Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
Clarence William "Bill" Nelson II is an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party who serves as the senior United States Senator from Florida, in office since 2001. Nelson began his career in the Florida House of Representatives, where he served from 1973 to 1979. He then served in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1991. In January 1986, Nelson became the second sitting member of the United States Congress to fly in space. He...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth29 September 1942
CityMiami, FL
CountryUnited States of America
We do not have the luxury of two big oceans protecting us as we have had in the past, for we now have a new kind of enemy who deals with stealthiness. Our ability to protect ourselves is having the information ahead of time so we can thwart the attack.
One of the great privileges of being a part of the Senate, it being the greatest deliberative body in the world, is out of the discussions of ideas, hopefully truth can ultimately be achieved.
The terrorist uses surprise and stealth, and the only way to defeat that is by having accurate and timely intelligence.
If we don't act now to safeguard our privacy, we could all become victims of identity theft.
It's a long time before the election, and I don't take any numbers seriously this early, ... It's going to be a tough race, and I take nothing for granted.
It's becoming clearer and clearer that the president and members of his administration have misinformed the Congress and America.
I want it to be a very calm primary. I want it to be hugs and kisses.
We had a punt blocked and that was pretty disappointing. But they didn't score on it.
Where can we save the most money? Where can we get it done quickest? And I think those are going to be the drivers that will ultimately decide it is coming here to Kennedy Space Center.
Almost all of the Gulf of Mexico off of the state of Florida is restricted airspace; it's where we train our military, ... The ace up my sleeve is, at this time in our nation's history, you don't want to fool around with training our military to be the absolute best - and you can't be doing those joint exercises if you've got oil rigs down there on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico.
You would have thought that after 9/11 the president would have finished the job in Afghanistan, and kept the focus on capturing Bin Laden and his al-Qaeda deputies, but he and his team gave top priority to their original plan to invade Iraq.
You can't make many mistakes or turnovers. It should be a very competitive ball game.
there needs to be an adequate explanation. If there is a slush fun, parking money, that is contrary to the law.
I think there is something in the air.