Bill Nelson in Politico.com


On Energy & Oil: Climate change, sea-level rise risk lives and property

Biden administration's expected push to expand the space agency's Earth science missions part of a broader effort to combat climate change and its consequences, such as rising sea levels, which were a top priority for Nelson in his home state. "It's not an exaggeration to say that climate change and sea-level rise are putting people's lives and their property at risk. It's reality," Nelson said on the Senate floor in 2018. "The real question is, what are we going to do about it?"
Source: Politico.com on 2021 Biden Transition Mar 18, 2021

On Principles & Values: Encouraged human spaceflight including mission to Mars

The NASA Authorization Act of 2010 that he co-sponsored ordered NASA to expand the commercial crew program, which launched its first astronauts to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule. Nelson also encouraged NASA to set the sights for human spaceflight beyond low-Earth orbit and the space station, including a mission to Mars.
Source: Politico.com on 2021 Biden Transition Mar 18, 2021

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