ORLANDO, Florida, May 22 -- Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Florida, issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: Congressman Maxwell Frost announced today that the City of Orlando's Operation AmeriCorps program, and non-profit organization Volunteers for Community Impact Incorporated programs will receive $652,727 in total funding from AmeriCorps, the federal agency for volunteering and service. This funding will support initiatives for both high school students and low-income seniors. The first   more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) joined Hannity to discuss his confrontation with election-denier hypocrisy in the legacy media and the latest on the Trump trial. Watch the full interview on YouTube and Rumble. On election-denier hypocrisy in the legacy media: "Most people have forgotten [the Democrats denied elections]. It isn't widely reported. There certainly wasn't a string of repeated interviews in whic  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Biden's open border lets ISIS walk right into US U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) May 20, 2024 Fox News ...President Joe Biden's illegal immigration policies are giving ISIS-K clear access to the homeland, raising the threat of terrorist attacks on U.S. soil. Just look at recent press reports of ISIS-K affiliates crossing the southern border.... The Biden Administration only tracked [ISIS-K-tied illegal i  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: Today, U.S. Congressmen Brian Mast (FL-21), Congressman Gus Bilirakis (FL-12) and Congressman Paul Gosar (AZ-9) introduced legislation to protect veterans and their families from unexpected medical bills in the case of a health emergency. The Emergency Community Care Notification Time Adjustment Act would shift the requirement to notify the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) of emergency treat  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release: TAMPA, FL - Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) announced $2,000,000 in community project funding from fiscal years 2023 and 2024 for Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) Building Tampa's Tomorrow: Workforce Development Initiative, which includes the Building Construction Academy at Bowers/Whitley magnet school and the Medical Academy at D.W. Waters magnet school. Students and the Workforce Academies  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: La politica fronteriza del presidente Biden le deja la puerta totalmente abierta a ISIS 21 de mayo del 2024 Diario Las Americas ...Hoy, el hijo prodigo del grupo terrorista, ISIS-Khorasan mas conocido como ISIS-K, esta creciendo y fortaleciendo su capacidad para matar a civiles inocentes en todo el mundo. Ante el grave peligro que representa ISIS-K, el gobierno de EE.UU. deberia trabajar arduamente para de  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Florida, issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna (FL-13) introduced a resolution recognizing the importance of National Safe Boating Week. The bipartisan resolution emphasizes the critical need for safe boating practices and the significant impact of boating safety education and preparation on reducing fatalities and accidents on American waters. "We have not given National Safe Boating Week the a  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: "El pueblo cubano sigue siendo un pueblo valiente" El senador estadounidense Marco Rubio (R-FL) hablo con Ninoska Perez en La Poderosa 670 AM, sobre como el anhelo de una Cuba libre sigue mas vivo que nunca, especialmente hoy el 20 de mayo, en el Dia de la Independencia de la isla. Una transcripcion parcial de cortesia, levemente editada esta a continuacion. Sobre la importancia de no perder la esperanza d  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Several news outlets have confirmed the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, and others. U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) released a statement following the recent deaths. "The regime in Tehran has lost one of its bloodiest hard-liners. Since before his sham presidential election, President Raisi subjugated the Iranian people to years of repression and le  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Earlier this month, U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) led a bipartisan letter to President Joe Biden urging him to strongly oppose the International Criminal Court's (ICC) efforts to politically target Israel and respond swiftly and strongly should the ICC move forward with arrest warrants. Following reports that the ICC has sought arrest warrants against Israeli leaders, Rubio and Rose  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Once again, the Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) is expected to run dry during hurricane season. U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Rick Scott (R-FL) sent a letter to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell requesting current DRF levels, a projection of when the funds will run out, and a plan for when that happens. "Last year, we led an effort in the Senate to fully fund FEMA's   more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Rick Scott, a staunch supporter of Taiwan, released the following statement sharing his support for the installation of Taiwan's new democratically-elected government and President Lai Ching-te. In 2022, Senator Scott visited Taiwan and met with then-President Tsai Ing-Wen and other high-ranking officials to discuss the importance of a strong U.S.-Taiwan relationship regarding trade, defense and   more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, Senators Rick Scott and Marco Rubio sent a letter to Deanne Criswell, Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), once again voicing concerns about the impending exhaustion of the Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) as Floridians prepare for the upcoming hurricane season. This letter follows reports that the agency expects the Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) to run out of funds by August 2024 and   more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. W. Greg Steube, R-Florida, issued the following news release: The U.S. House of Representatives today passed legislation sponsored by Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.), The Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act. Rep. Steube's legislation ensures that Americans harmed by recent hurricanes, wildfires, floods, tornadoes, and the train derailment in Ohio will receive long-awaited tax relief. "Floridians in my district are rightly outraged that it has taken Congress more than a year a  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, issued the following news release: Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) released the following statement based on the International Criminal Court's announcement Monday that it will seek to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli leaders: "There is no equivalence between Israel and Hamas. Equating a democratic state with a terror group that rapes, murders, delights in acts of genocide and eagerly aims t  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Florida Congressman Daniel Webster, R-Clermont, along with House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and over 120 members of Congress, recently urged Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to withdraw their latest attempt to transfer student education debt onto American tax  more