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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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Apr 9, 2018

If you and other social media companies do not get your act in order, none of us are going to have any privacy anymore.

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Apr 9, 2018

I have asked Chairman Thune to haul Cambridge Analytica in to answer these questions at a separate hearing.

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Mar 22, 2018

I would like to take a few moments to recognize my friend and colleague Senator Cochran of Mississippi. On April 1, the Senate will lose a tremendous public servant. Between the House and Senate, Senator Cochran devoted nearly 46 years of…

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Mar 21, 2018

I thank the Senator from Ohio for his gracious comments. I just simply want to say my part as to why it is so important that we pass this legislation, because it is very obvious that an untold number of women and children in the United…

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Mar 19, 2018

this Saturday, students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, are going to lead hundreds of thousands of Americans all around the country in calling for commonsense gun control measures at the March For Our Lives…

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Mar 19, 2018

I ask unanimous consent that Senator Wyden and I be permitted to speak for up to 5 minutes each prior to the vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. Gun Violence

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Mar 19, 2018

We need to ensure that consumers are protected and informed about the risks they face.

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Mar 19, 2018

Fast forward to today--some three and a half years later--and we're still dealing with the big problem of getting vehicles with these defective and deadly air bags fixed.

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Mar 19, 2018

I think his presence here today is a stark reminder of the human cost of these defective air bags...

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Mar 19, 2018

The velocity of a bullet fired from an assault weapon compared to the velocity of a handgun is three times the velocity or speed of the handgun bullet. As a result, when that bullet hits its target, the energy is nine times that hitting…

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Mar 19, 2018

I want to talk about the lack of progress on Takata air bags.

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Mar 15, 2018

before the Senator from Virginia leaves, since he is the cochairman of the United States-Spain Council, I want him to hear my very brief remarks. As will be officially announced today at 4 o'clock on the new website, La Florida, the…

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