Republicans Release New Video Highlighting Nelson’s Reckless Spending Agenda WASHINGTON — When Bill Nelson came to the U.S. Senate in January 2001, the federal debt stood at $5.7 trillion; a figure which took over 200 years for our country to reach. Yet, just ten years later, and particularly over the last three years, as Nelson has rubber-stamped every major spending initiative proposed by President Obama, the federal debt has now hit the once-unfathomable mark of $15 trillion – a 163 percent increase and more than $48,000 for every American man, woman and child. To mark the United States Treasury reaching the $15 trillion debt mark today and to highlight the massive spending by Senator Bill Nelson and President Obama that has led to this point, the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) released a new web video – “$15,000,000,000,000…Siriously” “As a candidate for the Senate in 2000 and 2006, Bill Nelson…
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Nelson Fiddles While Floridians Suffer From $4-A-Gallon Gas
Even Fellow Democrats Call Nelson Proposal “Laughable” & “A Gimmick” WASHINGTON – As a new USA Today/Gallup survey shows nearly 70 percent of Americans suffering “financial hardship” thanks to a national average of nearly $4-per-gallon gas, Floridians are reminded that not only is liberal U.S. Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) refusing to work with Republicans on bipartisan efforts to lower the price at the pump, he is actually attempting to drive the price of fuel up by raising energy taxes. As USA Today reports: As gas prices hover near $4 a gallon, nearly seven in 10 Americans say the high cost of fuel is causing financial hardship for their families, a new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds. More than half say they have made major changes to compensate for the higher prices, ranging from shorter trips to cutting back on vacation travel. For 21%, the impact is so dramatic they say their…
