WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: Today, Congressman Vern Buchanan introduced the Protecting Our Communities from Sexual Predators Act to ensure illegal immigrants convicted of sexual assault are deported and permanently banned from the United States. Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) joined as original cosponsors. "Illegal aliens who sexually assault and rape American citizens have abs more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Florida, issued the following statement on March 12, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (FL-10) released a statement ahead of the scheduled House vote on a bill that could unilaterally ban social media app TikTok. In a statement, Rep. Frost says: "Tomorrow, the House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on a bill that will most likely lead to a ban on TikTok in the United States. I am voting no. "Let's be clear that I am d more PR

ORLANDO, Florida, March 14 -- Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Florida, issued the following statement on March 13, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (FL-10) released a statement on the ongoing crisis in Haiti following the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry and the news that Governor Ron DeSantis will send state forces to the Florida border to specifically stop immigration from Haiti. In a statement, Rep. Frost says: "In the face of dire circumstances, where over 160,000 pe more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: Earlier this week, Members of the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee reviewed and passed 19 bills to promote public health initiatives and improve patient outcomes. One of those bills approved was the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2024 by Congressman Gus Bilirakis. This bipartisan legislation reauthorizes funding for critical research and awareness efforts at more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Florida, chairman of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Today, House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security Chairman Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) delivered the following opening statement in a hearing to examine the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) efforts and implementation of "The TSA Modernization Act of 2018 more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance issued the following testimony by John Madsen, ex-commander of the North Florida Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, involving a hearing on March 6, 2024, entitled "A Voice for the Voiceless - CSAM Identification." CSAM stands for child sex abuse materials. * * * Chairman Biggs, Ranking Member Jackson-Lee, and distinguished members of Congress, thank you for the opportunity to testify more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) spoke to the Florida delegation of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) on the Israel-Hamas war and the international threat posed by Iran. "Even as we provide assistance to Israel to ensure that they can continue to defend themselves and to defeat their enemies, we have to recognize that the broader problem here, the head of this snake, is in Tehran. Until th more PR

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Red Sea inaction proves China is not a "responsible stakeholder" U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) March 13, 2024 Nikkei Asia ...Beijing has no interest in sharing governance responsibilities or addressing global issues.... Just look at what is happening in the Red Sea.... Here, the Houthis, an Islamic militant movement based in Yemen, are attacking peaceful vessels in transit with weapons made and suppl more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Following President Joe Biden's announcement that he would construct a port in Gaza, U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-21) introduced legislation that would stop Biden from funding the project, which will undoubtedly benefit Hamas. The No Funds for Gaza Act would prevent the Administration from building in, or spending U.S. taxpayer dollars to rebuild, the Gaza Strip. "Not a penny of American tax dollars shoul more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Today, Rep. Cammack applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development's (RD) announcement to invest $317,400,000 to strengthen rural Florida's power grid and ensure that 32,000 people have access to reliable electricity. This investment comes from USDA RD's Electric Infrastructure Loan and Loan Guarantee Program, which makes insured loans and loan guarantees to help ru more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Kat Cammack's Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act (H.R. 2706) passed the House Energy & Commerce Committee's Health Subcommittee markup by voice vote this afternoon. The bill is named for Charlotte Woodward, an adult with Down syndrome who received a lifesaving transplant over a decade ago. It prohibits discrimination against people with  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Florida, issued the following statement on March 13, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Carlos A. Gimenez (FL-28), a Member of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), issued the following statement after the passage of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Application Act, which would force TikTok to divest from its CCP-controlled parent company ByteDance to continue operating in the United States: "Proud to vo more PR

QUEENS, New York, March 14 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-New York, issued the following news release: Ahead of Tax Day on April 15, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced a new pilot program that allows eligible taxpayers in Queens and across New York City to file their federal income taxes directly with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for free online. The Direct File pilot program is now available in New York and 11 other states including Arizona, California, Florida, Massachusetts, Nevada, New more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: Today, Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) announced that she secured more than $23 million in funding for critical projects in Miami communities. These projects were included in the Republican-led Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024, which the Congresswoman proudly supported. President Biden signed the bill into law on March 9, 2024. Miami is facing numerous challenges, including risin more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: Florida Congressman Daniel Webster, R-Clermont, today voted to pass H.R. 7521, the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, legislation that protects Americans from surveillance by applications owned by foreign government adversaries. "This bill prevents foreign government adversaries from being able to target Americans and threaten our national security  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release on Mach 13, 2024: Today, U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor (FL-14), Paul Tonko (NY-20) and Scott Peters (CA-50) and U.S. Senators Peter Welch (VT) and Angus King (ME) introduced the Advancing Grid-Enhancing Technologies (GETs) Act, legislation to boost investments in grid-enhancing technologies (GETs), a type of transmission technology that expands the capacity of existing transmission infrastructure. The bill comes  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: "Estas personas no estan cometiendo delitos porque son venezolanos, estan cometiendo delitos porque son criminales" El senador estadounidense Marco Rubio (R-FL) hablo con Carines Moncada en America Radio 1260 AMsobre la amenaza del Tren de Aragua en EE.UU., sobre el cambio de postura en politicas migratorias en ciudades democratas, sobre como Nicaragua se ha vuelto epicentro de la trata de personas en nuest more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is responsible for protecting U.S. national security by sanctioning foreign nationals and/or entities. However, as of recently, OFAC has not been as aggressive in sanctions enforcement as it should be. U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced the Sanctions Recovery Act to incentivize OFAC to strictly enforce sanctions. This bill wou more PR

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Until there is certainty that taxpayer dollars, allocated to the United Nations (UN), does not end up in the hands of the Taliban, or other designated terrorist organizations, and that U.S. sanctions are not being evaded through cash shipments, our nation should withhold UN contributions. U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced the Stop Funding Global Terrorists Act to ensure the U.S. Secretary of State more PR

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: La Camara de Representantes de EE.UU. voto 352-65 para pasar una legislacion que busca proteger a los estadounidenses de aplicaciones controladas por adversarios extranjeros. El vicepresidente del Comite Selecto de Inteligencia del Senado de EE.UU. Marco Rubio (R-FL) y el presidente del comite Mark Warner (D-VA) emitieron un comunicado aplaudiendo la Camara e instando al Senado a actuar al respecto. "Esta more PR

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: The Senate unanimously passed U.S. Senator Marco Rubio's Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary of National Significance Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to formally enroll the Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary Program (PPBEP) into the National Estuary Program as an "Estuary of National Significance." The bill now heads to the U.S. House of Representatives. U.S. Senators M more PR

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: The U.S. House of Representatives voted 352-65 to pass the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Vice Chairman Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Chairman Mark Warner (D-VA) released a joint statement praising the House and urging Senate action. "We are united in our concern about the national security threat posed by TikTok - a platform with  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Rick Scott joined Senator Rand Paul, along with Senators Ron Johnson, James Lankford, Josh Hawley and Roger Marshall, all members of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC), in sending a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas requesting additional information on Jose Antonio Ibarra. Ibarra faces charges related to the murder of  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, following the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Senator Rick Scott released the below statement highlighting the need to implement substantive fiscal reforms to end the ongoing inflation crisis fueled by the Biden administration's reckless tax-and-spend agenda. February's CPI data shows that there has been a significant rise in inflation during Biden's more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Rick Scott questioned Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shalanda Young during a hearing of the Senate Committee on the Budget on President Biden's reckless $7.3 trillion FY 2025 budget proposal. President Biden's proposed budget would add $6.4 trillion to the national debt over the next four years. Since 2019, the population has increased 2%, yet Biden's latest budget proposal woul more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Rick Scott released the below statement voicing concerns over the possibility of the Biden administration allowing tens of thousands of unvetted Palestinians to enter the United States. More than 100 Democrats in Congress have already called for President Biden to grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and approve Deferred Enforced Departure for Palestinians present in the United States. Senat more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: During today's House Judiciary Committee hearing on Special Counsel Robert Hur's findings in his investigation into President Joe Biden's handling of classified documents, Special Counsel Hur admitted Biden lied in response to questioning by U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz (FL-01). When asked by Rep. Gaetz about statements made by Joe Biden that he "did not share classified information," Specia more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: On Wednesday, U.S. Congressman Mike Waltz (FL-6) led a letter to former Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry requesting all private correspondence with former Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Jarif during the Trump Administration and accused Mr. Kerry of likely violating the Logan Act. Rep. Waltz was joined by U.S. Congressmen Byron Donalds (FL-19), Brian Mast (FL-21), Keith S more PR