Mr. President, I came to speak on a different subject and will not speak at length about the healthcare bill because this Senator has spoken on a number of occasions about the healthcare bill. Suffice it to say, in light of what the…
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 set off on the other dual track with getting NASA out of low-Earth orbit and exploring the cosmos, deep into the cosmos, and with the goal as set by our President three years ago, followed by this President, to go to Mars.
That is an exciting future, and it couldn't be done had we not had the leadership of Bob Cabana.
And now we're going to be--within a year and a half, 2 years--sending Americans on American rockets again.
We are right on the cusp of a major breakthrough and a reengagement of the American people in America's space program.
This Congress, I joined Chairman Thune and Senator Klobuchar on legislation to improve our response to trafficking in the transportation sector by increasing awareness, expanding training, and providing a new penalty to discourage human…





