WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, chair of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, issued the following statement on July 15 on President Trump's action on public health protections in the landmark National Environmental Policy Act: "Shame on this president for continuing to turn his back on the health of American families. For decades, the National Environmental Policy Act has given vulnerable communities a means to protect their health and make their voices heard   more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Charlie Crist, D-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Charlie Crist (D-St. Petersburg) released the following statement on committee passage of the FY'21 Homeland Security Appropriations bill, which included Crist's request to provide $5 million to Tampa International Airport (TPA) and millions in funding for flood mitigation and mapping. The bill is expected on the House floor in the coming weeks. Specifically, the legislation includes $2  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indigenous Peoples of the U.S. issued the following information for a virtual hearing: "Native Youth Perspectives on Mental Health and Healing" at 1 p.m. on July 16: Witness List: * Marco Ovando, UNITY 25 Under 25 Youth Leader, Shoshone Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Owyhee, NV * Letitia Gonzales, UNITY/OJJDP Peer Guide Ambassador Bishop Paiute Tribe, Bishop, CA * Cheyenne Kippenberger, UNITY/OJJDP Peer Guide Am  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Charlie Crist, D-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Charlie Crist (D-St. Petersburg) announced a major new investment for small businesses and homeowners in low-income communities, along with key protections for medical marijuana patients, in the FY'21 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill. It passed the full Committee and is expected on the House floor in the coming weeks. "This year's Financial Services and Gene  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-18) secured several big wins to protect clean water in Florida as the U.S. House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee passed the Water Resources Development Act of 2020. These wins, which include reducing toxic discharges from Lake Okeechobee and expediting construction of the EAA Southern Storage Reservoir, have been Rep. Mast's top priority in Congres  more

MIAMI, Florida, July 15 -- Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, D-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (FL-26), a leading member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, announced $325,989,054 in Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grants from the CARES Act going towards South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA) and Miami-Dade Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW) for transit systems, including bus and rail. "As we face o  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Darren Soto, D-Florida, issued the following news release: Rep. Darren Soto (FL-09) joined Rep. Elissa Slotkin (MI-08) and a bipartisan group of lawmakers in introducing the Strengthening America's Strategic National Stockpile Act, a major bipartisan package the House will consider to begin reducing America's dependence on foreign sources of critical medical supplies the country needs to fight COVID-19, boost domestic manufacturing to make those supplies here in Amer  more

PUNTA GORDA, Florida, July 16 -- Rep. W. Greg Steube, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) toured the Charlotte County Emergency Operations Center for a briefing on the community's response to COVID-19 and plans for hurricane season. "Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the Charlotte County Emergency Operations Center has been a leader in public safety and their team has worked around the clock to keep us all safe and informed." Steube said. "As   more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Florida Congressman Daniel Webster, R-Clermont, released the following statement as the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee passed the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). "Water is critical for life and solid infrastructure is critical to Florida's economy which is dependent on moving goods and people efficiency and effectively," said Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Clermont. "Throughout my pub  more

MIAMI, Florida, July 16 -- Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Florida, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Wilson introduced this week H.R. 7607, the Masks for All Act, which would require the use of face masks in all public spaces and outside when one cannot maintain a physical distance of six feet or more from anyone who is not a member of the same household. The legislation also calls for increased funding to states through grants to promote universal access to face masks as an emergency   more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Reps. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., and Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo., today announced the approval, by the powerful House Appropriations Committee, of $1 million for independent experts to publish a study on the potential mental health effects of active shooter drills in elementary and secondary schools--an effort that Murphy and Perlmutter spearheaded. Once schools re-open in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemi  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following transcript on America's Newsroom: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) joined America's Newsroom to discuss reopening schools in the fall amidst the rising cases of COVID-19 in Florida and China sanctioning Senator Rubio and other U.S. lawmakers. See below for highlights and watch the full interview here https://youtu.be/thh4QFftJaU. On reopening schools in the fall amidst the rising cases of COVID-19 in Florida: "I think it'  more

MIAMI, Florida, July 16 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following transcript on The Story with Martha MacCallum: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) joined The Story with Martha MacCallum to discuss the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Florida and the upcoming Republican National Convention in Jacksonville. See below for highlights and watch the full interview here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWEVRvX2DgI&feature=youtu.be. On comparing the number of COVID-19 cases in the United S  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Senator Rick Scott released the following statement after the House Appropriations Committee approved the fiscal year 2021 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs bill, which includes a provision to prevent the closure of Peace Corps programs in Communist China. This comes after the Peace Corps announced its decision to wind down operations in Communist China. The decision followed months of Senator   more