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.

Mar 17, 2009

I support you, Governor. I enjoyed our visit.

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Mar 16, 2009

Do you think that we need to take the steps needed to make sure that the system is all of those things?

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Mar 16, 2009

Congratulations on what you're doing.

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Mar 16, 2009

I want to compliment General Ward and Admiral Stavridis as you are adapting to this new policy where you're not only a warrior, you're also a diplomat.

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Mar 16, 2009

The bottom line question is: Is it operationally effective so that in fact if we had the threat it could do the job?

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Mar 16, 2009

What are you doing in coordination with the MDA and Strategic Command to realistically test the GMD?

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Mar 16, 2009

The Fourth Fleet has been very positive for SOUTHCOM and our efforts.

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Mar 16, 2009

We're developing a national missile defense system. Do you think that the system needs to be operationally effective, suitable, survival, and cost-effective?

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Mar 16, 2009

Now, if you're talking about the layer, such as Aegis, the answer to that is yes.

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Mar 2, 2009

in my opinion are underfunded and disjointed.

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Feb 24, 2009

If you can't do it in the private sector, the Federal Government certainly shouldn't be able to do it.

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