BRADENTON, Florida, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Congressman Vern Buchanan today introduced federal legislation to designate the Little Manatee River as a national "scenic" river. Designating the river as scenic would add Little Manatee River to the National Park Service's Wild and Scenic River System, whose primary goal is to conserve free-flowing rivers across the United States. The Loxahatchee River and the Wekiva River are the only rivers in  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Oct. 13: The Supreme Court of the United States today heard oral arguments for a case involving Port St. Lucie resident and rape survivor Harmony Allen. The Supreme Court agreed to hear Allen's case after Congressman Brian Mast (FL-18) urged the Solicitor General to take up the case and bring it before the Supreme Court. Rep. Mast also filed an amicus brief in support of Allen's case. "This has been a long   more

MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, D-Florida, issued the following news release on Oct. 13: Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (FL-26), member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, met with constituents living in the Stillwright Point community in Key Largo who have been dealing with disastrous flooding for weeks. "It's no secret that our district is on the front lines of sea level rise and climate change, which is why it's been one of the most important  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Alcee L. Hastings, D-Florida, issued the following news release: Representative Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL), along with Representatives Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), and Vern Buchanan (R-FL), introduced bipartisan legislation, the Comprehensive Breast Reconstructive Act. Approximately 275,000 Americans are diagnosed with breast cancer each year. With survival rates and surgical options improving, the need for modernized and comprehensive breast reconstructive procedu  more