U.S. Senator Bill Nelson

Serving Florida

Nov

2014

Senators want whistleblower protections for auto employees

Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) introduced a bill Thursday to incentivize auto-manufacturing employees to report defects. The senators called for the legislation in response to the recall of nearly 8 million Takata airbags.

Nov

2014

Senate grills manufacturer of defective airbags

The company whose defective airbags will result in one of the largest vehicle recalls in history stopped short of endorsing an expanded nationwide recall during a contentious Senate hearing Thursday ... Bill Nelson (D.-Fla.) compared the airbags to a “live hand grenade” poised at a driver’s chest.

Nov

2014

Florida gets $34M oil spill grant for conservation

TALLAHASSEE, Florida (AP) - Florida on Monday received $34.3 million in a second batch of conservation grants from a settlement over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The National Fish and Wildlife Federation said the money will fund nine projects that were decided upon in consultation with Florida and federal environmental agencies.

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Sen. Nelson pays his respects at a Kiev memorial for Ukrainian protesters killed during the unrest that preceded the formation of a new government.

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Readying Sen. Bill Nelson for live broadcast commentary on launch of the new Orion deep-space craft.
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Sen. Bill Nelson provides a congressional update to local elected officials in St. Johns County.
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Sen. Nelson recently attended a reception for Face the Nation’s 60th anniversary in Washington, D.C.
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Sen. Bill Nelson is calling on major automakers to immediately replace millions of defective airbags - or provide consumers a loaner or rental car if repairs can’t be made in a...
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Sens. Bill Nelson (right) and Sheldon Whitehouse discuss the dangers of climate change in Miami Beach, a city already fighting the flooding that comes from rising sea levels as the...
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Sen. Nelson discusses his proposal to restrict travel visas from countries experiencing outbreaks of the Ebola virus with local media before a briefing from customs officials on...
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Sen. Bill Nelson shares a laugh with former Miami Heat player Alonzo Mourning recently in Miami.
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Sen. Bill Nelson collects his thoughts before a live interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper at WUSF’s studio in Tampa.
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Sen. Bill Nelson, a long-time advocate for the University of South Florida’s investigation of dozens of unmarked graves found at the now-shuttered Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys...
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Sen. Bill Nelson speaks with students at USF’s Florida Institute of Oceanography about the importance of RESTORE-Act-funded research about to begin there to address the consequences of...

Sen. Bill Nelson shot this video at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida as he watched the Orion launch in December 2014.
Sen. Bill Nelson previewed the Senate Commerce Committee's hearing on defective Takata-manufactured airbags, which he later chaired.
Sen. Bill Nelson discusses his legislation to authorize the president to order airstrikes against ISIS in Syria with Peter Alexander on MSNBC's The Daily Rundown.
Sen. Bill Nelson discusses the future of human spaceflight and NASA with Brooke Baldwin on CNN Newsroom.
Sen. Bill Nelson urges his Senate colleagues to take action on the threat of ISIS before adjourning for the fall recess.