WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment issued the following testimony by Shannon Estenoz, chief operating officer and vice president of policy at the Everglades Foundation, as part of a virtual hearing entitled "The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan and Water Management in Florida" on Sept. 24: My name is Shannon Estenoz, and I am the Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of The Everglades Foundation. On b  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment issued the following testimony by Gary Ritter, assistant director of government and community affairs for Florida Farm Bureau Federation, as part of a virtual hearing entitled "The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan and Water Management in Florida" on Sept. 24: The Florida Farm Bureau Federation is our state's largest agricultural organization with more than 142,000 members  more

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Charlie Crist, D-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Charlie Crist (D-FL) announced a $349,895 grant to Goodwill Industries to improve and expand local services available to victims of human trafficking. The grant, administered by the Department of Justice, will specifically fund staffing and training to create programs that will support services to human trafficking survivors and help them heal and move forward. Through hi  more

MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, D-Florida, issued the following news release on Sept. 24: Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (FL-26) released the following statement on Trump's executive order that claims to protect pre-existing conditions: "The over 330,000 people in my district with pre-existing conditions know that the president's executive order is an insult and a sham. After years of attempting to rip care away from Americans and promising a new healthcare pl  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, D-Florida, issued the following news release on Sept. 24: The U.S. House of Representatives voted today to include two key amendments authored by U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) in a sweeping new clean-energy bill the chamber is expected to vote on this Friday. The first amendment, which seeks to directly address the worsening climate crisis, would limit the amount of methane gas that oil and gas producers operating on public lands are allowe  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, D-Florida, issued the following news release on Sept. 24: The U.S. House of Representatives, by a vote of 220 - 185, voted today to approve a sweeping new clean-energy bill that seeks to combat the climate crisis by driving the innovation and use of new clean-energy technologies across the country and thereby lowering the nation's greenhouse gas emissions. Included in the legislation are several key provisions authored by U.S. Rep. Diana DeG  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, D-Florida, issued the following news release on Sept. 24: U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), the chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Oversight and Investigations panel, and others sent a letter today calling for a formal U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General investigation into allegations that the White House and its appointees have interfered with the work of U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preventio  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., along with U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., reintroduced bipartisan legislation to hold Members of Congress accountable to the American people. H.R. 8305, the Fostering Accountability, Integrity, Trust, and Honor (FAITH) in Congress Act, would end certain special perks reserved for Members of Congress, enact a lifetime ban preventing former Members of Cong  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Bill Posey, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Bill Posey (R-FL) introduced legislation to ensure more accountability for how taxpayer funds are spent through the CARES Act. Rep. Posey was joined by Representatives Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Ross Spano (R-FL), Randy Weber (R-TX) and Michael Cloud (R-TX) in introducing H.R. 8331, the Accountability for CARES Act of 2020, which protects national security and supports American businesses by ensur  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. W. Greg Steube, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) cosponsored U.S. Representative Jim Jordan's (R-Ohio) resolution, H.Res.1138, to oppose efforts from House Democrats to "pack the courts" by adding more Justices to the Supreme Court. "Time after time, Democrats have tried to break the rules, disregard the Constitution and ignore the will of the American people to solidify their power and promote liberal judicial   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following remarks with Rep. Grace F. Napolitano, D-California, chair of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, and Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, D-Florida, chair of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, at a hearing entitled "The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan and Water Management in Florida" on Sept. 24: Chair DeFazio: Thank y  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Chris Coons (D-DE) were joined by Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD), Mitt Romney (R-UT), and Chris Van-Hollen (D-MD) in introducing the bipartisan Holding Russia Accountable for Malign Activities Act of 2020. This bill would impose targeted sanctions on Russian officials complicit in brazen violations of international law, including the recent poisoning of opposition leader and   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Sept. 24: Today, Senator Rick Scott introduced the Verifiable, Orderly, & Timely Election Results (VOTER) Act to establish uniform standards for vote-by-mail systems across the country and ensure the timely and efficient counting of ballots, with important safeguards to prevent fraud. Currently, mail-based absentee voting in federal elections is governed by a patchwork of state laws, with varying deadlines  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled: "Executive Business Meeting" at 10 a.m. on Oct. 1 at Russell Senate Office Building, Room 325: Agenda I. Nominees * Benjamin J. Beaton, to be a United States District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky * Kristi Haskins Johnson, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi * Taylor B. McNeel, to be a United States District Judge for the Southe  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Sept. 24: U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and Senator Angus King (I-ME) today led a bipartisan group of their Senate colleagues to introduce the Providing Resources for Emergency Preparedness and Resilient Enterprises (PREPARE) Act. The legislation would reauthorize the Small Business Administration's (SBA) Pre-Disaster Mitigation P  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, chairman of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 24: U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and Senator Angus King (I-ME) today led a bipartisan group of their Senate colleagues to introduce the Providing Resources for Emergency Preparedness and Resilient Enterprises (PREPARE) Act. The legislation would reauthori  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Gary Peters (D-MI) applauded the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee for reporting their bipartisan legislation to increase funeral benefits for eligible veterans through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The Senators' Burial Rights for America's Veterans' Efforts (BRAVE) Act would update the current burial benefit to treat all non-service connected deaths equally, r  more