WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: New Port Richey, FL: Tonight, U.S. Congressman Gus Bilirakis will hold his annual Heroes Among Us Celebration in which he will recognize and celebrate the contributions of 92 incredible volunteers who support local non-profit and government entities in Florida's 12th Congressional District, which includes all of Citrus and Hernando and parts of Pasco Counties. All local government entities and non-prof  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: Congressman Vern Buchanan, Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and Chairman of the Health Subcommittee, and Congressman Darren Soto (D-FL) announced today that they led a letter with 18 members calling on President Biden's Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to reconsider its proposed rate notice to the Medicare Advantage (MA) program that could impact seniors  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Scott Franklin, R-Florida, issued the following statement on March 26, 2024: * * * Rep. Scott Franklin (FL-18) issued the following statement regarding the U.S. abstention on the Gaza ceasefire resolution before the UN Security Council yesterday: "A non-veto is a critical foreign policy failure by the Biden Administration. The President must reaffirm American support of Israel and its right to defend itself. He should immediately and unequivocally denounce a cease  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: Today, Congressman Carlos A. Gimenez (FL-28) released a public service announcement to inform his constituents about the services his office provides to better serve our community. "Proud to release this public service announcement highlighting all the work I've done to improve our South Florida community and the crucial services my office provides to better serve my constituents," said  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. W. Greg Steube, R-Florida, issued the following commentary to Fox News on March 26, 2024: * * * U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) and Lainey Armistead, former team captain for the West Virginia State University women's soccer team, penned an opinion piece discussing the dangers of men competing against women in sports and why it's critical to stand for fair competition. Read the opinion piece in Fox News and below: "Women's sports is strictly for women and   more

KISSIMMEE, Florida, March 27 -- Rep. Darren Soto, D-Florida, issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: This week, Rep. Darren Soto (FL-09) announced that Kissimmee Gateway Airport will receive $1 million from the US. Federal Aviation Administration's Contract Tower Competitive Grant Program to modernize their traffic control tower to meet current FAA visual performance criteria, increasing the eye height from 43 feet to 85 feet. The Contract Tower Competitive Grant Program was estab  more