Topic: Bill Nelson

Bill Nelson

Democrat Bill Nelson is the senior Senator , Nelson served as Florida 's Treasurer and Insurance Commissioner.

New Wings for NASA?

The appointment of a new NASA administrator typically comes months after the 20 January swearing-in of a new president. Nelson, a longtime space advocate who flew on the space shuttle, added that he hopes Obama will choose someone familiar with NASA.
Despite pledges of help from scores of federal officials including President Barack Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi their long quest remains unfulfilled.Pelosi, as House minority leader in 2005, took up the widows' cause as part of the Democrats' GI Bill of ...
In the special interest war over health care, the White House and congressional Democrats have the nation's drug makers and hospitals generally on their side; the insurance industry, not so much.Now the bill's supporters are making a play to lock in the ...
White House, Democrats set sights on winning over doctors in health care battleIn the special interest war over health care, the White House and congressional Democrats have the nation's drug makers and hospitals generally on their side; the insurance industry, not so ...

Tampa Bay Lawmakers Leave Different Marks On 2-Year Session

WASHINGTON -- As Congress wraps up its two-year session, Tampa Bays federal lawmakers this month close the book on slim list of legislative victories, marked by a few surprises and some personal struggles. But a closer look shows that 37 were merely ...

Florida Inauguration Requests Already Flooding In

WASHINGTON - Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson and U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor are among Florida members of Congress being inundated with requests for tickets to Barack Obama's inauguration in Washington on Jan. 20. "Right now, we're letting people know that we've not been ...

Congress: The Real Speculators

U.S. Senators are blaming oil speculators for our pain at the pump. What Nelson, Lieberman and the other anti-drilling members of Congress need to do is put their arms around the shoulder of a radical environmental lobbyist and gently tell them, "We ...
Florida Democratic Leaders Embrace Early Primary Despite Risk of Losing DelegatesFlorida Democrats have embraced an early primary on Jan. 29 despite the national party's threat to penalize them by taking away half their delegates to the national convention.Karen Thurman, the party chairwoman, ...