Sen. Nelson files Holocaust survivors’ bill

[Freddie Stubbs]

Source: The Miami Herald

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, who faced a protest planned by Holocaust survivors at his Miami Beach fundraiser Friday with President Barack Obama, has filed legislation that would give hundreds of victims the right to sue European companies for millions of dollars in unpaid life insurance claims.

The Florida Democrat had been working on the legislation sought by a national Holocaust survivors’ group since early February. But a sense of urgency kicked in to file it Wednesday amid the glare of publicity about the upcoming demonstration at the Fontainebleau Hotel fundraiser.

“People who are wronged are entitled to seek justice,” Nelson said in a statement issued late Wednesday.

Members of the Miami-based Holocaust Survivors’ Foundation-USA, which had been heavily lobbying the senator, said they were grateful for Nelson’s actions “to restore our rights as American citizens.”

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