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Bill Nelson was first elected to the U.S. Senate from Florida in 2000. He lost re-election to Gov. Rick Scott in 2018. Nelson previously served in the Florida Legislature, Congress and as state Treasurer and Insurance Commissioner.

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Bill Nelson
stated on September 7, 2018 in a Facebook post:

Says Florida Gov. Rick Scott "subtracted $1.3 billion from public schools."

By Amy Sherman • September 28, 2018
Bill Nelson
stated on July 23, 2018 in a Senate floor speech:

Says detained immigrant parents separated from their children at the border are being charged "as much as $8 a minute to call their children."

By Miriam Valverde • July 26, 2018
Bill Nelson
stated on June 21, 2018 in an ad:

Says he "actually wrote the bipartisan law that makes it illegal to drill off Florida’s coast."

By Allison Graves • June 29, 2018
Bill Nelson
stated on February 2, 2018 in a tweet:

"Violent crime in Puerto Rico is on the rise as nearly one-third of the island remains without power."

By Allison Graves • February 7, 2018
Bill Nelson
stated on March 7, 2017 in an online post:

On filibusters for U.S. Supreme Court nominees.

By Amy Sherman • March 9, 2017

Rick Scott
stated on September 18, 2018 in an ad:

Says Bill Nelson "skipped 45 percent of the hearings on national security."

By Amy Sherman • October 1, 2018
Rick Scott
stated on September 19, 2018 in a campaign appearance:

Says Sen. Bill Nelson is a socialist.

By Amy Sherman • September 27, 2018
Rick Scott
stated on July 30, 2018 in in a campaign ad:

Says Bill Nelson "doesn’t pay payroll taxes for his employees. He doesn’t even provide them with health benefits. It’s stealing money from Medicare and Social Security."

By Katie Akin • August 16, 2018
Republican Party of Florida
stated on April 9, 2018 in a website:

"Out of 860 bills (Sen. Bill Nelson has) introduced in Congress, only 10 have passed."

By Amy Sherman • April 20, 2018
Rick Scott
stated on February 23, 2018 in a press conference:

Says Sen. Bill Nelson "hasn’t done anything on gun safety or school safety, and nothing on gun control."

By Amy Sherman • February 28, 2018

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