WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Charlie Crist, D-Florida, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Representative Charlie Crist (D-St. Petersburg) released the following statement regarding President Ortega's recent attacks on his political opponents: "Throwing your political opponents in jail before an election is not what a president does. That is what a dictator does. Floridians stand with the people of Nicaragua against Ortega's flagrant subversion of their right to a free and fair election  more

ORLANDO, Florida, June 12 -- Rep. Val Demings, D-Florida, issued the following news release on June 11, 2021: Today Reps. Val B. Demings (FL-10), Mike Quigley (IL-05), Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12), Adam B. Schiff (CA-28), Barbara Lee (CA-13), and Ritchie Torres (NY-15) sent a letter to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Acting Commissioner Dr. Janet Woodcock. Writing in advance of the 5th anniversary of the Pulse Shooting, the members stated strong support of the Assessing Donor Variability   more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, issued the following news release on June 11, 2021: Ahead of the 5 year anniversary of the Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) joined with Reps. Val B. Demings (D-FL), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Barbara Lee (D-CA), and Ritchie Torres (D-NY) in sending a letter to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Acting Commissioner Dr. Janet Woodcock in strong support of the Assessi  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Bill Posey, R-Florida, issued the following news release on June 11, 2021: U.S. Reps. Bill Posey (R-Florida) and Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) introduced the Critical Supply Chain Commission Act, bipartisan legislation to strengthen American manufacturing supply chain resilience and reduce our dependence on foreign powers like China for critically-needed products. "U.S. supply chain health is dependent on many factors including trade agreements, world economics and supply avail  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) issued the following statement in remembrance of the deadly June 12th shooting five years ago at the historic Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, FL, in which 49 people were murdered: "Half a decade after the horrific mass shooting at Pulse Nightclub, my heart is still with the victims, their loved ones, the survivors and the entire Florida LGBTQ+ community  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Charlie Crist, D-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Charlie Crist (D - St. Petersburg), Steven Palazzo (R-MS), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), and Chris Smith (R-NJ) announced re-introduction of the Regional Ocean Partnership Act, bipartisan legislation that would formally authorize Regional Ocean Partnerships (ROPs) as partners with the federal government in addressing ocean and coastal concerns. This will provide ROPs with a stable source of fu  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following text of an interview on Fox News' The Story with Martha MacCallum: * * * U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) joined The Story with Martha MacCallum to discuss Dr. Fauci's loss of credibility with the American public and Critical Race Theory. On Dr. Fauci's loss of credibility with the American public: "Here's what's happened with Dr. Fauci, who I didn't dislike, and actually defended early on in the pandemic... now he's go  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) joined Senators Jim Risch (R-ID), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), John Cornyn (R-TX), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Todd Young (R-IN), and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) in sending a letter to President Joe Biden encouraging his administration to hold the Ortega-Murillo regime accountable for undermining democracy, violating the rule of law, and committing gross human rights abuses in Nicaragua. "We write i  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) reintroduced the State Accountability, Flexibility, and Equity (SAFE) for Hospitals Act, which would overhaul the Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) program to create equity for all states. The bill would update a metric used to determine how much each state is allotted, which has not been reformed since the early 1990s. It would also resolve a longstanding disparit  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) released a statement after Chinese ride-hail company Didi filed for an initial public offering. Last year, Rubio and Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) worked to pass the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act into law. The HFCAA subjects Chinese and other foreign companies listed on American exchanges, like Didi, to the same audit oversight standards as all other U.S. listed firms  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) released a statement after the Biden Administration repealed sanctions on several companies involved in shipping and trading petrochemical products as well as former senior Iranian officials. "Hostile nations across the globe are testing the Biden Administration on a daily basis," Rubio said. "Yesterday's actions display a dangerous weakness that will only further embolden our  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Senator Rick Scott recognized the heroic actions of Chase Poust, 7, in an official Congressional statement for the record. Chase's actions saved the lives of his dad, Steven, and younger sister, Abigail, on May 28, 2021. Senator Scott also applauded the actions of the brave first responders with the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department, Jacksonville Sheriff's Office and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservatio  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: This week, as Iranian warships sail across the Atlantic and the Biden administration lifted sanctions on more than a dozen Iranian officials and energy companies, Senator Rick Scott released the below statement demanding that the president end his disastrous appeasement of Iran - a supporter of Hamas and the world's largest state sponsor of terror that wants to destroy America and Israel. Last month, Senator S  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) along with Representatives Tom Malinowski (D-NJ) and John Curtis (R-UT), introduced the Justice for Victims of Kleptocracy Act of 2021. The legislation directs the U.S. Department of Justice to publish and update the amount of money that has been stolen by the authoritarian leaders of kleptocratic regimes and recovered by U.S. law enforcement. Thi  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Ron Johnson (R-WI), and colleagues introduced the Iran Nuclear Treaty Act. It would require the president to submit any renewed nuclear deal with Iran to the Senate for ratification. The Iran Nuclear Treaty Act would strengthen the role Congress plays by ensuring the advice and consent of the Senate is taken into account for a new nuclear agreement, as well as prevent waiving  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ), joined by Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Todd Young (R-IN), Chris Coons (D-DE), and Rob Portman (R-OH), reintroduced the Central American Women and Children Protection Act (S. 2003) to address the protection and safety of women and children in El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala. The bipartisan legislation seeks to decrease and d  more