ORLANDO, Florida, May 14 -- Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Florida, issued the following news release on May 13, 2024: On Friday, Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (FL-10) hosted an hours-long town hall event with Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings where both leaders heard from Central Floridians on arts and culture, and transportation issues facing the local community. During the event, Congressman Frost presented the Mayor with three federal checks totaling over $1.6 million to the County for critic  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Earlier today, U.S. Representatives Gus Bilirakis (FL-12-R) and Marc Veasey (TX-33-D) introduced the Early Detection of Vision Impairments in Children (EDVI) Act. The EDVI Act will establish grants for states and communities to improve children's vision and eye health through screenings, early interventions, and coordinated systems of care. Despite the presence of numerous public health programs that supp  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz (FL-01) sent letters to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Chairman Mike Bost and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough requesting oversight into the VA following reports of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) "support groups" at the department that exclude white American veterans. On May 13, 2024, a report by the Washington Free Beacon outlined a   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) joined the Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show to discuss the pro-Hamas college encampments, Democrats' mixed Israel messaging, and more. See below for highlights and listen to the full interview here. On the politically motivated trials against former President Trump: "My thoughts are that we have sanctioned other countries for doing this [exact thing] in their politics, targeti  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Rep. Brian Mast (FL-21) called on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to explain why they are diverting $831,000 meant for Florida water infrastructure projects to clean up the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland. "The Army Corps is going to take away money from water projects in Florida to rebuild the bridge that was struck and collapsed in Maryland without giving us answers about what effect it will   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Vern Buchanan announced that several of the nation's leading law enforcement organizations have endorsed his legislation to toughen penalties against cop killers. Buchanan's Thin Blue Line Act, which passed the House with bipartisan support during the 115th Congress, would make the murder or attempted murder of a police officer or other first responders an "aggravating" factor in death pen  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Cory Mills, R-Florida, issued the following statement on May 14, 2024: * * * Congressman Cory Mills (FL-07) released the following statement after recovering $31 million back from federal agencies to FL-07 residents: "I am pleased to share that since taking office, my team has recovered over $31 million for the residents of Florida's Seventh District." "This total encompasses the benefits that my constituents were being denied by federal agencies, such as IRS retu  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: President Biden is increasing tariffs on imported Chinese electric vehicles (EVs), with no comparable tariff increase on Chinese internal combustion engine vehicles. This misguided half-solution, rooted in President Biden's radical climate agenda, ignores the true threat Communist China poses to U.S. manufacturers and recklessly endangers the American auto industry. U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) sent a lett  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Es de interes para nuestra seguridad nacional mantener una postura firme junto a nuestros aliados democraticos en nuestro hemisferio. Hoy, EE.UU. y Paraguay siguen avanzando en temas de seguridad, al igual que sobre la estabilidad y prosperidad economica de nuestra region. Los senadores estadounidenses Marco Rubio (R-FL), Ben Cardin (D-MD) y un grupo de colegas presentaron una resolucion que le da la bienveni  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: It's in our national security interest to stand by democratic allies in our hemisphere. Today, Paraguay and the United States continue to advance the security, stability, and economic prosperity in our region. U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Ben Cardin (D-MD), and colleagues introduced a resolution welcoming President Santiago Pena of Paraguay to the United States, as well as commemorating the 163-year bila  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Since 1984, D.C. has maintained sister city ties with Beijing, despite Communist China's well-documented human rights abuses and acts of genocide. The Chinese Communist Party has long sought to isolate Taiwan on the international stage, both diplomatically and economically. U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) and U.S. Representative John Moolenaar (R-MI), chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Comm  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Rick Scott released the below statement following the latest Producer Price Index (PPI) release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) highlighting the need to implement substantive fiscal reforms to end the ongoing inflation crisis fueled by the Biden administration's reckless tax-and-spend agenda. April's PPI data shows that there has been a significant rise in inflation during Biden's presi  more