N000032 1942-09-29 8697 716 Hart Senate Office Building http://billnelson.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm 202-228-2183 Bill 'd':4 'fl':5 'sen':1 'bill':2,6,8 'nelson':3,7,9 M 300078 Nelson Bill_Nelson Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL] 4253 N00009926 18812 Democrat 202-224-5274 Presbyterian FL Bill Nelson 2.19791666666667 http://billnelson.senate.gov/ SenBillNelson 300078 Person senate Wed Nov 18 22:26:28 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...staffer here listening to the sounds of Sen. Byrd's fiddle wafting from his suite," recalled Sen. Paul G. Kirk Jr. (D-Mass.). Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) said he keeps on his desk copies of Byrd's addresses on the history of the Senate -- "more than 100 o 'd':31,37 'g':27 'o':59 'jr':29 '100':58 'age':8 'fla':38 'los':60 'sen':16,25,33 'set':2 'bill':34 'byrd':1,17,47 'copi':45 'desk':44 'keep':41 'kirk':28 'mass':32 'paul':26 'said':39 'suit':23 'time':62 'waft':20 'angel':61 'd-fla':36 'fiddl':19 'recal':24 'senat':55 'sound':14 'd-mass':30 'listen':11 'longev':4 'nelson':35 'record':5 'address':49 'histori':52 'staffer':9 6734789 true true daylife Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/ OK http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/politics/~3/bktFcik-UIQ/la-na-byrd19-2009nov19,0,3535490.story 300078 Person senate Thu Nov 19 22:25:17 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...language in the Senate healthcare reform bill designed to bar federal funds from paying for abortions is not good enough, Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) said Thursday. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) modified the healthcare bills approved by two co 'd':35,45 'co':54 'bar':20 'ben':1,32 'neb':36 'nev':46 'pay':24 'sen':31 'two':53 'bill':4,17,50 'fund':22 'good':9,29 'hill':56 'reid':43 'said':37 'abort':6,26 'd-neb':34 'd-nev':44 'feder':21 'harri':42 'major':40 'senat':3,14,39 'approv':51 'design':18 'enough':10,30 'leader':41 'modifi':47 'nelson':2,33 'provis':7 'reform':16 'languag':11 'thursday':38 'healthcar':15,49 6740212 true true daylife The Hill http://www.thehill.com/ OK http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/68641-nelson-senate-bills-abortion-provisions-not-good-enough 300078 Person senate Wed Nov 18 22:26:28 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...staffer here listening to the sounds of Sen. Byrd's fiddle wafting from his suite," recalled Sen. Paul G. Kirk Jr. (D-Mass.). Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) said he keeps on his desk copies of Byrd's addresses on the history of the Senate -- "more than 100 o 'd':31,37 'g':27 'o':59 'jr':29 '100':58 'age':8 'fla':38 'los':60 'sen':16,25,33 'set':2 'bill':34 'byrd':1,17,47 'copi':45 'desk':44 'keep':41 'kirk':28 'mass':32 'paul':26 'said':39 'suit':23 'time':62 'waft':20 'angel':61 'd-fla':36 'fiddl':19 'recal':24 'senat':55 'sound':14 'd-mass':30 'listen':11 'longev':4 'nelson':35 'record':5 'address':49 'histori':52 'staffer':9 6734788 true true daylife Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/ OK http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/nation/~3/Jjk4zbHe_qI/la-na-byrd19-2009nov19,0,6184666.story 300078 Person democrat Thu Nov 19 22:25:17 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...tainted Chinese drywall. So far, Florida lawmakers have failed to follow suit. "If Louisiana can do it, why can't we?" U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, a Florida Democrat, asked at a state drywall symposium in Tampa this month. In October, Nelson wrote to the Flo 'ask':37 'far':13 'flo':53 'sen':31 'sun':57 'u.s':30 'bill':32 'come':8 'fail':17 'slow':6 'suit':20 'feder':1 'money':2 'month':46 'octob':48 'south':54 'state':40 'taint':9 'tampa':44 'wrote':50 'chines':10 'drywal':4,11,41 'follow':19 'lawmak':15 'nelson':33,49 'repair':5 'florida':14,35,55 'democrat':36 'sentinel':58 'louisiana':22 'symposium':42 'sun-sentinel':56 6740211 true true daylife South Florida Sun-Sentinel http://www.sun-sentinel.com/ OK http://feeds.sun-sentinel.com/~r/sun-sentinel/business/realestate/~3/V11q8j5m9Ok/fl-chinese-drywall-block-grants-20091119,0,293187.story 300078 Person democrat Wed Nov 18 22:26:28 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 18 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...move underway by the drugmakers to recover some of the concessions they've promised for health care reform," said Senator Bill Nelson, who represents many older Americans in the state of Florida. Nelson Wednesday asked the Department of Health and Human 've':20 'ask':42 'bill':28 'care':24 'drug':5 'mani':32 'move':8 'rise':7 'said':26 'time':51 'epoch':50 'human':48 'older':33 'price':6 'recov':14 'senat':27 'state':37 'demand':2 'depart':44 'health':23,46 'nelson':29,40 'promis':21 'reform':25 'repres':31 'analysi':3 'concess':18 'drugmak':12 'florida':39 'american':34 'democrat':1 'underway':9 'wednesday':41 6734787 true true daylife The Epoch Times http://www.theepochtimes.com/change_edition.html OK http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/25370/ 300078 Person congress Wed Nov 18 22:26:27 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 18 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...Fox News (through Google News) Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida is urging the Department of Health and Human Services inspector general to investigate reports that prescription drug makers are raising prices ahead of Congress' sweeping health care 'fox':12 'sen':18 'urg':24 'bill':19 'call':2 'care':49 'cost':11 'drug':39 'news':13,16 'rais':10,42 'ahead':44 'googl':15 'human':30 'maker':40 'price':43 'senat':1 'sweep':47 'depart':26 'health':28,48 'nelson':20 'report':6,36 'servic':31 'drugmak':8 'florida':22 'general':33 'sharpli':9 'congress':46 'democrat':17,50 'investig':4,35 'inspector':32 'prescript':38 'underground':51 6734786 true true daylife Democratic Underground http://www.democraticunderground.com/ OK http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4152172 300078 Person sen\. Wed Nov 18 11:19:31 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 18 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...if I can get an appointment with her," Vander Maten said. "I'm still in touch with the chief of [Florida U.S. Sen. Bill] Nelson's staff. I do talk with the girls every week. The guardian has been very helpful. He is a very simple man from the rural area 'm':24 'get':15 'man':58 'sen':34 'u.s':10,33 'area':62 'back':8 'bill':35 'girl':7,44 'help':52 'said':22 'talk':41 'week':46 'bring':5 'chief':30 'everi':45 'maten':2,21 'rural':61 'simpl':57 'staff':38 'still':25 'touch':27 'nelson':36 'vander':1,20 'appoint':17 'florida':32 'determin':3 'guardian':48 'ukrainian':6 'roanoke.com':11,63 6727442 true true daylife Roanoke.com http://www.roanoke.com/ OK http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/226717 300078 Person congress Wed Nov 18 11:19:31 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 18 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...have to originate from statehouses, not Congress,” Michael Barry said. Despite that, Melancon’s bill drew praise from U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., who wrote 11 insurance companies to express outrage at cancellations. “While homeowner insurance l 'd':33 'l':48 '11':37 'fla':34 'sen':29 'u.s':28 'bill':1,24,30 'drew':25 'drop':6 'home':9 'said':19 'barri':18 'd-fla':32 'insur':4,38,47 'prais':26 'would':2 'wrote':36 'cancel':44 'chines':7 'despit':20 'drywal':8 'herald':50 'nelson':31 'origin':12 'outrag':42 'compani':39 'express':41 'homeown':46 'michael':17 'congress':16 'melancon':22 'prohibit':3 'bradenton':49 'statehous':14 6727443 true true daylife Bradenton Herald http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/ OK http://www.bradenton.com/news/local/story/1857712.html 300078 Person sen\. Thu Nov 19 11:20:38 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 18 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...decision to add a nonstop flight between the San Francisco Bay area and Fort Lauderdale is welcome news," said U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida. "I'm always glad to see new opportunities for people to come visit Florida." By January, JetBlue will have n 'm':39 'n':57 'add':15 'bay':23 'new':44 'san':8,21 'see':43 'sen':33 'u.s':32 'area':24 'bill':34 'come':49 'fort':11,26 'glad':41 'news':30 'said':31 'alway':40 'begin':2 'decis':13 'first':4 'peopl':47 'visit':50 'flight':18 'jetblu':1,54 'nelson':35 'servic':6 'welcom':29 'florida':37,51 'januari':53 'nonstop':5,17 'opportun':45 'francisco':9,22 'lauderdal':12,27 'airportbusiness.com':58 6737255 true true daylife AirportBusiness.com http://airportbusiness.com/ OK http://www.airportbusiness.com/web/online/Top-News-Headlines/JetBlue-Begins-the-First-Nonstop-Service-Between-San-Francisco-and-Fort-Lauderdale/1$32471 300078 Person senate Wed Nov 18 11:19:31 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 18 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...funding discrepancies. "We've gotten the government's OK for the improvements, now we just need to bring home the funding," Sen. Bill Nelson D-Fla., said Tuesday after the Senate's vote. Eric Brian, a base spokesman at Patrick, said the new 100-meter ra 'd':35 'ok':18 'ra':56 've':13 '100':54 'air':2 'fla':36 'get':6 'may':5 'new':7,53 'sen':31 'base':4,47 'bill':32 'eric':44 'fire':8 'forc':3 'fund':10,30 'home':28 'need':25 'rang':9 'said':37,51 'vote':43 'brian':45 'bring':27 'd-fla':34 'meter':55 'senat':41 'today':58 'gotten':14 'govern':16 'improv':21 'nelson':33 'discrep':11 'florida':57 'patrick':1,50 'tuesday':38 'spokesman':48 6727441 true true daylife Florida Today http://www.floridatoday.com/ OK http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20091118/NEWS01/911180360/1086/rss07 300078 Person democrat Thu Nov 19 22:25:17 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) said Thursday that he would prevent health reform from moving to final passage if restrictions on federal funding for abortion weren’t tightened during the amendment process. But, he added, “there are a lot of other 'd':10 'ad':41 'ben':1,7 'lot':45 'neb':11 'sen':6 'fund':29 'move':21 'said':12 'abort':31 'amend':37 'd-neb':9 'feder':28 'final':23 'weren':32 'would':16 'health':18 'nelson':2,8 'passag':24 'reform':19 'prevent':17 'process':38 'tighten':34 'democrat':5 'filibust':4 'politico':49 'restrict':26 'threaten':3 'thursday':13 6740210 false true daylife The Politico http://www.politico.com/ OK http://www.politico.com/livepulse/1109/Ben_Nelson_threatens_filibuster_.html 300078 Person sen\. Thu Nov 19 22:25:17 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...commissioner will be served with a lawsuit by some school districts who do not want to abide by the truth-in-grading bill," Nelson said. "It is very discouraging that instead of working with our students to ensure academic success, some are seeking cour 'sen':1 'abid':25 'bill':32 'cour':53 'fire':3 'morn':55 'news':56 'said':34 'seek':52 'serv':12 'shot':5 'want':23 'warn':4 'work':42 'dalla':54 'ensur':47 'grade':31 'truth':29 'academ':48 'nelson':2,33 'school':7,18 'instead':40 'lawsuit':15 'student':45 'success':49 'district':8,19 'discourag':38 'commission':9 'truth-in-grad':28 6740208 false true daylife Dallas Morning News http://www.dallasnews.com/news/blogs/ OK http://educationfrontblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/11/sen-nelson-fires-warning-shot.html 300078 Person sen\. Thu Nov 19 22:25:17 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...the U.S. ambassador to Brazil comes word that he has been reviewing judicial recommendations suggested to the White House by Sen. Bill Nelson and former Sen. Mel Martinez. LeMieux met with White House counsel Greg Craig on Nov. 9 to review the names sub '9':45 'mel':33 'met':36 'nov':44 'sen':27,32 'sub':50 'u.s':8 'bill':28 'buzz':52 'come':12 'greg':41 'hous':25,39 'name':49 'word':13 'craig':42 'polit':54 'white':24,38 'brazil':11 'former':31 'judici':5,19 'nelson':4,29 'review':18,47 'counsel':40 'florida':53 'lemieux':1,35 'scrutin':2 'suggest':21 'martinez':3,34 'recommend':6,20 'ambassador':9 6740209 false true daylife The Buzz: Florida Politics http://blogs.tampabay.com/buzz/ OK http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tampabaycom/blogs/buzz/~3/fxgqNIwhmjw/lemieux-looking-at-martinex-nelson-judicial-recommendations.html 300078 Person senator Thu Nov 19 22:25:11 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Reuters: 'I want to know if there's a back-door move underway by the drugmakers to recover some of the concessions they've promised for health care reform,' said Senator Bill Nelson, who represents many older Americans in the state of ... 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'202':34,40,46 '-224':35,41,47 'bayh':39 'bill':27,32 'call':29 'care':26 'evan':38 'fenc':19 'know':11 'mari':44 'need':9 'pray':51 'vote':22 '-5274':36 '-5623':42 '-5824':48 'senat':13,31,37,43 'still':16 'thing':7 'beauti':6 'health':25 'import':50 'nelson':33 'america':4,53 'perfect':3,56 'landrieu':45 6740204 false true google blog Not So Perfect http://weightingforperfection.blogspot.com/ OK http://weightingforperfection.blogspot.com/2009/11/americathe-beautiful-things-you-need-to.html 300078 Person democrat Thu Nov 19 22:25:11 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) said she'd make her decision on that score today. Several weeks down the line, though, these same Democrats will be health care kingmakers. If this decision's taken such a toll on them, just wait for the next one. .... 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Republicans who oppose abortion rights also have an 'mj':10 'vs':9 'ben':27 'dem':25 'ebn':8 'say':31 'sen':26 'tri':39 'also':51 'bill':43 'home':23 'issu':12 'mere':33 'mind':30 'sure':16 'talk':4,57 'vote':34 'abort':49 'chang':41 'oppos':48 'polit':7,60 'right':50 'state':24 'johann':11 'nelson':28 'senior':19 'street':2,55 'proceed':36 'challeng':14 'colleagu':20 'nebraska':6,59 'unaccept':45 'republican':46 'leavenworth':1,54 6740201 false true google blog Leavenworth Street - the talk of Nebraska politics http://leavenworthstreet.blogspot.com/ OK http://leavenworthstreet.blogspot.com/2009/11/ebn-vs-mj.html 300078 Person sen\. Thu Nov 19 22:25:11 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 On the heels of Sen. George LeMieux's active use of "holds" to block legislation and the U.S. ambassador to Brazil comes word that he has been reviewing U.S. attorney recommendations suggested to the White House by Sen. Bill Nelson and ... 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