WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources issued the following testimony by Robin Miller, chair of the Florida Gulf Coast Business Coalition, and president and CEO of Tampa Bay Beaches Chamber of Commerce, as part of a virtual Democratic forum entitled "The Threat of Offshore Drilling and the Need for a Permanent Federal Ban" on Oct. 14: My name is Robin Miller and I serve as President and CEO of the Tampa Bay Beaches Chamber of Commerce. I'  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Oct. 15: Congressman Vern Buchanan today encouraged seniors to review their Medicare coverage and ensure they have the best plan that meets their needs as Medicare open enrollment gets under way. Buchanan said Medicare's annual open season, from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7, is the only time those enrolled in Medicare can change their health and prescription drug plans. These changes will take effect on Jan. 1, 202  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, issued the following op-ed, published in the Miami Herald: * * * The brutal regimes in Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua pose a grave threat to our country's national security interests. We must continue to consistently deny funds to these regimes, which work together to oppress their people, wreak havoc in our hemisphere and oppose U.S. interests. The Trump administration has responded effectively to this reality, marginalizing these inte  more

STUART, Florida, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-18) released the following statement after U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Colonel Andrew Kelly announced that Lake Okeechobee discharges to the St. Lucie River are set to begin: "The fact that we avoided discharges until now, instead of getting them for months on end starting around the 4th of July, is proof that allowing Lake Okeechobee to lower naturally during the dry  more

MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, D-Florida, issued the following news release on Oct. 15: Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (FL-26), member of the Congressional Mental Health Caucus, introduced new legislation to provide resources and support to those requiring mental health aid by creating a National Peer Support Warmline under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to address rising mental health concerns. The Peer Assisted Relief T  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. W. Greg Steube, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Oct. 15: U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) today joined colleagues in sending a letter to House Oversight Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) calling for an emergency hearing on Big Tech's repeated efforts to interfere in the 2020 election. "Big Tech's censorship efforts have nothing to do with true fact-checking or censoring private information - it has always been about targeting cons  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Oct. 15: Today, Congressman Ron Estes (R-Kansas) and Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy (D-Florida), both members of the House Ways and Means Committee, introduced bipartisan legislation to improve the required minimum distribution (RMD) rules that apply to retired workers. Under current law, a retiree generally must begin making withdrawals from their tax-deferred retirement accounts when they turn age 72, with f  more

MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following transcript: * * * U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) joined Dr. Andrew Abela, dean of Catholic University's Busch School of Business & Economics, for a discussion on faith, common good capitalism, and the dignity of work at the 2020 Principled Entrepreneurship Conference. A lightly edited transcript can be found below. On Rubio's reason for posting Scripture on his Twitter each morning: "It's not a very difficult thi  more

MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following transcript of a video series hosted by hispanic journalist Myrka DeLlanos: * * * U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) joined The LIBRE Initiative during Hispanic Heritage Month for a video series hosted by renowned hispanic journalist Myrka DeLlanos. Rubio highlighted the role Hispanic Americans play in our nation as well as the importance of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which he co-authored as Chairman of the Se  more

MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) urged Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai to reexamine Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act in light of specific and egregious instances of censorship and partisan content moderation by social media companies, particularly yesterday's actions by Facebook and Twitter to restrict user access to a New York Post article on former Vice President Jo  more