Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson was first elected to the U.S. Senate from Florida in 2000. He lost re-election to Gov. Rick Scott in 2018. Nelson previously served in the Florida Legislature, Congress and as state Treasurer and Insurance Commissioner.
Bill Nelson
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Says Florida Gov. Rick Scott "subtracted $1.3 billion from public schools."
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Says detained immigrant parents separated from their children at the border are being charged "as much as $8 a minute to call their children."
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Says he "actually wrote the bipartisan law that makes it illegal to drill off Florida’s coast."
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"Violent crime in Puerto Rico is on the rise as nearly one-third of the island remains without power."
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On filibusters for U.S. Supreme Court nominees.
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Says Donald Trump said he intends "to open up additional areas off the coast to oil drilling" during the campaign.
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The House Zika bill "limits access to birth control services needed to help curb the spread of the virus" in Puerto Rico.
"Gov. Rick Scott signed into law a bill that gives Florida's public officials an easy way to avoid disclosing their personal finances."
"My state of Florida is now the third-largest state. We have surpassed New York in population."
"Many state and federal agencies have such ‘navigators’ involved in helping folks maneuver through the often complex processes associated with filing benefits claims, for example…