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The Republican quest to repeal and replace Obamacare didn’t get the votes it needed. So where does the debate over health insurance go from here, and what does it mean for the 1.7 million Floridians signed up for insurance under the Affordable Care Act? Political analysts Dick Batchelor & Chris Carmody take the pulse on the health insurance battle in Florida and talk about big spending campaigns from the Governor’s mansion to Capitol Hill.
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Senator Bill Nelson is introducing a bill aimed at reducing student loan rates. The central Florida democrat’s bill also would allow people with existing student loans to refinance them.
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U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson says he will vote against confirming Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. Nelson said in a statement that he met with Gorsuch, listened to the committee hearings, and reviewed his record with an open mind.
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U.S. Senator Bill Nelson unveiled a plan aimed at rebuilding the nation's crumbling, roads, bridges and airports. The plan mirrors what President Trump has called for.
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Sen. Bill Nelson is calling on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to store more water south of Lake Okeechobee.He says the action would spare coastal estuaries to the east and west where polluted water from the state's largest lake is causing problems.
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Sen. Bill Nelson says ISIS motivated the Pulse shooter more than any desire to commit a hate crime against the LGBT or Hispanic communities.The central Florida Democrat says that's his conclusion after a briefing from a senior FBI official about the June 12 mass shooting, the worst in modern American history.
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Florida’s U.S. senators are targeting an Orlando apartment complex as one reason why the Department of Housing & Urban Development should fix its inspection process
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Bill Nelson is among more than a dozen U.S. senators calling on President Barack Obama to stop oil and natural gas exploration in the Atlantic Ocean.The central Florida democrat and other senators are speaking out against seismic testing.
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The U.S. Senate has passed a bill encouraging companies to develop a Zika vaccine.
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U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson says there is going to be a battle in the Senate to replace Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. That battle started over the airwaves this weekend.