MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Less than a month before the November 3rd election, 40 experts on elections and democracy, including law professors and a former President of the National Association of Secretaries of State, called on Congress to support legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) that would extend the federal safe harbor period for states to determine electors from December 8, 2020 to January 1, 2021 for th  more

MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 6 -- Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, D-Florida, issued the following statement on Oct. 5: * * * Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (FL-26), member of the Congressional Coronavirus Task Force, released the following statement regarding school safety: "This World Teacher Day, as schools start in-person classes, we must do more to show our gratitude to educators and school staff. We must provide them with the federal funding, guidance, and protective equipment needed to sa  more

FT. LAUDERDALE, Florida, Oct. 6 -- Rep. Alcee L. Hastings, D-Florida, issued the following news release: Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL) recently led a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue and USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Administrator Pam Miller, calling on them to use the authorities provided to them in H.R.8337, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, to extend flexibilities for essential school meal programs that nourish children and to stabi  more

SARASOTA, Florida, Oct. 6 -- Rep. W. Greg Steube, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Greg Steube (R-Fla.) and Brian Mast (R-Fla.) sent a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) advising against the use of dangerous chemicals for controlling invasive species in Lake Okeechobee and reminding the Corps of FY21 appropriations languages recommending safer alternatives, like mechanical harvesting. "We owe it to our future generations to be good stewards of   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, chairman of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release: This week, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution from U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Ben Cardin (D-MD), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, recognizing the week of September 20, 2020 as "National Small Business Week." This is the 57th year in which the designation has be  more