WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) joined Senators Mike Lee (R-Utah), Joe Manchin (I-West Virginia), Marco Rubio (R-Florida), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota), Steve Daines (R-Montana) and J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) in introducing the Guarding Readiness Resources Act. This legislation provides an exemption from the Miscellaneous Receipts Act for State Active Duty (SAD) reimbursement payment  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The House Judiciary Committee released the following written testimony by Elizabeth Price Foley, a law professor at the Florida International University, from a June 13, 2024, hearing on the Manhattan District Attorney's Office": * * * Chairman Jordan, Ranking Member Nadler, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify. I am a tenured Professor of Law at Florida International University College of Law, a public law school located in Miami, where  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: President Biden should stop appeasing Venezuela's regime U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) June 18, 2024 Miami Herald President Joe Biden...has routinely appeased our nation's adversaries, only to reward their aggression and criminality.... Consider the events of the last six months. [Venezuelan narco-dictator Nicolas] Maduro violently suppressed peaceful protestors, threatened war against his neighbors,   more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Marco Rubio: No hay ninguna razon para que Biden siga apaciguando al regimen venezolano 18 de junio del 2024 El Nuevo Herald ....En el caso de la narco-dictadura de Nicolas Maduro, la estrategia del presidente Biden ha resultado totalmente, y como era de esperarse, contraproducente. ...Maduro ha reprimido violentamente a manifestantes pacificos, amenazo con la guerra en contra de sus vecinos y ha acogido  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Florida, issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has misinterpreted a section of law in a way that undermines critical hurricane risk reduction projects in Florida by imposing burdensome requirements on local project sponsors in violation of existing project construction agreements. Rep. Cammack joined U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), and other members of the Florida d  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Florida, issued the following news release on June 18, 2024: Today, U.S. Congressmen Matt Gaetz (FL-01) and Thomas Massie (KY-04) introduced the "Tax Free Tips Act of 2024" to provide financial relief to service-industry workers by eliminating federal income and employment taxes on their tips, following President Donald Trump announcing this initiative as one of his top legislative priorities. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA-14) is an original co-spons  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has misinterpreted a section of law in a way that undermines critical hurricane risk reduction projects in Florida by imposing burdensome requirements on local project sponsors in violation of existing project construction agreements. U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), Representatives Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) led members of the Flori  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Jordan has proven to be a reliable U.S. partner and has assisted the U.S. in countering rogue adversaries in the Middle East. As such, the U.S. must continue to support our strong bilateral defense partnership. U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) introduced the United States-Jordan Defense Cooperation Act to further U.S. interests in the Middle East. "It's imperative we continue to assi  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release: TAMPA, FL - U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) is urging the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Department of Labor (DOL) to finalize federal workplace protections for heat-related injury and illness prevention after Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law legislation to prohibit local governments from enacting heat exposure requirements for employers and contractors. Critically,   more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, issued the following news release: Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) issued the following statement on President Biden's executive actions to make it easier for Dreamers to obtain temporary work permits and to expand legal pathways to citizenship for noncitizen spouses of U.S. citizens, moves that will make it easier to keep families together: "President Biden's historic immigration announcement will improve countless Dreamer  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, issued the following news release: When mail routinely arrives late or postal employees face workplace and equipment challenges, Congress must be able to transparently inspect and address what causes these problems. Last week, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) led a unanimous vote by the full House Appropriations Committee to ensure Congress Members have unrestrained access to U.S. Postal Service facilities to help ensure  more