U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, center, meets in his Washington, D.C. office for talks on high-speed rail with ( left to right ) Sen. George LeMieux, Florida Senate President Jeff Atwater and state Sens. Al Lawson and J.D. Alexander. More recently Nelson wrote Gov. Charlie Crist and state lawmakers urging support of rail.

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Congress reaches transportation deal with money for rail in Orlando, Miami, Tampa , media release, December 09, 2009

Nelson and LeMieux write letter to Florida lawmakers urging dedicated state funding for rail , pdf, December 4, 2009

Nelson asks federal transportation secretary what more Florida can do to secure federal funding for high-speed rail, pdf, October 15, 2009

Nelson calls on state lawmakers for their full fledge support of high-speed rail, pdf, July 31, 2009

Nelson and Martinez back commuter rail for Central Florida, pdf, April 9, 2009