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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Florida Newsletter for Sunday May 19, 2024 ( 9 items )  

Congressman Dunn Thanks Eastern Shipbuilding for Reinvesting in Bay County and Meeting America's National Security Needs
WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. Neal Dunn, R-Florida, issued the following statement on May 17, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Neal Dunn (Florida-02) released the following statement after Eastern Shipbuilding's recent announcement to expand their facilities in Panama City to increase their production capacity for America's future national security needs. "Eastern Shipbuilding's latest improvement plan will have massive implications that will reverberate throughout Bay County and the country," sai  more

Congressman Dunn's Bill to Increase Access to Prostate Cancer, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's Screenings Passes Subcommittee
WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. Neal Dunn, R-Florida, issued the following statement on May 17, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Neal Dunn (Florida-02) released the following statement after his bill, H.R. 1199, the Facilitate Innovative Nuclear Diagnostics (FIND) Act, advanced favorably from the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health. The FIND Act aims to align Medicare reimbursement for radiopharmaceutical diagnostics with their actual value, increasing access to screenings and avoiding i  more

Diaz-Balart, Salazar, Gimenez, Rubio, and Scott Denounce the Biden Administration's Failure to Designate the Terrorist Cuban Regime as a "Not Fully Cooperating Country" With U.S. Counterterrorism Efforts
WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, issued the following on May 17, 2024: Today, Representatives Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26), Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27), and Carlos A. Gimenez (FL-28), along with Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Rick Scott (R-FL), denounce the Biden Administration's failure to designate Cuba as a "not fully cooperating country" (NFCC) with U.S. counterterrorism efforts: "Once again, the Biden Administration has made a foreign policy blunder that undermines   more

House Approves Posey-Webster-Franklin Initiative to Block FAA Research Collaboration With Communist China
WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. Bill Posey, R-Florida, issued the following news release: The House approved an initiative led by Florida Congressmen Bill Posey, Dan Webster, and Scott Franklin to block the ability of Communist China from benefiting from Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) research and development programs. "The CCP has been successful at portraying itself as a benevolent and benign presence in the world community," said Congressman Posey. "In reality, China is a wolf in sheep'  more

Rep. Frankel Votes to Send Aid to Israel
WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Florida, issued the following statement on May 16, 2024: * * * Today, Representative Lois Frankel (FL-22), released the following statement after voting in favor of a House measure that would send aid to Israel as our ally works to defeat Hamas. "From Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran and its other proxies, Israel continues to face threats to her very existence," said Rep. Frankel. "I thank President Biden and my colleagues in Congress for the ongoing bipar  more

Rep. Webster Votes to Support Law Enforcement During National Police Week
WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Florida, issued the following news release on May 17, 2024: Florida Congressman Daniel Webster, R-Clermont, voted to pass several pieces of legislation this week supporting America's law enforcement officials. "The men and women in blue who courageously answer the call to protect and serve our communities deserve our respect and confidence," said Rep. Webster. "In honor of National Police Week, I voted to pass a slate of bills that continue my longs  more

Rutherford Urges Equal Prosecution Under FACE Act
WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. John Rutherford, R-Florida, issued the following news release on May 17, 2024: On Thursday, U.S. Congressman John H. Rutherford (FL-05) sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to highlight the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) failure to appropriately enforce the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act in response to attacks against places of worship and pregnancy centers. The letter was signed by eight members of Congress and has the support  more

Wasserman Schultz: GOP Bill Threatened to Defund U.S. Military, Endanger Israel Security
WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, issued the following news release: Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz(FL-25) released the following statement on her vote to reject a Republican bill that would threaten American national security and use the indispensable U.S.-Israel relationship as a partisan wedge issue: "Instead of uniting Congress in a bipartisan manner to defeat Hamas and unequivocally support Israel's survival, House Republicans brought a divisive, unserious bil  more

Webster Votes to Protect Law Enforcement and Hold Illegal Immigrants Accountable
WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Florida, issued the following statement on May 17, 2024: * * * Florida Congressman Daniel Webster, R-Clermont, released the following statement after voting to pass H.R. 7343, the Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Assault Cops Act, H.R. 8146, the Police Our Border Act, and H.Res. 1210. "Thanks to President Biden's senseless open-border policies, every town is now a border town," said Rep. Webster. "As a result, law enforcement officials across t  more