{"id":28802,"date":"2018-11-13T21:42:07","date_gmt":"2018-11-13T21:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/11\/13\/key-armed-services-democrat-locked-in-recount-drama\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:11:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:11:11","slug":"key-armed-services-democrat-locked-in-recount-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/congress\/2018\/11\/13\/key-armed-services-democrat-locked-in-recount-drama\/","title":{"rendered":"Key armed services Democrat locked in recount drama"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 A week after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2018\/11\/07\/election-to-shake-up-house-and-senate-armed-services-committees\/\" target=_blank>midterm elections<\/a>, another key Democratic voice on the Senate Armed Services Committee still hangs in the balance, with significant ramifications for defense policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Tuesday, Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., who is the committee\u2019s No. 2 Democrat, was urging the ongoing machine recount in Florida to proceed as he trailed his GOP opponent Florida Gov. Rick Scott by some 12,000 votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democrats achieved more than a bare majority in the House; and in the Senate, their gains grew stronger as Kyrsten Sinema was declared the winner in Arizona on Monday, over House Armed Services Committee member <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/11\/13\/after-election-loss-veteran-rep-mcsally-could-still-end-up-in-the-senate\/\" target=_blank>Martha McSally<\/a>, R-Ariz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDemocrats won the House of Representatives decisively,\u201d Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said in a Senate floor speech on Tuesday. \u201cDemocrats flipped several governors and state legislatures. And here in the Senate, Democratic candidates did extraordinarily well with a very difficult map.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOverall, last Tuesday night was a very good night for Democrats. But more importantly, it\u2019s a very good night for America and for beginning to restore some normalcy to our nation\u2019s governance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the Senate Armed Services Committee, two senior Democrats lost re-election fights: Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill and Indiana Sen. Joe Donnelly, chairman of the Strategic Forces Subcommittee. McCaskill is ranking member of the Senate\u2019s Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The top Democrat on the SASC\u2019s Cybersecurity Subcommittee, Nelson is one of several lawmakers who have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2018\/11\/05\/midterms-could-crash-trumps-space-force-on-the-launch-pad\/\" target=_blank>opposed<\/a> the Trump administration\u2019s proposal to create a separate military service dedicated to space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the last defense policy bill, Nelson championed full funding for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2018\/06\/25\/the-new-b-21-raider-could-hit-a-big-milestone-this-year\/\" target=_blank>B-21 Raider <\/a>Long Range Strike Bomber, which was designed and engineered at Northrop Grumman facilities in Melbourne, Florida. He also authored an amendment to allow reusable commercial rockets to compete for Air Force launch contracts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At a news conference Tuesday on Capitol Hill, Nelson and Schumer stood together, calling on Scott to recuse himself from the recount. Nelson accused Scott of \u201cusing his power as governor to try to undermine the voting process. He\u2019s thrown around words like voter fraud with no proof.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Schumer said the recount must proceed \u201cwithout the heavy hand of\u201d President Donald Trump, who was also accusing Florida election officials of fraud. If the recount is done properly, Nelson has an \u201cexcellent chance\u201d of being re-elected, Schumer said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;President Trump and Gov. Scott seem dead set against counting every vote. Why? Because they\u2019re worried that if every vote is counted, Bill Nelson will be re-elected,\u201d Schumer said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Washington Post reported that Scott planned to attend new senator orientation activities in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI won the election,\u201d Scott told \u201cFox &amp; Friends\u201d on Monday. \u201cI\u2019m going to focus on getting to Washington and getting my agenda implemented.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both Nelson and Scott have filed lawsuits over the election. 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