Here you’ll find media coverage and news releases on significant events in Florida and Washington, D.C.
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- U.S. senator: There’s now a “crack in the door” for U.S.-Syria discussions on Iraq , media release, December 13, 2006
- New intel member headed into Syria and strife-torn Lebanon , media release, December 11, 2006
- Floridians score big on Capitol Hill , media release, December 09, 2006
- Last-minute Senate action will protect cell phone records , media release, December 09, 2006
- Gates says no to military draft , media release, December 05, 2006
- Senate offshore drilling bill moves forward , media release, December 01, 2006
- Fed staff now backing tougher generator safety , media release, October 25, 2006
- Lawmakers join suit seeking end to pesticide testing on children , media release, October 12, 2006
- Nelson: Federal agents to stop medicine seizures , media release, October 03, 2006
- Payday loan provision clears last big hurdle , media release, September 29, 2006
- Conference panel curbs access to lower-cost prescriptions , media release, September 28, 2006
- Guard receives boost to emergency communications system , media release, September 28, 2006
- Congress poised to block Eglin downsizing , media release, September 26, 2006
- Nelson: Protect seniors’ access to cheap prescription drugs , media release, September 19, 2006
- Opposition brewing to cap on military payday loans , media release, September 18, 2006
- Senate approves radiation monitors at nation’s seaports , media release, September 14, 2006
- Senator seeks further protections against nuclear attack by terrorists , media release, September 13, 2006
- Nelson: Energy independence key to national security , media release, September 11, 2006
- Nelson: Kennedy headed back to the future , media release, August 31, 2006
- Generator-safety legislation still needed to combat deadly problem , media release, August 30, 2006
- Nelson, Talent announce DOD support for new predatory lending restrictions , media release, August 10, 2006
- Defeat of sales tax deduction spurs new battle , media release, August 04, 2006
- Senate demands review of plan to move jobs from Eglin , media release, August 04, 2006
- Nelson pressing to put Hezbollah on EU terror list , media release, August 03, 2006
- Senators press for aid to Cuban dissidents , media release, August 02, 2006
- Nelson, others, watch, wait for news from Cuba , media release, August 01, 2006
- Senate leaders pledge Florida will be protected from oil, gas rigs , media release, July 27, 2006
- Senators asked to assure Florida's coastal protections , media release, July 24, 2006
- Lawmakers give final approval of tough sex-offender bill , media release, July 21, 2006
- Last-minute snafu delays okay of Lake O Dike study , media release, July 20, 2006
- Senate acts quickly to stop U.S. seizures of Canadian drugs , media release, July 11, 2006
- Senators move to stop U.S. seizures of Canadian drugs , media release, July 11, 2006
- $3 million to help keep the Keys’ water clean , media release, June 30, 2006
- Nelson critical of passage of Pombo bill , media release, June 29, 2006
- Nelson secures $40 million to strengthen dike , media release, June 29, 2006
- Senate passes Nelson bill to honor civil rights advocate , media release, June 28, 2006
- Choppers for drug stoppers , media release, June 23, 2006
- Talent-Nelson file legislation to protect U.S. troops from predatory payday lenders , media release, June 20, 2006
- Senate rejects amnesty plan for insurgents who attack American soldiers , media release, June 20, 2006
- Debate erupts over Iraqi amnesty plan that may cover those involved in attacks on U.S. troops , media release, June 15, 2006
- Nelson’s office donates 25 computers to Florida schools , media release, June 13, 2006
- Senators’ plan for insurance woes gets boost from nation’s regulators , media release, June 13, 2006
- Nelson presses for investigation as drug seizures continue , media release, June 12, 2006
- Congress provides $5.2 billion in new hurricane relief , media release, June 09, 2006
- Senators urge immediate action on home insurance , media release, June 09, 2006
- Senator implores officials to act on stalled ID-theft bill , media release, June 06, 2006
- Immigration reform clears U.S. Senate , media release, May 25, 2006
- U.S. senators from storm-battered states urge special commission to fix property insurance marketplace , media release, May 25, 2006
- Nelson: New generator labels will save lives , media release, May 24, 2006
- Senators announce bill to waive Medicare late enrollment fees , media release, May 16, 2006
- Revelations about massive NSA monitoring program set off alarms with U.S. senators , media release, May 11, 2006
- U.S. Senate passes sex-offender tracking bill , media release, May 05, 2006
- Defense spending bill gives new benefits to military widows, while banning hiding funds from Congress , media release, May 04, 2006
- Citing Medicare trustees report, Snowe and Nelson call for extension , media release, May 01, 2006
- Effort launched to block Cuban oil drilling close to Keys , media release, April 28, 2006
- Small business to recognize senator , media release, April 26, 2006
- Nelson: White House lacks tough policies needed to break Americs's oil addiction , media release, April 22, 2006
- Bipartisan group demands floor time for Medicare extension , media release, April 19, 2006
- Senator, vets seek support for local VA Hospital , media release, April 07, 2006
- Nelson presses for 'wet foot-dry foot' changes , media release, April 05, 2006
- As MMS hearing approaches, support for anti-drilling legislation continues , media release, April 05, 2006
- Senators cripple terrorist broadcasts , media release, March 30, 2006
- Senate OKs new anti-spam legislation , media release, March 17, 2006
- Nelson introduces bill to protect Medicare’s most vulnerable , media release, March 16, 2006
- At Nelson’s urging, Norton adds public meeting in Florida , media release, March 13, 2006
- U.S. senator signals intention to block Norton replacement over White House drilling plan , media release, March 10, 2006
- Florida senator signals start of filibuster, after key panel passes drilling off Florida , media release, March 08, 2006
- Customs overdoses on drug seizures , media release, March 08, 2006
- Florida excluded from oil drilling discussion , media release, March 07, 2006
- Bill to outlaw misuse of consumers’ cell phone records moves forward , media release, March 02, 2006
- Senators Bill Nelson, Susan Collins introduce bill to reduce gap in Medicare prescription drug coverage , media release, March 01, 2006
- Nelson makes boycott of Israel a factor in ports deal , media release, March 01, 2006
- Complaints over drug seizures continue to mount , media release, February 24, 2006
- Senator vows to block Maritime nominee due to conflict question in light of Dubai deal , media release, February 21, 2006
- Lawmaker suspects effort to force seniors into drug plan , media release, February 17, 2006
- Plan by Florida’s senators aims to provide atate with permanent protection from oil, gas rigs , media release, February 01, 2006
- Nelson to vote no because of Judge Alito’s record , media release, January 24, 2006
- Effort launched to outlaw misuse of consumers’ cell phone records , media release, January 19, 2006