WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) announced a $6,122,491 Head Start Emergency Supplemental grant for Lutheran Services Florida (LSF) through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The funding is provided through the American Rescue Plan that was passed by Congress and signed by President Biden and is intended to help Head Start students and educators prevent and respond to COVID-19. "Here in Tampa, He  more

LAKEWOOD, Colorado, June 2 -- Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Following the Memorial Day holiday, U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) released a Veterans History Project interview with Michael Knight, a local Veteran and student at Colorado School of Mines. Knight served in the U.S. Marine Corps from November 2005 to April 2011. Knight enlisted after graduating high school and attended boot camp in San Diego, California in November 2005. From there he attended a   more

SUNRISE, Florida, June 2 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, issued the following statement on June 1, 2021: * * * U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) issued the following statement today in celebration of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month: "This June we have so much to celebrate for Pride 2021. The previous Administration put the full force of government behind denying human rights to the queer community, but thanks to tireless work by LGBTQ+ activists, we no  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, issued the following joint statement with Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Washington, and Adriano Espaillat, R-New York: * * * U.S. Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23), Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25), Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-03) and Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), as co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Latino-Jewish Caucus, released the following statement in response to the recent rise in antisemitic  more

STUART, Florida, June 2 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressmen Brian Mast (FL-18) and Byron Donalds (FL-19)--along with community leaders from west, east and south of Lake Okeechobee--are calling on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to seize the once-in-a-decade opportunity provided by the re-write of Lake Okeechobee's regulation schedule to pick a balanced plan that sends more water south and eliminates harmful discharges to the St. Lucie, Caloosahatc  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) and Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) introduced the Gold Star Families Benefits Protection Act, which would restore access to surviving children of families who have made the ultimate sacrifice of losing a loved one in service to our nation. "Our Gold Star Families made the ultimate sacrifice, and they deserve the full benefits of the military support system" said Rep. Sala  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Gary Peters (D-Michigan), Mark Kelly (D-Arizona), and Marco Rubio (R-Florida) and Representatives Mike Gallagher (R-Wisconsin), Ruben Gallego (D-Arizona), and Liz Cheney (R-Wyoming) sent a bipartisan letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin urging the Department of Defense to release a delayed report that publicly identifies Chinese military companies operating in the United S  more

MIAMI, Florida, June 2 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release on June 1, 2021: On the first day of the 2021 hurricane season, Senator Rick Scott toured the National Hurricane Center in Miami and received a briefing from Director Ken Graham. Senator Scott is encouraging every Florida family and business to take the opportunity to make a plan and get prepared now. Senator Scott and his colleagues in the U.S. Senate recently sent a letter to the Federal Emergency Manageme  more