Media Releases
Nov
24
2014
FOLLOWING IS SEN. BILL NELSON’S COMMENT ON CHUCK HAGELThe Florida Democrat is a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee
“Chuck Hagel is a great patriot. And I believe he has been a very good secretary of defense. I’m saddened that the White House was unable to keep him.”
Nov
20
2014
FOLLOWING IS SEN. BILL NELSON’S REACTION TO PRESIDENT OBAMA’S ACTION ON IMMIGRATION
"We passed a comprehensive and bipartisan immigration bill by an overwhelming margin last year in the Senate. But you just can't get some of the reactionaries in the House of Representatives to move. So I ...
Nov
20
2014
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator John Thune (R-South Dakota), ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and U.S. Senator Bill Nelson (D-Florida) today introduced legislation (S. 2949) that would incentivize employees from the automotive sector to voluntarily...
Nov
19
2014
You can watch tomorrow’s hearing here: http://commerce.senate.gov
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Federal regulators have called for automakers to expand the recall of cars with defective airbags manufactured by the Takata Corporation from just a few states to the...
Nov
17
2014
FOLLOWING IS SEN. NELSON’S COMMENT ON THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS REGARDING ISISNelson is a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee
“The beheading of another American over the weekend further illustrates the savagery of ISIS. It shows why the United States and our allies must leave...
Oct
17
2014
FOLLOWING IS SEN. BILL NELSON’S STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF JOE L. DAVIS SR.
“Joe was one of Florida’s citrus pioneers, but most of all he was a good and valued friend to many of us,” said U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL). “His passing is a huge loss for us and for Florida.”
Oct
16
2014
ORLANDO, FL - U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, a leading proponent of imposing a travel ban to limit the spread of Ebola, now says the latest developments involving health care workers in Dallas show the need for a more coordinated and better-managed response here at home.
The U.S. needs one take-...
Oct
7
2014
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Florida’s senior U.S. senator, widely considered to be a moderate voice on major issues, today said it’s time for the U.S. government to consider a temporary suspension of most travel visas issued to individuals in areas hit hardest by Ebola.
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, a...
Sep
30
2014
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Florida's Lee County is one of a handful of communities the independent investigative arm of Congress has reviewed in a probe aimed at determining how long voters had to wait in line to cast their ballot in the 2012 election.
And the news is not good. A study released...
Sep
25
2014
Sen. Bill Nelson’s comment on word of Attorney General’s resignation
“I have found Attorney General Holder to be an outstanding public servant with whom I’ve had the privilege to work with on a number of issues. Among them, he has led the fight to protect the right to vote for all...