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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Florida Newsletter for Saturday October 10, 2020 ( 5 items )  

Rep. Steube Sends Letter to SBA Urging Investigation Into Paycheck Protection Program Funds to Florida Democrat Party Building Fund
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Rep. W. Greg Steube, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) joined colleagues in sending a letter to Small Business Administration Inspector General, Hannibal "Mike" Ware, urging him to investigate the distribution of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds to the Florida Democrat Party Building Fund. "The Paycheck Protection Program was intended to help small businesses and non-profits keep their employees on payroll durin  more

Rep. Waltz Leads Call for Federal Investigation Into Florida Dems' PPP Loan
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Oct. 9: On Thursday, U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) led a letter with members of the Florida congressional delegation calling for a federal investigation into the Florida Democratic Party's (FDP) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) application and for all documents, including the application itself, to be made public. The PPP program was created by Congress in March to assist small businesses in keeping   more

Reps. Waltz, Luria Urge Inclusion of PTSD Research and Treatment Legislation in Annual Defense Bill
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Florida, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Reps. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) and Elaine Luria (D-Va.) led a letter to conferees for the annual defense bill, requesting the inclusion of their bipartisan measure to research and treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for veterans. The United States-Israel PTSD Collaborative Research Act would leverage research and assets from both the U.S. and Israel for the research, diagnosis and tre  more

Sen. Rubio Urges Esper to Ensure Full Recovery for Tyndall AFB
MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), ahead of the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Michael making landfall in the Florida Panhandle, wrote to Department of Defense (DoD) Secretary Mark Esper stressing the importance of continued efforts to restore operational capacity and capability at Tyndall Air Force Base (AFB). The powerful category 5 hurricane caused massive damage to the installation, with approximatel  more

Sens. Rubio, Wicker, Colleagues File Amicus Brief in Support of Religious Freedom in Nation's Capital
MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) joined Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) and 32 Senate colleagues, in filing an amicus brief supporting Capitol Hill Baptist Church's lawsuit against the Mayor of Washington, D.C., Muriel Bowser. Although Mayor Bowser has permitted and participated in several mass protests in recent months, the city's COVID-19 regulations prohibit religious gatherings of more than 100 individuals  more