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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Florida Newsletter for Saturday October 03, 2020 ( 6 items )  

Rep. Dunn Fights for Small Businesses by Signing Discharge Petition
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Rep. Neal Dunn, R-Florida, issued the following statement: * * * Today, Representative Neal Dunn, M.D. (FL-02) released the following statement after signing a discharge petition to bring Representative Steve Chabot's bill to the floor that would extend the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and help small businesses. "For months Nancy Pelosi has held up aid for our small businesses. This aid is a critical lifeline for our community businesses and should be above the poli  more

Rep. Frankel: Democratic Women's Caucus Members Deliver Letter to Senate Majority Leader Calling for SCOTUS Confirmation to Be Halted
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Florida, issued the following news release on Oct. 2: Today, 56 Democratic Women's Caucus (DWC) Members, led by Co-Chairs Jackie Speier (CA-14), Lois Frankel (FL-21), and Brenda L. Lawrence (MI-14), and Vice Chairs Veronica Escobar (TX-16) and Deb Haaland (NM-01), delivered a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's office, calling on him to stop the confirmation process for the next Supreme Court Justice until after the inauguration of the n  more

Rep. Frankel: House Passes Resolution Condemning Unwanted, Unnecessary Medical Procedures Performed on Immigrant Women
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Florida, issued the following news release on Oct. 2: The United States House of Representatives passed a resolution today urgently condemning the unwanted, unnecessary medical procedures--including partial and full hysterectomies --performed on immigrant women without their full, informed consent at the private, for-profit Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Ga. H.Res. 1153--co-sponsored by 225 members of Congress and led by U.S. Representatives   more

Reps. Soto, Johnson Introduce Sweeping Cattle Reform Bill
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Rep. Darren Soto, D-Florida, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Representatives Dusty Johnson and Darren Soto introduced the PRICE Act, a bill that will increase transparency in the cattle market, improve risk management, and support new and expanding meat processors. Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the "Box Beef & Fed Cattle Price Spread Investigation Report, which identified a number of systemic issues in the cattle m  more

Sen. Scott to Donate Third Quarter Senate Salary to the Neighborhood Health Clinic in Southwest Florida
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Oct. 2: Today, Senator Rick Scott announced that he will donate his third quarter Senate salary to the Neighborhood Health Clinic in Southwest Florida. The Neighborhood Health Clinic delivers medical and dental care to uninsured, low income and working Collier County adults. It is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, charitable organization supported by individual donations, businesses, foundations, service clubs, civic a  more

Sens. Rubio, Warner, Colleagues Push to Encourage Adoption of OpenRAN
MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 3 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, respectively, led a bipartisan group of Senators in urging Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai to encourage the adoption of OpenRAN and other open and interoperable standards solutions by affected carriers as it works to implement the Secure and Trusted Communic  more