Bill Nelson

President Obama is expected to sign a five-year one trillion dollar farm bill soon that includes millions of dollars to fight citrus greening.Florida…

With the help of Florida’s two US senators today the Senate passed legislation to delay massive rate hikes in flood insurance plans for thousands of…

Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Florida, visited Fort Myers Thursday.He spoke with reporters about pending flood insurance rate hikes and the state’s troubled…

The spending bill needed to keep the government funded includes a patch for some people facing sky rocketing flood insurance costs.Florida lawmakers are…

Florida Democrat Bill Nelson is a part of a new climate change task force in the US Senate. The group is focusing more on keeping current regulations in…

Florida’s two US senators split their votes on legislation to extend long term unemployment benefits. In 2007 Florida’s unemployment rate was just over…

Florida Democratic Senator Bill Nelson is helping lead an effort to rollback rate increases on flood insurance policies. Matt Laslo reports from…

Efforts to ease a massive spike in the cost of some flood insurance policies have been stymied on Capitol Hill. Congress won’t address the issue until the…

US Senator Bill Nelson wants a Justice Department review of a state directive limiting where voters can drop off absentee ballots. The Central Florida…

Florida’s senior U.S. senator is optimistic that Congress will settle on a budget before the end of the year – avoiding another government shutdown.…