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Bill Nelson Research Paper

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The democratic United States Senator Bill Nelson is serving his third term since he was first elected to the U.S Senate in November 2000. According to senate.gov, Bill Nelson’s public service career began in 1972, with his election to the Florida legislature, after he served six terms in the U.S congress representing Orlando and the space coast. In 1994, Bill Nelson was elected to the Florida Cabinet as state Treasurer, Insurance Commissioner and Fire Marshal. Senator Nelson, has been described as showing commonsense, problem solving skills and a strong consumer advocate; with focuses on the environment, lowering taxes, improving education, Medicare and Social Security. As a legislator Senator Nelson, has the power to support or appeal public policies. Recently Senator Bill Nelson, has been an advocate for the congress approved bill to speed up the search for the Zika Virus cure. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the Zika virus spreads to people primarily through the bite of an infected …show more content…

The Zika virus possess a health related issue to the population and adding the virus to the FDA’s tropical disease program increase the potential to find a cure and properly educate the community. From my understanding this bill is a regulatory policy, intended to ensure levels of quality, safety and efficacy. Other politicians such president Barack Obama, and Republican United States Senator Marco Rubio support the bill and the additional funding but others like Mississippi Republican Sen. Thad Cochran, are still concerned about the additional funds. The bill continues to be passed with a $1.1 billion budget with the support of most democrats and with some resistance on the republican side. This is an example of legislators contributing to the health of the society through

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