WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Miami, FL - Congressman Carlos Gimenez, Chairman of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security, participated in a joint field hearing, along with Rep. Daniel Webster (FL-11), Chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, held a joint hearing to examine security challenges and port infrastructure at PortMiami.   more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Today, Reps. Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), and John Garamendi (D-CA) introduced legislation to change the name of the federal prison in Miami, Florida to the Donald J. Trump Federal Correctional Institution. The legislation follows the introduction of a Republican-led bill to rename Washington Dulles International Airport after the former president. "When our Republican colleagues intr  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton, Sullivan, Colleagues to Austin: NATO is Not a Charity Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and 20 of their Senate Republican colleagues, today sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin requesting an update on how the Department of Defense evaluates U.S. activities as they relate to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members' defense expend  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Florida, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, issued the following news release: Opening remarks, as prepared, of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Chairman Daniel Webster (R-FL) and the Homeland Security Committee's Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee Chairman Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) from today  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, issued the following statement on April 4, 2024: * * * U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-21) today released the following statement after President Biden called on Israel to accept an immediate ceasefire with Hamas. "Joe Biden is trying to appease far-left lunatics by demanding Israel accept a ceasefire with terrorists," said Rep. Mast. "Yet again, Biden is putting lives at risk in a desperate attempt to boost his poll numbers. We cannot abando  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Florida, issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: Last week, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22) joined 257 Congressional colleagues in submitting an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold federal law and patients' rights to emergency medical care. Moyle v. United States and Idaho v. United States are challenging the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA), a federal law that requires hospitals to provide life  more

DEBARY, Florida, April 6 -- Rep. Cory Mills, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Congressman Cory Mills (FL-07) announced Noah Bastien and Ruby Feng as the 2024 Congressional Art Competition winners for Florida's Seventh Congressional District. We are proud to announce our Annual 2024 Congressional Art Competition winners! The competition is open to all high school students (public and private) who attend a school or reside in Florida's 7th Congressional District, which includes Semi  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Florida, issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: Today, Reps. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), Gerry Connolly (D-VA), and John Garamendi (D-CA) introduced legislation to change the name of the federal prison in Miami, Florida to the Donald J. Trump Federal Correctional Institution. The legislation follows the introduction of a Republican-led bill to rename Washington Dulles International Airport after the former president. "Everyone knows Pres  more