WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: Congressman Vern Buchanan, Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and Chairman of the Health Subcommittee, announced today that his legislation, the American Medical Innovation and Investment Act (H.R. 8816), to ensure our nation's seniors have access to new and innovative cures and treatments, has passed the House Ways and Means Committee. The legislation is now cleared to be co  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Western Hemisphere Subcommittee Chairwoman Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) convened a hearing to denounce the curse that socialism poses to Central America and the Caribbean. The hearing began ahead of the beginning of the yearly left-wing conference Foro de Sao Paulo in Honduras. As Latin America's socialists descend on Tegucigalpa to discuss their plans to continue destroying our hemisphere, Salazar sounded t  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Florida, issued the following news release: La presidenta del Subcomite del Hemisferio Occidental, la congresista Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), convoco a una audiencia para denunciar la maldicion que representa el socialismo para Centroamerica y el Caribe. La audiencia comenzo antes del inicio de la conferencia anual de izquierda Foro de Sao Paulo en Honduras. Mientras los socialistas de America Latina llegan a Tegucigalpa para discutir sus planes de   more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Florida, issued the following news release: TAMARAC, FL - Today, Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick joined Broward Partnership for the Homeless to announce $850,000 in critical Community Project Funding that the organization has received for the Aspire 1650 affordable housing initiative. "The housing crisis in Broward County has made it one of the least affordable places to live in the country. It pains me deeply to know that over  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Representatives Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.) are celebrating the fact that their landmark Parkinson's legislation was signed into law earlier today. This no-cost legislation will, for the first time, unite experts in a public-private partnership to advance a national project for the purpose of preventing, treating, and ultimately curing Parkinson's disease once and for all. The Dr. Emmanue  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Florida, issued the following news release: The Family Research Council Action (FRC Action) released its 2023 Vote Scorecard and announced that U.S. Congressman Aaron Bean (FL-04) received the One Hundred Percent Award. Congressman Bean earned a perfect 100% for his pro-faith, pro-family, and pro-freedom voting record during the first session of the 118th Congress. "While the Biden administration tries to radically crack-down on our precious freedoms an  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Florida, issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: Today, Rep. Cammack joined Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID), and over 150 of their colleagues in a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan urging the Biden administration to overturn its de facto electric mandate on trucks, tractors, buses, and semis. The final rule is entitled "Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles   more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Carlos A. Gimenez, calls on the Biden Administration to take action against Communist China and Castro's Cuba. The terrorist Cuban regime has become all but a satellite state of Communist China with military facilities dotting the island nation's coast. New satellite images show a growth in spy bases that are related to Communist China in Castro's Cuba, just 90 miles away from our shores.  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: July 2, 2024 - Every year, the Congressional Management Foundation (CMF) recognizes non-legislative achievement and outstanding performance of congressional offices through its Democracy Awards. One Democrat and one Republican are selected as winners in each of the following four categories: Constituent Service; Constituent Accountability and Accessibility; Innovation and Modernization; and "Life in Congr  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) and Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) hosted a joint meeting with Haitian Prime Minister H.E. Dr. Garry Conille. Prime Minister Conille is visiting the United States with a delegation that includes Haiti's Foreign and Finance Ministers to discuss the U.S.-Haiti bilateral relationship and ways the United  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Senator Rick Scott joined Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and 18 of their colleagues in urging Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough to quickly correct policy initiatives that are making it harder for veterans to receive care. In 2018, Congress passed the MISSION Act, which increased access to care for veterans by expanding their ability to be seen by health care providers in their communit  more