WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz (FL-01) filed a criminal referral against Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg for making materially false statements to Congress while under oath during two joint hearings in Congress on April 10th, 2018 and April 11th, 2018. During a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and also a joint hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transpor  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, D-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (FL-26) released results of a week-long survey conducted by her office gauging support for critical provisions included in the Heroes Act. This constituent survey was conducted as the end of July approaches and eviction moratoriums and federal unemployment benefits are set to expire. "My constituents have shared their experiences with me, and their call for extendi  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Florida, issued the following statement: U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy of Winter Park, Fla., who has led the bipartisan effort in the U.S. House of Representatives to expand the employee retention tax credit (ERTC), issued the following statement after the release by Senate Republicans of their version of the next COVID-19 response bill. * * * "Although the Senate Republican bill took far too long to craft, and has numerous problems, one b  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Donna Shalala, D-Florida, issued the following statement: Congresswoman Donna Shalala (FL-27) issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.2420, the National Museum of the American Latino Act, a bill that would establish a National Museum of the American Latino in the Smithsonian Institution. Rep. Shalala is a cosponsor of the legislation. * * * "The establishment of this museum is long overdue. "Latinos have made so many inva  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Florida, issued the following news release on July 27: The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act (S.2163/H.R. 1636), introduced by Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson, to establish a 19-member commission examining the social disparities that disproportionately affect black males in America. Led by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), the Senate unanimously passed a companion bill, S. 21  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Representative Frederica Wilson (D-FL) applauded the House for passage of the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act (S.2163/H.R. 1636), which will establish the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys. The Commission will be housed within the United States Commission on Civil Rights' Office and is tasked with recommending policies to improv  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following hearing information: Nominations at 226 Dirksen Senate Office Building at 10 a.m. on July 29: Witnesses: * J. Philip Calabrese, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio * Aileen Mercedes Cannon, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida * Toby Crouse, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas * James Ray Knepp II, to be United States Distri  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following joint statement with Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, in support of the Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center Bill Evanina: "We are disappointed by the statement from Senator Schumer, Senator Warner, Speaker Pelosi, and Representative Schiff about Bill Evanina, the Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center. Evanina is a career law enforcement and intellig  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), a senior member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations and Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, introduced the Continuing Small Business Recovery and Paycheck Protection Program Act, a federal relief package that builds on the success of the bipartisan   more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, chairman of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release on July 27: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), a senior member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations and Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, introduced the Continuing Small Business Recovery and Paycheck Protection Pr  more