WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release: House Monday overwhelmingly passed Congressman Vern Buchanan's amendment requiring the Pentagon to examine emergency medical services at U.S. military bases following the tragic death of a Bradenton soldier. Buchanan filed the measure to this year's National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) as a part of his push for military training reforms after Bradenton soldier SPC Nicholas Panipinto died in a vehicle   more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Charlie Crist, D-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Charlie Crist (D-St. Petersburg) released the following statement on inclusion of his bipartisan Coast Guard Retirement Parity Act (H.R. 6072) led with Congressman Steven Palazzo (R-MS), protecting the retirement benefits of United States Coast Guard (USCG) veterans in the event of a government shutdown, in the Elijah E. Cummings Coast Guard Authorization Act (CGAA) of 2020, which was in  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Ted Deutch (FL-22) offered two of his bills as amendments to the the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which is under consideration by the U.S. House of Representatives. The two bills are the ''Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act" and the "Countering Global White Supremacist Terrorism Act." On Monday evening, the House adopted both of his a  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, D-Florida, issued the following news release: Ahead of passage of the bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (FL-26) touted major wins for our U.S. servicemembers, national security, and South Florida. "I'm proud to vote in favor of the bipartisan defense authorization, which gives our brave servicemembers on the frontlines of this pandemic and across the globe a well-deserved raise, while takin  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy of Winter Park, Fla., will host two remote events next week for Central Florida educators to discuss school reopening plans and how to ensure students and staff remain safe in the classroom. Murphy will use these telelistening sessions as an opportunity to hear from constituents about what Congress can do to support children and school personnel during this transition.  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Donna Shalala, D-Florida, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Donna Shalala (FL-27) held a press call with Education and Labor Committee Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05), and Nyree Washington, a teacher from Miami Coral Reef Senior High School, to discuss how to safely reopen schools. The call emphasized the immediate need of federal funds to ensure that schools will be prepared to reopen their doors this Augu  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Darren Soto, D-Florida, issued the following news release on July 21: The U.S House of Representatives passed three amendments introduced by Rep. Darren Soto (FL-09) in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which authorizes funds and sets policy for defense-related activities for Fiscal Year 2021. The bipartisan legislation will keep America safe, support U.S. service members with an urgently needed 3% raise, provide Space Force funding and increase protecti  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Ross Spano, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Ross Spano (FL-15) proudly supported the passage of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a bill that outlines the nation's military priorities for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and provides service members a pay raise. Spano's relentless legislative efforts led to several of his legislative priorities be included in the bill. "America has the best tra  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, issued the following news release: All 10 Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats called on three members of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals - Judges Barbara Lagoa, Robert Luck and Andrew Brasher - to explain their involvement in Jones v. DeSantis, a case currently before the court concerning the voting rights of 750,000 Florida residents. None of the judges have disqualified themselves from participating in the case despite committing  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) urged members of President Trump's Working Group on Financial Markets to address China's exploitation of U.S. capital markets, including the lack of disclosure by Chinese firms listed on U.S. stock exchanges, the inclusion of Chinese stocks and bonds on securities indexes, and lack of recourse for American investors who have been defrauded by Chinese firms. Earlier this month,  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Senator Rick Scott released the below statement following the Justice Department's indictment of two Chinese hackers for stealing hundreds of millions of dollars of trade secrets from companies across the world and more recently targeting firms developing a vaccine for the coronavirus. In May, Senator Scott led his colleagues in introducing the COVID-19 Vaccine Protection Act to prevent Communist China from s  more