| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Florida Newsletter for Friday June 28, 2024 ( 6 items ) |
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Congressman Dunn Demands Answers on Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Contract Recompete
WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Neal Dunn, R-Florida, issued the following news release:
Recently, Congressman Neal Dunn (Florida-02) sent a letter to the Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, demanding answers as to why her department plans to hold a full and open competition for the CMS Contact Center Operations (CCO) contract.
CMS provides health coverage to more than 160 million Americans on Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health
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Ernst Demands USAID Answer for Payroll Fraud
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release:
Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is following up on her previous request for a comprehensive review of telework and locality pay policies by demanding action from the Inspector General (IG) of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse.
This follows a USAID employee falsely using an office supply retailer's mailing address in Virginia to defraud the taxpayer by claiming
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House Energy Subcommittee on Innovation Chair Bilirakis Issues Opening Remarks at Budget Hearing With Commerce Secretary Raimondo
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Florida, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce, issued the following news release on June 26, 2024:
House Energy and Commerce Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) delivered the following opening remarks at today's subcommittee hearing titled "The Fiscal Year 2025 Department of Commerce Budget."
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE MUST STRENGTHEN U.S. COMPETITIVENESS
"I would like
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House Passes Steube Amendment With Bipartisan Support to Prohibit ICE From Paying VA to Process Illegal Migrants Medical Claims
WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. W. Greg Steube, R-Florida, issued the following news release:
The U.S. House of Representatives voted decisively in favor of an amendment introduced by U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.). Amendment No. 57 to H.R. 8752 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2025 prohibits Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) funds from being used to compensate the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for processing medical claims for illegal immigrants in ICE
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ICYMI: Rubio: Biden Houthi Policy Hurts Americans
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release:
President Biden's Misguided Policy toward the Houthis Hurts Americans
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL)
June 27, 2024
National Review
...Two weeks into his presidency, President Biden removed the Houthis from the foreign terrorist organization list.... [He] also ended lethal support to the Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates-led anti-terrorism operation against the Houthis....
It may be hard to see how t
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Rep. Bean Secures Northeast Florida Wins in Water Resource Development Act
WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Florida, issued the following news release on June 27, 2024:
U.S. Congressman Aaron Bean (FL-04) today applauded the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's (T&I) passage of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024. Congressman Bean secured numerous provisions for Northeast Florida including an important win for the Fort George Inlet. The bill will now head to the full House for approval.
WRDA 2024 provides authority for the
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