WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release on July 26, 2024: BRADENTON - Congressman Vern Buchanan last night held his annual Congressional District Law Enforcement Awards in front of a packed house at the Manatee Performing Arts Center. Buchanan established the awards fourteen years ago to give special recognition to law enforcement officers and departments in Florida's 16th District for exceptional achievement. The winners were selected by an indep  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Como parte de una actualizacion semanal del Senador Rick Scott sobre sus acciones para abordar la crisis de deuda y el aumento de la inflacion en Estados Unidos y tras el reciente anuncio del Informe Core PCE (por sus siglas en ingles) de la Oficina de Analisis Economico que muestra que los precios pagados por los consumidores por bienes y servicios en junio aumentaron un 2,6 % durante el ano, el Senador Scott  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Rick Scott was recognized as a 2024 "Hero of Main Street" by the National Retail Federation (NRF). The "Hero of Main Street" award was created by NRF in 2013 to recognize lawmakers for their support of the retail industry, which is the nation's largest private-sector employer, driving the U.S. economy and creating jobs in communities throughout the country. In Florida, retail directly supports m  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio's (R-FL) office will host virtual Mobile Office Hours next week to assist constituents with federal casework issues in their respective local communities. These office hours offer constituents who do not live close to one of Senator Rubio's eight regional offices a more convenient way to receive federal casework assistance. Virtual Mobile Office Hours Tuesday, July 30, 2024 Santa R  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Cory Mills, R-Florida, issued the following news release on July 26, 2024: This week, Congressman. Cory Mills (FL-07) voted in favor of the Water and Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024, which passed in the House of Representatives authorizing funding and language for initiatives in the cities of Deltona, Oviedo, and Volusia County in Florida's 7th Congressional District. "I am proud to announce that my team and I have secured significant funding for FL-07 in   more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Florida, issued the following news release on July 26, 2024: Today, Representatives Lois Frankel (D-FL-22), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL-12), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13), Jack Bergman (R-MI-01), and Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02) released the following statements after introducing the bipartisan SAFE STEPS for Veterans Act, which would help older Veterans avoid injuries from costly, dangerous falls. "Falls are the leading cause of injury among people over age 65. A new   more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Twenty-three years ago, the United States was attacked by Islamic terrorists on September 11, 2001. Now, Zacarias Moussaoui, the only person convicted in a U.S. court for his role in the attack, has requested the U.S. Department of Justice to allow a prisoner transfer to his home country of France. U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Rick Scott (R-FL), and colleagues sent a letter to President Joe Biden and A  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Senator Rick Scott joined Senator Marco Rubio to introduce the Ensuring Continuity in Veterans' Health Act to require the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to consider continuity of healthcare when deciding whether seeing a provider in the community is in a veteran's best medical interest. As the VA opens up new facilities, many veterans are losing access to the VA's Community Care Program and, conseque  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, as part of Senator Rick Scott's weekly update on his actions to address America's debt crisis and rising inflation and following the recent announcement from the Bureau of Economic Analysis' Core PCE Report showing June prices paid by consumers for goods and services increased 2.6% over the year, Senator Scott released the following statement highlighting failures of Bidenomics and the Harris Price Hike  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, issued the following news release: Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), co-chair of the Congressional Venezuela Democracy Caucus joined House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (TX-10), Rep. Jared Moskowitz (FL-23), and HFAC Western Hemisphere Subcommittee Chairwoman Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27) in issuing the following joint statement ahead of the upcoming presidential election in Venezuela: "As Venezuelans p  more