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
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.
He assured me that any personal beliefs he has, be they based on religion or other issues, personal beliefs that all of us carry, would not factor into any of his decisions. He said that they had not while he served on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, and they would not if he is confirmed to the Supreme Court.
My wife (Bette) said it best. (Thursday) was Constitution Day. Our country is so fair that a guy can come over here, go to school, kick a field goal and he ends up being the star.
Sometimes we get lost in seeing the entire forest for the particular trees, but I think we need to pull back and see that this threat of radical terrorists is now being directed not only at us in the homeland, but it is being directed at a source of energy upon which the western industrialized world has become dependent.
And in the second year it was doubled again. That's not realistic today. But 5 percent a year increases are not going to get us to the moon.
There's no excuse for skimping on national defense when the country is at war. Retiring an aircraft carrier more than a decade early isn't in the best interest of the nation at this time.
I want it to be a very calm primary. I want it to be hugs and kisses.
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.
there needs to be an adequate explanation. If there is a slush fun, parking money, that is contrary to the law.
I want to see what the president has to offer,
If we don't act now to safeguard our privacy, we could all become victims of identity theft.
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.
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.
The tragic case of Terri Schiavo in Florida highlights the importance of making our health-care wishes known.