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
(Chief Justice John) Roberts has set the bar so high because he was so smart and experienced, ... Will you respect the rule of law instead of your personal whims?
By my order today, I'm putting the burden on Prudential to show why I should not impose the stiffest of fines or revoke or suspend its license to do business in Florida,
If there are efforts to get around that by the U.S. military, then that's got to be stopped, ... It's our duty to be accountable to the American taxpayer.
We will fly again. It's important to us as adventurers and explorers . . . The nation needs a vision.
Too many children are being parked in substandard day care with workers who make little more than a parking attendant.
There's no excuse for skimping on national defense when the country is at war.
It's time we permanently repeal the tax on possessions that people leave to their children.
Voters want to know that elections will be conducted fairly and accurately.
The tragic case of Terri Schiavo in Florida highlights the importance of making our health-care wishes known.
Americans of all ages deserve quality end-of-life medical care.
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.