Just last week, the Army Corps of Engineers announced that additional money, the $514 million in disaster supplemental funding for the Herbert Hoover Dike, and that will complete that project earlier than 2025, accelerating completion to…
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.
I would just say to my friend the majority leader, that is exactly what I intend to do--to be fair, respectful, and talk with and have a conversation with the nominee and then exercise my judgment of what is in the best interest of the…
both of these UC requests are because there are a lot of people who are hurting in the aftermath of two hurricanes having hit Puerto Rico and because the island is still in great distress. Our fellow U.S. citizens on the island of Puerto…
I have some remarks with which to explain the two unanimous consent requests that I am making. I understand, to accommodate the schedule of the Senator from Wisconsin, I will make the unanimous consent requests prior to my remarks. Mr…
I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be discharged from further consideration of S. 2880, a bill to establish a pilot program for long-term rental assistance for families affected by…
I have another unanimous consent request. Let me just say, as to the unanimous consent request that the Senator from Wisconsin has just objected to, indeed, FEMA does oppose this. That is the whole purpose of the UC request, for people are…
If confirmed, I will ensure that the IRS works with Treasury and others involved--including Congress--to issue guidance in a timely manner.
If I am confirmed, the IRS will remain vigilant in this area and work to expand its efforts.
How many of those children have been able to be in contact by telephone with their parents from whom they were separated?
On Saturday, I was not allowed in the detention facility in Homestead, FL to speak with the 70 children whom I was told were there who had been separated from their parents.





