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.
We have been attacked, and there are a lot of us that feel like we are still being attacked and that we're going to be attacked, particularly with regard to our elections, which we consider as critical infrastructure.
Let's get--so, for someone who is looking out for the common defense of this country to say, 'Well, they've got the lead... that doesn't cut it over here.'
We think the public sector in the Department of Defense are woefully unprepared and split and segmented and not coordinated to be able to handle now what is one of the greatest threats to our national security, the cyberattacks that…
How are you collaborating with key interagency partners to develop an effective campaign to stop the flow of illicit opioids?
In particular, how best can the United States target the criminal dictator Maduro, and help restore Venezuela's democracy?
How are you working together and enhancing military cooperation with allies to counter transnational criminal networks from smuggling fentanyl from China and Mexico?
The response to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria further demonstrated the absolute importance of effective communication.
when you start cutting $48 billion over 10 years to the graduate medical education payments, it is going to severely hurt a State like ours
I've long called for a comprehensive solution that includes new resources to prevent and treat the opioid epidemic before more lives are lost.
Congress waited nearly 5 months before passing disaster aid for hurricane victims in Florida--5 months--and 32 months after Flint, Michigan's lead poisoning.





