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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.

Jul 11, 2017

Groups like the Truckers Against Trafficking train truck drivers to spot signs of trafficking and report the concerns to the hotline.

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Florida ranks third in the country for the number of cases reported in 2016.

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Jul 11, 2017

Train the taxi drivers to spot trafficking.

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Jul 11, 2017

Well, when you train truckers, give me an example of what your training is like. What do you teach them?

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Jul 11, 2017

On behalf of Florida Abolitionist, I want to give a special thanks to Chairman John Thune, Ranking Senator Bill Nelson, from my state, and all the members of the Committee for the invitation to this informational hearing.

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Jul 11, 2017

Last Congress, the FAA bill included a provision, which Senator Klobuchar championed, to require that all flight attendants receive training on how to recognize and respond to potential human trafficking.

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Jul 11, 2017

The traffickers promise these kids all kinds of things--money, clothes, drugs, housing--and they have no idea the price that they're going to pay.

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Jul 11, 2017

This is a widespread problem that we need to put all the potential solutions on the table.

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Jul 11, 2017

Mr. President, I want to speak on behalf of a group of Floridians I have met with who would be tremendously hard-hit by the healthcare bill, whether it be the one that has already been published by the majority leader or some of the…

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Jul 10, 2017

Mr. President, I want to talk about a heavy financial burden that too many of our fellow Americans are being forced to deal with. What I am talking about is student loans. You may be surprised to know that the second largest amount of debt…

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Jul 10, 2017

The Senator told about the comments that have been made during the July 4th recess--comments about the healthcare bill--to various Senators. Would the Senator believe that this Senator had innumerable people come up to him all over…

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