in my State--who brought to…

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Jul 18, 2018

Indeed, this Senator is interested. Would you believe that a lot of those retired players who are still living happen to live in Florida?

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Jul 18, 2018

Further, as the Senator correctly pointed out, once Jackie Robinson was able to break into the majors in 1947, it would be another 11 years--1958--before the last team in the Major Leagues integrated. Would you believe, for all of that…

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