WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Congressman Vern Buchanan, Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and Chairman of the Health Subcommittee, and Congressman James P. McGovern (D-MA) led a bipartisan group of seven lawmakers in sending a letter to the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) to ask the Council to take additional steps to better prepare physicians to screen and treat diet-related disease, a pres  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Florida, issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Today, Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (FL-10) announced his bipartisan bill, the Fixing Gaps in Hurricane Preparedness Act (H.R. 6080) to save lives in the event of a hurricane or tropical storm has passed the House as part of a larger legislative package, the Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2023 (H.R.6093). Frost's bill would ensure that hurricane preparedness tools, alerts, and pl  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Florida, chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Mike Waltz (R-FL), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Readiness, delivered the following opening statement at a hearing on the current state of military readiness. Rep. Waltz's remarks as prepared for delivery: Thank you to our witnesses for their time and participation in today's hearing to discuss the FY25 budget request for mil  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Florida, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce, issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: House Energy and Commerce Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) delivered the following opening remarks at today's subcommittee legislative hearing titled "Preserving Americans' Access to AM Radio." ACCESS TO AM RADIO IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS "Every one of us here, both t  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Florida, issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bipartisan, bicameral Extending Limits of U.S. Customs Water Act, introduced by U.S. Congressman Mike Waltz (FL-06), to secure U.S. coastal borders, including Florida's, from drug and human trafficking. The bill was also introduced in the Senate by U.S. Senator Rick Scott (R-FL). This legislation would double the U.S. coastline author  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Laurel Lee, R-Florida, issued the following statement on April 29, 2024: * * * Today, Congresswoman Laurel Lee (R-FL) released the following statement after her bill, the Revising Existing Procedures on Reporting via Technology (REPORT) Act, unanimously passed the House of Representatives. This legislation now heads to President Biden's desk. "The REPORT Act will help fight against the exploitation of children online by strengthening existing reporting procedures and  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: The Veterans Affairs Community Care Program (VCCP) provides health care for veterans in need outside of VA facilities. A recent report exposed flaws in the Veterans Health Administration's (VHA) ability to identify and exclude providers from the VCCP that have failed to deliver safe and appropriate care. U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McD  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Florida, issued the following news release: During today's House Armed Services Committee (HASC) hearing, U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz (FL-01) confronted Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on the likelihood of U.S. service members being shot at when deployed to Gaza, as well as Lockheed Martin's F35's issues with reliability. Video of Rep. Gaetz's interaction with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at the HASC hearing on Gaza can be found HEREandon F35s HER  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, following the House of Representatives passing the Extending U.S. Customs Waters Act, Senator Rick Scott and Representative Michael Waltz released the following statements of support for this important bipartisan bill to keep families in Florida and around our nation safe. Senator Rick Scott said, "The U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations (CBP AMO) keep fam  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, following the ongoing antisemitic attacks against Jewish students, and pro-Hamas protests at college campuses across the country, Senator Rick Scott sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland urging an investigation and prosecution against the unlawful, violent and left-wing-funded organizations behind these protests. Senator Scott is calling out AG Garland for refusing to take action against or  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) released the following statement after the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released its long-awaited final Breast Cancer Recommendations after eight years: "Today, I was glad to see the USPSTF is finally recommending that women start receiving mammograms at age 40, as this has been the general consensus in the medical community for o  more