WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Earlier this week, U.S. Congressman Gus Bilirakis joined Chairman Mike Bost as an original co-sponsor of the Veterans Appeals Options Expansion Act (HR 7793). This bill would provide Veteran claimants with more choices to control how and when their claims on appeal are processed by the VA Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board). "In recent years, I've seen a significant rise in constituent complaints relat  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release: Two Congressional subcommittees will hold a joint hearing at PortMiami in Florida next week to examine emerging challenges to safety and security at U.S. ports as well as the state of port infrastructure and future investment needs. The hearing was announced by U.S. Rep. Daniel Webster (R-FL), Chairman of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transpo  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Scott Franklin, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: Today, Rep. Scott Franklin (FL-18), along with Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), wrote Acting Labor Secretary, Julie Su, demanding answers about federal employees protesting stricter telework policies in-person outside their office last week. The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), which represents 45,000 federal employees, organized the event. "If employees can show up to the off  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release: TAMPA, FL - U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) helped cut the ribbon at Hillsborough County's Church Park Head Start center on Monday and announced a $1 billion increase nationally for early childhood education, including Head Start in the bipartisan Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations package passed by Congress and signed into law by President Biden last weekend. "Head Start provides young children with a head st  more

SUNRISE, Florida, March 28 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, issued the following news release: This weekend, President Joe Biden signed a $1.2 trillion government spending package for fiscal year 2024 that U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) helped steer through Congress, a measure which keeps our government open and working for all Americans, ensures major community investments, and fortifies America's economic and national security, all while blocking extremist Republican c  more

STUART, Florida, March 28 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-21) today demanded the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) initiate a long-term halt to discharges from Lake Okeechobee into the St. Lucie Estuary. "We went from water that was Bahama blue to water that you can't even see your hand in," said Rep. Mast. "A two-week pause in discharges, as recently announced, is a woefully inefficient half measure. The on  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: Today, U.S. Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) wrote a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to express her appreciation for the Administration's efforts to support Cubans fighting for democracy as the regime continues its brutal crackdown on dissent, and for requesting help to free hundreds of political prisoners wrongfully detained by the Cuban regime   more