Bill Nelson

Simply put, if The Lord made homosexuals as well as heterosexuals, why should I discriminate against their civil marriage? I shouldn't, and I won't.

The safety of the flying public should not be for sale. Handing air traffic control over to a private entity partly governed by the airlines is both a risk and liability we can't afford to take.

Deciding whether to confirm a president's nominee for the highest court in the land is a responsibility I take very seriously.

My attitude is, a monument, a statue, ought to signify unity instead of division.

Confederate statues belong in a historical museum, not in a place of honor.

I got into the best shape of my life at age 44. I was on top of everything and quick mentally.

Faith is pretty much the essence of mine and Grace's being.

Exercise is just part of my life.

The way I approach an election, I assume nothing. I run scared as a jackrabbit.

If you're a terrorist, you shouldn't be able to buy a gun.

I'm for the constitutional right to bear arms. I'm a hunter, and so is my son.

The Senate has a constitutional responsibility to fill vacancies on the Supreme Court, and I take that responsibility very seriously.

I'm going to make up my own mind as to what I think is in the best interest of our country and Florida.

If we are endowed by our Creator with rights, then why shouldn't those be attainable by gays and lesbians?

Too many children are being parked in substandard day care with workers who make little more than a parking attendant.

The tragic case of Terri Schiavo in Florida highlights the importance of making our health-care wishes known.

Voters want to know that elections will be conducted fairly and accurately.

You would have thought that after 9/11 the president would have finished the job in Afghanistan, and kept the focus on capturing Bin Laden and his al-Qaeda deputies, but he and his team gave top priority to their original plan to invade Iraq.

It's time we permanently repeal the tax on possessions that people leave to their children.

We do not have the luxury of two big oceans protecting us as we have had in the past, for we now have a new kind of enemy who deals with stealthiness. Our ability to protect ourselves is having the information ahead of time so we can thwart the attack.

There's no excuse for skimping on national defense when the country is at war.

The terrorist uses surprise and stealth, and the only way to defeat that is by having accurate and timely intelligence.

The head of NASA ought to be a space professional, not a politician.

If we don't act now to safeguard our privacy, we could all become victims of identity theft.

One of the great privileges of being a part of the Senate, it being the greatest deliberative body in the world, is out of the discussions of ideas, hopefully truth can ultimately be achieved.