Bill Nelson

One of the great things about this Committee is the broad jurisdiction that it has in areas that are so important to the country as a whole.

Mr. Bradbury's work has been sharply criticized inside and outside the Department of Justice.

Of course, my state, when it comes to recreational, charter boats, as well as commercial fishing, we're known as the capital of the fishing world.

Mr. Bradbury's role as an architect of the torture program... disqualify him from any position of public trust.

Mr. Bradbury's legal opinions were eventually overturned.

But yet they participate and understand the importance of the Magnuson-Stevens Act.

we have chaos in Venezuela. It is a protracted crisis in Venezuela, which took yet another turn for the worse yesterday. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro pushed ahead with a vote to form a constitutional assembly despite the vehement…

Clearly, Mr. Chairman, your State of Alaska is one of the most fertile fisheries around.

I intend to offer the following motion to commit about children with a Zika-related condition to H.R. 1628, and I ask unanimous consent that it be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in…

I intend to offer the following motion to commit on older Americans to H.R. 1628 and I ask that it be printed in the Record. The motion is supported by Senators Casey, Leahy, Brown, Harris, Feinstein, Hirono, Blumenthal, Whitehouse…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Welcoming Back Senator McCain

I am so encouraged by the words of our dear friend and fellow Senator, Mr. John McCain. First of all, I am so encouraged by seeing that fighting spirit of John McCain and so glad to see him back. In the midst of everything he is facing…

We need real investment in our infrastructure to support these important programs and address critical safety concerns.

I know this edict, whether written or not, from above that is giving the impression among employees of the Department of Commerce not to use the two words 'climate change,' and that is absolutely ridiculous.

Have I heard comments about not honoring science on such things as sea level rise, that happens to be affecting my state as we speak?

It's a critical time in our Nation's infrastructure. We've been talking about this issue ad infinitum now for several years, yet our roads, rails, ports, our runways, our taxiways, our broadband, continue to languish without much needed…

We must do more to help our critical infrastructure projects.

I agree with you, Senator, that the scientists should not be muzzled and should provide accurate information.

We need leadership at the department that is data-driven and focused on delivering for the American people--not politics.

This is a critical time for our Nation's infrastructure, which is in desperate need of upgrades and repairs.

We really need the leadership at the Department that is data-driven, not politics-driven, and I would say especially not partisan-driven.

I believe it was a mistake for the president to pull out of the Paris Agreement on climate change.

The letters--one from the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the other from General Goldfein, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force--state they are needing to put a major investment of telemetry into the eastern gulf range for all of…

I want to discuss this nomination. I am here to add my voice to those of my colleagues who oppose the nomination of David Bernhardt to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior. There are a host of reasons--from his history of censoring…

I'm delighted to be working with Senator Klobuchar on updating the 9-1-1 systems, which so many of are still stuck in the analog era.