WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Since its introduction in May 2023, H.R. 3599, Reps. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) and Veronica Escobar's (D-TX) bipartisan Dignity Act has received extensive coverage and published endorsements. The articles below are written by a wide range of authors, including prominent journalists, policy experts, economists, religious leaders, Members of Congress, and other passionate Americans. The Dignity Act is the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Gus Bilirakis is proud to host his annual senior forum for residents of Florida's 12th Congressional District. Congressman Bilirakis will provide a brief legislative update on his work to help seniors, including fighting for the preservation of critical programs that support seniors, such as Medicare and Social Security. Also, panelists from federal, state and local agencies will share u more PR

STUART, Florida, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2024: U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-21) today demanded answers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) on their announcement that discharges to the St. Lucie Estuary will begin this week. "My concern stems from the current management of the lake, which has kept Lake Okeechobee artificially high during dry periods to benefit the sugar industry at the expense of all other Floridians," Re more PR

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, issued the following statement on Feb. 13, 2024: * * * U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-21) released the following statement in support of impeaching Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas after mechanical issues forced him and two other Palm Beach area representatives to miss the vote: "Secretary Mayorkas's job is to secure the border. Not only is he horrible at his job, he is willfully refusing to do it. H more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Florida, issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2024: Today, Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (FL-10), alongside Congressman Jared Moskowitz (FL-23), announced the introduction of the Identify Gun Stores Act, legislation to empower credit card companies to implement a new merchant category code to better identify gun and ammunition sellers, a proactive measure that could help recognize suspicious purchasing patterns and provide law enforcem more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Florida, issued the following statement on Feb. 14, 2024: * * * Today, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (D-FL-22) released the following statement after the House voted unanimously to pass a bipartisan resolution condemning the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war, including those acts committed by Hamas terrorists on and since October 7th. Rep. Frankel introduced the resolution alongside Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL-26), Kathy Manning (D-NC-06), and more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Florida, issued the following news release: On the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, Congressman Jared Moskowitz (D-Florida) delivered a passionate and moving speech to honor the 17 individuals who lost their lives at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on February 14, 2018. After the shooting, a state and nation-wide effort emerged to pass gun violence prevention legislation - a push that Moskowitz led across Florida. Moskowitz champio more PR

PARKLAND, Florida, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Florida, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Jared Moskowitz (D-Florida) released the following statement on the 6th remembrance of the mass shooting that killed 17 innocent victims at his alma mater, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida: "February 14, 2018, feels like yesterday. It was the day that changed our community forever. The images of that day still haunt me. We remember the victims and the famil more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Florida, issued the following news release: Reps. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL-20) and Brian Mast (R-FL-21), with the support of the entire Florida Congressional delegation, introduced a bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in West Palm Beach, Fla. as the "Thomas H. Corey Health Care System of West Palm Beach." This legislation will change the name of the VA hospital to honor the life of Thomas H. Corey more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: The Biden Administration recently announced the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) would pause the issuance of natural gas export permits. Not only is this decision destructive and destabilizing, it harms the global economy and undermines our national security interests. U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) sent a letter to Government Accountability Office Comptroller Gene Dodaro to determine if the Biden Administra more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: On February 14, 2018, a tragic and senseless act of violence took place at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Seventeen innocent lives were lost, leaving an indelible mark on families, friends, and an entire community. In remembrance of the six-year anniversary, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Rick Scott (R-FL) introduced a resolution honoring the victims and families, which pass more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Last night, Senator Rick Scott spoke on the Senate floor for nearly two hours fighting to stop Senate Leadership's doomed, $95 BILLION foreign aid legislation. This bill, which ultimately passed without the support of a majority of the Senate Republican Conference, fails to address the invasion on the U.S. southern border and would allow President Biden to send tens of billions in borrowed money into Hamas-dom more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, in recognition of the sixth anniversary of the tragic shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, the United States Senate unanimously passed Senators Rick Scott and Marco Rubio's resolution honoring the 17 innocent lives lost on February 14, 2018. Read the resolution HERE or below. Whereas, on February 14, 2018, a mass shooting that took the lives of 17 teachers and student more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) took to the House Floor to recognize the sixth anniversary of the tragic mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Below is a transcript of her remarks:  "Last month, I joined my colleague Jared Moskowitz on a tour of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The school is frozen in time. It's just as it  more PR