Bill Nelson

The terrorist uses surprise and stealth, and the only way to defeat that is by having accurate and timely intelligence. ”

We do not have the luxury of two big oceans protecting us as we have had in the past, for we now have a new kind of enemy who deals with stealthiness. Our ability to protect ourselves is having the information ahead of time so we can thwart the attack. ”

You would have thought that after 9/11 the president would have finished the job in Afghanistan, and kept the focus on capturing Bin Laden and his al-Qaeda deputies, but he and his team gave top priority to their original plan to invade Iraq. ”

The head of NASA ought to be a space professional, not a politician. ”

Confederate statues belong in a historical museum, not in a place of honor. ”

If we are endowed by our Creator with rights, then why shouldn't those be attainable by gays and lesbians? ”

The safety of the flying public should not be for sale. Handing air traffic control over to a private entity partly governed by the airlines is both a risk and liability we can't afford to take. ”

I'm going to make up my own mind as to what I think is in the best interest of our country and Florida. ”

Too many children are being parked in substandard day care with workers who make little more than a parking attendant. ”

If you're a terrorist, you shouldn't be able to buy a gun. ”