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A.G. GancarskiJanuary 25, 2018

In a letter Thursday, Sens. Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson petitioned President Donald Trump to authorize funding in the 2019 budget to bring a nuclear carrier to Mayport. A nuclear carrier has long been on the wishlist of Northeast Florida stakeholders, even as the Navy itself put the brakes on adding a nuclear carrier in Mayport (citing “fiscal constraints”) to […]

Scott PowersJanuary 24, 2018

While Florida polls have shown head-to-head match-ups with Gov. Rick Scott appear tight for the 2018 election, Florida’s Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson may find re-election confidence in a survey released Wednesday by Morning Consult that shows he’s got the best net-approval ratings of any senator running in a swing state this year. The survey, […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 23, 2018

Fresh off his vote to end the government shutdown, Bill Nelson heads to Houston this weekend with a handful of other Democrats on the ballot this year for a fundraiser led by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. “Friends who shut down together, stick together,” quipped Ryan Patmintra, Florida director at the National Republican Senatorial Committee, referring […]

Joe HendersonJanuary 23, 2018

It is a popular story line to excoriate Senate Democrats, including Florida’s Bill Nelson, for caving in to Mitch McConnell and Republicans to end the government shutdown. Those angered by the compromise that ended the stalemate for at least three weeks say Republicans can’t be trusted to find a fair solution for so-called Dreamers – […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 22, 2018

There’s now “a path forward to help the DREAMers,” Bill Nelson declared after joining 32 of his Democratic colleagues Monday in advancing a bill to fund the government through Feb. 8. “This is a win for bipartisanship and common-sense,” Florida’s Democratic senator said after voting. “I have been meeting with a group of moderate senators for days […]

Scott PowersJanuary 22, 2018

Four months after Hurricane Maria laid waste to Puerto Rico, a coalition of groups and artists met in Orlando Monday morning to remind the public that still more than a half-million homes and businesses there still are without electricity, and to declare the island needs a “Marshall Plan” of federal help. “Today Puerto Rico is […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 21, 2018

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Washington’s blame game began just a few hours after the federal government officially shut down. The National Republican Senate Committee (NRSC) is targeting Sen. Bill Nelson with an online Facebook ad condemning Democrats for the failure to come together on a Continuing Resolution to keep the government running. The ad focuses on how the shutdown threatens […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 20, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott made a trip this week to Louisiana, where business development meetings populated his official schedule. However, the most prominent Democrat in the Pelican State — Gov. John Bel Edwards — thought that there was more to the trip than just pitching Florida relocation to local companies. “Gov. Scott should call this what it is […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 19, 2018

With Congress potentially just hours away from a government shutdown in part because of a dispute over whether to include a plan to deal with those affected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, a group of Florida Democrats slammed Gov. Rick Scott Friday for what they called his hypocrisy regarding DACA recipients, also […]

Staff ReportsJanuary 19, 2018

Florida is not yet “off the table” in a federal plan to expand offshore oil drilling, according to an official of the Donald Trump administration. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) acting director Walter Cruickshank revealed to a congressional committee Friday that Florida could still be included in offshore drilling activities, paving the way for […]

Tag: Bill Nelson

Marco Rubio, Bill Nelson renew push for nuclear carrier to Mayport

Survey: Bill Nelson’s approval best among senators running in swing states

GOP blasts ‘shutdown friends’ Chuck Schumer, Bill Nelson for Texas fundraiser

Joe Henderson: Bill Nelson’s vote wasn’t surrender on DACA

Bill Nelson touts bipartisanship in voting to end government shutdown

Puerto Rico groups pushing for ‘Marshall Plan’ to help the island

National Republicans attacking Bill Nelson over government shutdown

‘Not a candidate’: Rick Scott coy on Louisiana fundraising question

Florida Democrats blast Rick Scott op-ed supporting Dreamers

Doanld Trump administration official admits Florida offshore drilling still ‘on the table’