Both of Florida’s senators are getting behind a bipartisan effort to overhaul the National Flood Insurance Program by capping premium increases, using advanced radar to make more accurate flood maps, and offering some homeowners vouchers to pay for coverage and loans to elevate buildings.
A bill sponsored by Florida Sens. Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson that aims to make it easier for the Department of Veterans Affairs to fire bad employees passed the House by an overwhelming majority on Tuesday, and President Donald Trump is expected to sign it soon.
Sen. Bill Nelson and the commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard get a firsthand look at a Panama City shipyard where 25 new Coast Guard cutters will soon be built. The $10.5 billion contract is the largest contract the Coast Guard has ever awarded and will help create 2,000 new jobs in the Panama City area.
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Sen. Nelson was awarded the Florida Association of Counties' “County Champion Award” for his work on issues important to Florida's 67 counties, including his efforts to pass the...
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Staff photo: Jackie McGuinnessSen. Nelson met with the most decorated Olympian ever, Michael Phelps, after a hearing on anti-doping.
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Staff photo: Susie Perez-QuinnSen. Nelson stopped to take a selfie with a group of Florida students visiting his D.C. office.
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Sen. Nelson sat down with CBS Evening News' Kris Van Cleave to discuss the president's plan to hand over control of our nation's air traffic control system to the airlines. "The...
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Staff photo: Jackie McGuinnessSens. Nelson, Duckworth, Blumenthal and Tester called on Senate Republicans to drop a provision in the GOP health care bill that would force millions of veterans to pay more for...
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Sen. Nelson met with Angel Santiago and Luis Roldan, who survived the horrific shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando last summer, to discuss some of the things we can do to help...
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Sen. Nelson had a chance to meet with some real heroes. The White Helmets have saved over 82,000 lives in Syria.
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Staff photo: Jackie McGuinnessDrilling near Florida’s coast poses a direct threat to Florida’s environment and multi-billion-dollar, tourism-driven economy. Ever since I was a young congressman, I've been...
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Staff photo: Jackie McGuinnessSen. Nelson enjoyed meeting with the Wounded Warrior Project to talk about improving veterans' access to quality medical care.
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Sen. Nelson met with Puerto Rico's governor, Ricardo Rossello, to discuss the island's ongoing economic crisis and continued efforts to fund its Medicaid program.
