Bill Nelson

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

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

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

“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.”

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

“Americans of all ages deserve quality end-of-life medical care.”

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

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

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

“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.”

“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.”

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

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

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