WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Carlos A. Gimenez chaired the House Homeland Security Committee to examine the U.S. Coast Guard's role in securing the homeland. Rep. Gimenez questioned Admiral Linda L. Fagan, Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard.Rep. Gimenez discussed the U.S. Coast Guard cutter which is supposed to be in the water today but has yet to be finally designed. These years of setbacks result in a serious issue of n  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Carlos A. Gimenez has introduced the Prohibiting Student Loan Forgiveness for Antisemites Act. The bill would prohibit students who are convicted of a hate crime under state or federal law at an institution of higher learning from being eligible for loan forgiveness. In the past year, there has been a growth in hate on college campuses. Violence directed towards Jewish students continues  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Florida, chairman of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security, issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: Today, Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), chairman of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security, delivered Chairman Mark E. Green's, MD (R-TN) opening statement in a full Committee hearing to examine the U.S. Coast Guard's (USCG) role in protecting the homeland. Thi  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) joined Fox & Friends to discuss the Secret Service's failure to protect President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris's record. See below for highlights and watch the full interview on YouTube and Rumble. On the Secret Service's failure to protect President Donald Trump from an assassination attempt: "It's a massive failure. A sniper from a rooftop is a known vulner  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Florida, issued the following statement on July 24, 2024: * * * Today, Representative Lois Frankel (FL-22) released the following statement after attending Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to Congress. "Make no mistake, Israel and the Jewish people are under multiple threats. As Hamas's brutal war continues and the menace of Iran and its other proxies persist, so does the explosion of antisemitism around the world," said Rep. Fran  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Florida, issued the following news release on July 23, 2024: In response to the Federal Bureau of Prisons Director, Colette Peters, testifying in the House Judiciary Committee, U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz (FL-01) introduced the "Resentencing Integrity Act of 2024" today, to ensure federal prosecutors do not retaliate against January 6th defendants petitioning for resentencing. Before the Supreme Court's decision in Fischer v. United States, Biden DOJ o  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Florida, issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: Today, U.S. Congressmen Matt Gaetz (FL-01) and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken regarding the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of State (DoS) providing inaccurate information to Congress on the announcement of over 1,000 U.S. troops withdrawing from Niger earlier this year. On March 21, 2024, Assistant  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: El senador estadounidense Marco Rubio (R-FL) hablo con Yoly Cuello de Actualidad 1040AM sobre diversos temas de la actualidad politica. Desde la importancia del discurso del Primer Ministro israeli Benjamin Netanyahu ante el Congreso de EE.UU., hasta las elecciones de este domingo en Venezuela y mas. Una transcripcion de cortesia, levemente editada esta a continuacion. Sobre la guerra de Israel contra los   more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Biden-Harris Administration's Build Back Better agenda created a "one-size-fits-all" childcare "solution" that pushes both parents to work full-time and place their children in a third-party childcare facility. This misguided policy ignores the needs and wants of many families. In response, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced the Respect Parents' Childcare Choices Act  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Canada recently increased the number of refugees they will allow to enter on temporary resident visas from Israel and the Palestinian Territories, including Gaza and the West Bank. There is concern this may allow Gazans with potential terrorist ties to enter the U.S. through Canada. Given the few reliable records or background checks available, Canada's decision will turn the northern border into a much great  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Rick Scott joined Senator Joni Ernst and their colleagues in a press conference ahead of Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address. During the press conference, the lawmakers called out the Biden-Harris administration and Senate Democrats for failing to stand with our ally Israel while Americans are still being held hostage by Iran-backed Hamas terrorists in Gaza. Senator Rick Scott sa  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Rick Scott joined Senators Chuck Grassley and Ron Johnson to speak at a roundtable and hear from whistleblowers about massive government fraud, waste and abuse seen at the southern border, and urge accountability and transparency from the Biden-Harris administration. Senator Rick Scott said, "The Biden-Harris administration has caused the border to collapse on their watch. It's a complete failu  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, issued the following news release: Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) released the following statement today regarding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to a joint session of Congress: "Prime Minister Netanyahu rightly recognized the overwhelming support the Biden-Harris Administration and bipartisan Members of Congress provided Israel in the wake of the Oct. 7th attack. He underscored the utter horror of tha  more