WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, issued the following statement on March 7, 2024: * * * Congressional Hispanic Conference Co-Chairs, Representatives Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26) and Tony Gonzales (TX-23), issued the following statement congratulating Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz (TX-15) for being chosen to deliver the Republican response to the Nation in Spanish following the State of the Union Address. The Co-Chairs said: "Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz, the first H more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Today, U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz (FL-01) sent a request to the Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General Michael Horowitz to investigate the election interference against President Donald J. Trump by Special Counsel Jack Smith. Special Counsel Smith's actions to expedite the Trump case have no other purpose than to ensure a trial before the November 2024 election, in violation of DOJ rul more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Today, U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz (FL-01) introduced legislation to allow survivors of the 1996 Khobar Towers attack, who were previously overlooked for missed compensation, to receive the "catch-up" payments authorized by the Fairness for 9/11 Families Act. On the night of June 25, 1996, a bomb was detonated near the Khobar Tower housing complex in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. The towers housed  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz (FL-01) announced former U.S. Army Captain and Green Beret John Frankman as his guest for the 2024 State of the Union address. Mr. Frankman is a former U.S. Army Captain and Green Beret who served with the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and is a constituent of Rep. Gaetz, residing in Florida's First Congressional District. While 8,600 service members were forced to sepa more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) spoke Tuesday evening at a news conference to urge inclusion of the Major Richard Star Act in the upcoming Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act. To view the entirety of the 18-minute news conference, click HERE or the image above. To view just Senator Crapo's remarks, click HERE. Crapo was joined at the news conference by U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D-Montana), U. more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: "This trading scandal - the most severe ethics failure in the Fed's history - eroded the public's trust and raised legitimate questions about the integrity of Fed officials and the Fed's policy making process." "The Fed's repeated denials of requests for transparency and your apparent inability to live up to your responsibilities as the Fed's watchdog unfortunately suggest that the public may never get to the more PR

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-21) today announced Steve Nikoui will be his guest to the State of the Union. Steve is the father of Marine Lance Corporal Kareem Nikoui, who was one of the 13 U.S. servicemembers killed in the terrorist attack at the Abbey Gate of Hamid Karzai International Airport during President Biden's catastrophic withdrawal from Afghanistan on August 26, 2021. "Joe Biden more PR

STUART, Florida, March 8 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-21) joined Senator Marco Rubio and Florida colleagues in a bipartisan letter to President Joe Biden requesting $725 million in funding for continued South Florida Ecosystem Restoration efforts to be included in his forthcoming Fiscal Year 2025 budget. The Everglades is one-of-a-kind, home to more species of plants and animals than any other ecosystem in the continental Uni more PR

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Bill Posey, R-Florida, issued the following news release: With the support of Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) the House passed H.R. 7511, the Laken Riley Act, legislation to hold criminal illegal aliens accountable and give states new tools to enforce immigration laws. The bill was approved with a bipartisan vote of 251-170. "The continued border chaos created by the Biden Administration's policies has proven deadly to innocent Americans across our country and  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: Today, Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson met with Congressman Carlos A. Gimenez (FL-28) honored guest Rosa Maria Paya ahead of the State of the Union address. Rosa Maria is the Cuban opposition leader and a tireless fighter for freedom against the Communist Cuban regime. "Honored to introduce Speaker of the House Mike Johnson to my honored guest Rosa Maria Paya," said R more PR

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Florida, issued the following statement on March 7, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Carlos A. Gimenez (FL-28) issued the following statement after President Biden delivered the annual State of the Union Address: "The America President Biden described tonight is very different from the reality everyday Americans are living," said Rep. Gimenez. "Under his Administration, the last three years have been an unmitigated disaster. His reckless policies cr more PR

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: Today, Congressman Carlos A. Gimenez (FL-28) was proud to join Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26), Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27) and Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) in a sit down interview with Telemundo to discuss expectations for the State of the Union Address and to celebrate the record number of Hispanic Republicans serving in the Congressional Hispanic Conference. "It's an honor to serve with tru more PR

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Florida, issued the following statement on March 7, 2024: * * * Florida Congressman Daniel Webster, R-Clermont, released the following statement in advance of President Biden's State of the Union Address. "The state of the union is weak. This week, I asked my constituents how they view the state of our union under President Biden, and a majority agreed. "Since President Biden has taken office, Americans are less safe, and their banks accounts nea more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: On October 7, 2023, 19-year old Itay Chen was stationed at Nahal Oz army base in southern Israel. This dual U.S.-Israeli citizen was on active duty, as part of a four-person tank unit. He was last heard from at 6:40 a.m. when Hamas terrorists invaded the Gaza border communities, including the area where Chen was stationed. U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) invited Chen's aunt, Esther "Etty" Israeli, to the Sta more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: The Maduro regime recently announced a new date for presidential elections. However, Maduro has disqualified the leading opposition candidate, Maria Corina Machado, from participating in the upcoming presidential elections. The Venezuelan dictatorship has also arbitrarily arrested members of Machado's campaign team and continues to censure the independent press. U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Dick Durbin more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: El regimen de Maduro recientemente anuncio una nueva fecha para elecciones presidenciales en el pais. Sin embargo, Maduro ha descalificado a la principal candidata opositora Maria Corina Machado de participar en los comicios presidenciales. La dictadura venezolana tambien ha arrestado arbitrariamente a integrantes del equipo de campana de Machado y continua censurando a la prensa independiente. Los senadores more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Our nation's Everglades is an ecosystem of exceptional importance and biodiversity. Not only is it an essential source of drinking water for approximately nine million Floridians, it also provides recreational, outdoor, and economic activities core to Florida's culture and way of life. U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Florida colleagues sent a letter to President Joe Biden requesting $725 million in fund more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Rick Scott announced that he will bring Nathaly Haratz Kaswan, a Floridian and mother who is working to bring awareness and advocating for Israelis taken hostage by Hamas following the October 7th attack through the Milk Carton Project, a collaboration between nonprofits Kidnapped From Israel and Loving Moms United, as his guest to President Biden's State of the Union address on Thursday, March  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: Today, Chairwoman Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) convened a hearing in the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee where the State Department's top official to combat antisemitism, Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt, rebuked the rampant antisemitism coming from several left-wing Latin American leaders, including Colombian President Gustavo Petro, Brazilian President Lula da Silva, Chilean President Gabriel B more PR

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: Today, the House passed H.R. 7511, the Laken Riley Act, legislation cosponsored by Rep. Webster. The Laken Riley Act requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue a detainer for illegal aliens who are charged or cited with local theft or burglary. "I mourn the death of Laken Riley who would still be with her family if it wasn't for the failed immigration policies of President Biden more PR