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Democrat from Florida
Bill Nelson is a Democratic U.S. Senator from Florida.
Recent statements involving Bill Nelson
In a budget deal struck in 2011 "a trillion dollars of cuts went into effect immediately, and then a special committee was set up ... to get agreement on another $3 trillion of cuts."
Says Connie Mack "wrote a letter to the Department of Transportation in order to get $29 million in stimulus for his congressional district."
"Bill Nelson actually voted in favor of higher taxes 272 times."
Says Connie Mack was "the only member of the Florida delegation that voted against a bill to help NASA."
Says Connie Mack initially said he would have voted "yes" for the Paul Ryan budget plan, and then, "you said it was stupid and you would vote no. And then your folks corrected you, and you changed your position again, yes."
Recent stories featuring Bill Nelson
Greatest hits of Florida's U.S. Senate race:
We review the most significant fact-checks of the race for U.S. Senate between Connie Mack and Bill Nelson.
Did Republicans vote to end Medicare "as we know it"?:
Democrats have deployed this modified attack line in congressional races around the country. But is it more accurate?
TV ad claims it has 'the facts' on Bill Nelson, then unrolls falsehoods:
We look into an ad from American Commitment attacking U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson.
"The deciding vote?" All 60 of them!:
We look at TV ads claiming various senators were "the deciding vote" for the health care law.
New feature creates candidate report cards:
We look at the 2012 Senate race here in Florida.
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