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U.S. Senator Bill Nelson said he is confident that contaminated Chinese drywall will be on the agenda when President Barack Obama travels to China on Wednesday for his first state visit with Chinese President Hu Jintao.

"It's like trying to kill a gnat with a sledgehammer." -- Sen. Bill Nelson thinks the FDA has gone overboard in proposing a ban on raw oysters.

Lawmakers from Louisiana and Florida are taking a hard stand against the Food and Drug Administration where raw oysters are concerned.

The Center for Science in the Public Interest was joined today by victims, consumer advocacy, and public health organizations in urging Congress to support the Food and Drug Administration efforts to protect consumers from contaminated oysters that each year cause scores of serious illnesses and deaths .

Gulf Coast lawmakers have a message for the administration: Keep your mitts off my raw oysters.

None of the health care reform proposals advancing in Congress addresses a fundamental problem that will soon face this country: a critical shortage of doctors, says Dr.

Bernice and Jerry Angely like to show visitors the singed T-shirt a friend was wearing when their water well exploded and shot flames 30 feet high.

Our votes must be counted accurately even if computer software fails. That simple concept has been championed by technology experts in Virginia and around the country.

President Barack Obama has mostly stayed behind the scenes on health care reform, meeting privately with lawmakers like Sen.

Hundreds of Florida students of a defunct helicopter company got some good news when with a $17 million tentative agreement that would forgive most of each student's $70,000 loan in tuition for fight-school services never received.

After months of investigation to the tune of $3.5 million, the government still can't explain the cause of health problems found in homes built with imported Chinese drywall.

Answers remain elusive for homeowners struggling with Chinese-manufactured drywall.

Jacksonville International Airport and an air base in the Panhandle are among the top 10 sites being considered to house the next generation of Air Force fighter jets.

During a briefing on Capitol Hill on Thursday, Sen. Bill Nelson said he wasn't satisfied with the Consumer Product Safety Commission's findings about Chinese drywall because there were no answers or recommendations for homeowners.

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson has endorsed U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek for the U.S. Senate. Nelson joined Florida's Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink and fromer Senator Bob Graham as statewide elected leaders supporting Meek's campaign.

Citizens across the state got a chance Wednesday to question a panel of supporters and opponents of a proposal to open Florida waters to oil and natural gas exploration.

U.S. Senators Bill Nelson and George LeMieux said Monday the Northwest Florida region is destined to become a world-class home for new aviation and aerospace jobs.

Capitol Hill awaits a 3:15pm Eastern press conference from Harry Reid, who is reportedly set to announce his public-option plan amid uncertainty over Democrat support: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid this afternoon will announce his decision to include a government-run health care plan, or "public option," in the health care bill he brings to the ...

Florida's oyster and shellfish industry is reeling 10 days after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration abruptly announced plans to restrict oyster sales during warm-weather months.

President Barack Obama, left, and Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., walk off Air Force One as they arrive in Miami Monday.