WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 3: Today, NASA Astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken splashed down off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, successfully concluding the first crewed demonstration flight of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft. The flight was the final flight test for SpaceX's crew transportation system in preparation for certification and operational crew  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Aug. 3: U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, chairman of the Florida congressional delegation, today sent a letter to leaders in Congress urging them to include his Securing America's Medicine Cabinet Act in the next coronavirus relief package. "The coronavirus has exposed how dangerously reliant our medical supply chain is on China and other countries," Buchanan said in the letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and S  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Bill Posey, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) awarded 23 graduating high school seniors of Florida's 8th Congressional District the 2020 Congressional Medal of Merit, which honors extraordinary adolescents for their contributions, leadership, and achievements. These distinguished students were nominated by their schools in recognition of their outstanding academic achievement, commitment to their communities, and civic   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following transcript: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio released a video message discussing the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on schools reopening this fall and the need for additional relief from the federal government. * * * Rubio: The challenge before us is about a lot more than just the fear of catching a disease. We had to cancel weddings. We couldn't hold funerals. High school seniors had no prom, no senior trip, no graduation ceremony.   more