Bill Nelson Supports Obama Naming Ebola Czar

As Congress held hearings on the Ebola threat on Thursday, elected officials from Florida continued to push their own solutions.

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., said on Thursday that he backed the White House naming an Ebola czar, a proposal floated by U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., among others.

If theres a will, theres a way, Nelson said on Thursday. This person should be at least temporarily based in a White House war room with direct authority from the president -- someone like former Surgeon General Richard Carmona, who has the requisite medical background and who served in that position under former president George W. Bush.