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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Florida Newsletter for Tuesday July 09, 2024 ( 6 items )  

ICYMI: Rubio: Stop Federal Grants from Strengthening Communist China
WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Stop Federal Grants from Strengthening Communist China U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) July 7, 2024 National Interest ...New unclassified analysis provided to my office by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) reveals that, for decades, U.S. taxpayers have been unwittingly funding thousands of Chinese experiments with direct applications to the Chinese military. There have been more than 5,000 in  more

MEDIA ADVISORY: CHAIRMAN CARLOS A. GIMENEZ TO HOLD SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING EXAMINING TSA'S RELATIONSHIPS WITH CUBAN DICTATORSHIP
WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Tomorrow, Tuesday, July 9, at 11:00 AM ET, Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security Chairman Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) will hold a hearing to discuss the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) operations and its interactions with adversarial foreign governments, especially with the Cuban Regime. This hearing comes in light of a May 2024 delegation from the murderous dictatorship of Cuba, hos  more

Rep. Cory Mills Announces Next 'Coffee With the Congressman'
DELTONA, Florida, July 9 -- Rep. Cory Mills, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Congressman Cory Mills (FL-07) today announced he will host a 'Coffee with the Congressman' on Wednesday, August 7th, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM at the Center at Deltona with special guest Mayor Santiago Avila, Jr. of Deltona. "I am excited to announce that we will be hosting another 'Coffee with the Congressman' event in Deltona, FL, with special guest Mayor Santiago Avila, Jr. of Deltona. These events are  more

Rep. Greg Steube Pens Op Ed in American Conservative: 'The VA Must Stop Working for Illegals'
WASHINGTON, July 5 -- Rep. W. Greg Steube, R-Florida, issued the following commentary to the American Conservative: * * * U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) penned an opinion piece in The American Conservative, highlighting a grave misallocation of resources within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to process medical claims for illegal immigrants. The article calls attention to the VA's longstanding issues with its claims backlog and customer service while American veterans continu  more

Reps. Matt Gaetz, Vicente Gonzalez Announce Creation of Bipartisan Congressional El Salvador Caucus
WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Florida, issued the following news release on July 8, 2024: Today, U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz (FL-01) spoke on the House floor and announced the creation of the bipartisan Congressional El Salvador Caucus. Last month, Rep. Gaetz had the honor of attending the second inauguration of El Salvador's president, Nayib Bukele, along with Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), and other Members of Congress. Rep. Gonzalez will be the inaugural co-chair of the caucus. Th  more

Sen. Rick Scott Joins Sen. Mike Crapo in Leading Colleagues to Demand EPA Rescind Electric Vehicle Mandates
WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Senator Rick Scott joined Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and U.S. Representative Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa) to lead more than 150 of their colleagues in a letter to U.S. 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, entitled "Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-  more