Bill Nelson

I am afraid that what is going to happen is, you are going to starve these programs of their resources.

I would like for you to look at a bill that Senator Collins and I filed which makes sure small businesses do not have a higher tax rate than corporations.

How can we have confidence in the President's tax reform plan, that it is not just what looks like: a veiled attempt to transfer wealth from the least privileged to the most privileged?

Thank you, Madam President. I say to the Senator, I appreciate what he is doing. I am a supporter and one of the cosponsors of his bill. This fentanyl problem is just devastating communities all over the country, including in my State of…

Have you all thought, since you need a lot of cyber talent, of putting Reserve cyber units located in places like Silicon Valley, Boston, and Austin?

So you know, the Russian operation created or showed--exposed is the word--a serious vulnerability on our part.

Well, I am very, very pleased that we have made the progress that we've made.

In the interest of time, I will insert my opening comments in the record, and I am going to go kick off another committee and I will be right back.

What can we do to make Putin feel enough pain to cease his aggression in cyberspace?

I'm concerned, despite the improvements we've made to our cybersecurity, that we're too focused on cyber defense, and not on countering information operations.

Describe in this open session what you can about some of those offensive capabilities.

The situation in Venezuela has gone from very bad to even worse.

In passing, I would say to the Senator from Ohio, what was so surprising to me was, just a few grains of this deadly drug, just by being touched by someone, is absorbed into the system through the skin, and it can be lethal--just that…

Letter dated May 22, 2017 to Hon. John Thune and Hon. Bill Nelson from Christopher Johnson, J.D., LL.M., Space Law Advisor, Secure World Foundation and Ian Christensen, Project Manager, Secure World Foundation.

So would that apply to soccer and headers as well?

Past studies such as the 2001 Space Commission and the 2008 Allard Commission have recommended far-reaching organizational changes to DOD's space enterprise, including centralizing space management.

Amen. Thank you. You did it the right way and others cheated, and you still got the medals, so, amen.

The White House is standing up a National Space Council led by the Vice President to give focus and attention to space matters across the government.

We should address attacks on clean, drug-free sports, and protect athletes who do things the right way.

When so many young victims can be horribly abused by adults for so long without repercussions, it is a stain on America's proud Olympics heritage.

Fans want fair play, and that begins with leagues telling the public the truth.

I want to recognize Senator Udall, who's been such a champion and leader on this issue.

A National Space Council provides an apex to the whole of government approach and can act as the focal point for national level space-related equities across the national security, civil, commercial and international portfolio.

Are you following our former military members and the traumatic brain injury there, and seeing if that produces CTE?

In regard to space acquisitions, the DOD and NRO acquisition structures are different and we have heard praises of the NRO's structure.