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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Florida Newsletter for Saturday October 17, 2020 ( 7 items )  

Rep. Frankel: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations Democrats Condemn Trump Administration's Insufficient, Inequitable COVID-19 Relief Proposal
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Florida, issued the following joint statement: * * * House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Vice Chair Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), and Members Barbara Lee (D-CA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Lois Frankel (D-FL) and Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) released the following statement on the latest coronavirus relief package offered by the Trump Adm  more

Rep. Mucarsel-Powell Leads Call in Congress for EPA to Protect Air Quality
MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, D-Florida, issued the following news release on Oct. 16: Today, U.S. Rep Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (FL-26), Vice Chair of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, led a letter with 36 members of Congress to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) calling for stronger protective standards for ground-level ozone, which is commonly called smog. The letter highlights debilitating health defects of smog and the disproportionate impac  more

Rep. Posey's Statement Concerning Discovery of Hunter Biden's Laptop
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Bill Posey, R-Florida, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) released the following statement concerning the discovery of Hunter Biden's laptop: "The revelation of information contained on a laptop purportedly belonging to former Vice President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden is deeply troubling and raises serious questions about the foreign policy practices of the Obama Administration, and more particularly the practices of then-V  more

Rep. Steube Urges Administration to Protect Veterans' Second Amendment Rights
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- 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 President Trump urging him to take executive action to stop the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from disarming vulnerable veterans. "Those who fight to protect the freedoms we hold sacred should not be wrongfully deprived of their Second Amendment rights," Steube said. "Unfortunately, bureaucratic red tape is standing in  more

Rep. Waltz Cosponsors Bill Limiting Big Tech Censorship
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Florida, issued the following news release: On Friday, U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) cosponsored a bill to push back against Big Tech censorship in the wake of widespread censorship on Facebook and Twitter earlier this week. The Limiting Section 230 Immunity to Good Samaritans Act allows Americans to file lawsuits against Big Tech companies that breach "good faith" user agreements by censoring political speech and suppressing content. The bill a  more

Reps. Rutherford, Boyle Introduce Lung Cancer Legislation
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. John Rutherford, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Oct. 16: Today, Congressmen John Rutherford (FL-04) and Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), bipartisan co-chairs of the Congressional Lung Cancer Caucus, introduced legislation to designate November as Lung Cancer Awareness Month. While Lung Cancer Awareness Month has traditionally taken place in November, this legislation in Congress would formally recognize its observance during that month. "As co-chair of the  more

Sen. Rubio Sends Letter to Wells Fargo Requesting Information on EIDL Fraud Amongst Bank Employees
MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, sent a letter to Charles Scharf, Chief Executive Officer and President of Wells Fargo, following recent reports that the bank fired more than 100 employees for allegedly defrauding the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program. Last month, Chairman Rubio sent a letter to James Dimon, Chairman and C  more