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.
I just--I feel--I cringe for you that you have to support the President's budget because you have to, when, in fact, everybody in this room knows that it ought to go the other way.
Mr. President, before the Senator from Arizona leaves the floor, he and I are very much in syncopation on the question of what he has just eloquently addressed about the Russian attempts to interfere in other countries as well as in our…
Mr. President, this Senator certainly looks forward to that hearing in the Senate Armed Services Committee. I thank the chairman for his leadership in constantly bringing up and reminding the American people of the threat that is coming…
Mr. President, one further question. Has the Senator been--well, he obviously is aware, and he has obviously been briefed-- but can he help convey the gravity of the situation of Russia's interference in the upcoming elections in 2018 and…
Well, then basically, I hate to put it this way, but we're going to have to save you from yourself.
One thing that we might look at in this ever-changing scene of technology and the threats to transportation safety is that wherever people bunch up, that's a soft target.
the people that had advised the President were not giving the best advice when they recommended cutting the dog teams in the President's proposed budget.
Our bill aims to fix that by enhancing risk-based security, requiring training to address threats on our highways, closing gaps in port security, and providing funding to improve security at our rail stations and ports.
For too long, surface transportation security has been underfunded and unfocused.





