“Would anyone have believed 6 months ago that most of the chemical weapons in Syria would be dismantled at this point? In our wildest expectations we could not have expected that”, said Senator Bill Nelson of Florida. Pictured here: Senator Nelson monitoring hurricane storms in Florida 2012.
On December 9, 2013 Senator Bill Nelson of Florida asked for and was granted permission to address the United States Senate regarding some “good news.”
“Mr. President, there are some tough times around here, but I usually look for the good news. There is good news. Would anyone have believed 6 months ago that most of the chemical weapons in Syria would be dismantled at this point? In our wildest expectations we could not have expected that. But for the technicalities and specifics of the inspection, that clearly appears to have occurred or is well on its way to occurring.”
See video: Syria meets Chemical Weapons deadline http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzETSs9UaGA
“We have had 43 straight months of private sector job growth in the economy. When Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers went down, we were in a financial death spiral. Little by little we are coming out of it. Of course, the news just announced last Friday on the jobs report gives another indication that the economy is beginning to take hold, and we see that in the confidence that is being expressed. We see that in the real estate market, and we certainly see that in the financial markets in New York”, he said.
See video: President Obama speaks on jump starting job growth and the economy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW6pD3JnR_A
“Let me give you another piece of good news that most people would not think about. There has been the discovery of a former Martian lake. As we reach out into the cosmos to try to find any indication of life, scientists are now thinking that this Martian lake might have harbored life billions of years ago–about the time some of the scientists suggest that small microcosm of life might have started on this planet. If this proves out, we are going to Mars not just with robots. Eventually, in the 2030s, we will go with humans, and when we get there, we will find out if that is true. If it is true, was there life that developed? If there was life that developed, was it civilized? If it was civilized, what happened and what can we learn from that that might help us as a civilized life? So I see good signs”, said Nelson.
See video: Martian lakes NASA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGnfRTtCyRQ and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEiLFNI_Sjk
“I see the good signs of Senator Kerry as our Secretary of State and what he is doing in trying to bring the parties together in the Middle East. So instead of everything being doom and gloom, I see good things”, said Senator Nelson (source: Congressional Record http://thomas.loc.gov).
See video: Kerry announces resumption of Middle East Peace Talks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jylvWfpz0DQ
Senator Nelson is chairman of the Aging Committee, and a member of the U.S. Senate Budget, Commerce, Armed Services and Finance committees.
See video: Senator Bill Nelson – American hero http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JmNMccRgbg and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yybyLsvMumI