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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Florida Newsletter for Friday September 06, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Florida Congressional Democrats Call for Investigation and Records Release on Shelved Florida Parks Plan
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, a group of Florida Congressional Democrats requested that Gov. Ron DeSantis release all records related to a controversial state parks development plan, and asked that the Florida Inspector General's Office investigate how this proposal to open up these sensitive public spaces to new golf course and hotel projects was conceived and who stood to benefit from it. "We insist that your office  more

Rubio, Cruz, Scott to Blinken: America is Being Left Vulnerable to the Cuban Regime
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Recently, the Biden-Harris Administration implemented an expansion of nonimmigrant visas (NIV) to Cubans. Allowing the Cuban regime to benefit from visas is yet another move this administration has made to appease the Cuban dictatorship. This also puts our nation at great risk as there is no certainty that these individuals are adequately vetted. U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Rick Sc  more

Sen. Rick Scott Joins Sens. Marco Rubio & Ted Cruz in Letter to Sec. Blinken: America is Being Left Vulnerable to the Cuban Regime
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Rick Scott joined Senator Marco Rubio and Senator Ted Cruz in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, raising concerns over the high risk to national security posed by the Biden-Harris administration's recent expansion of nonimmigrant visas (NIV) to the communist Cuban regime. This expansion of NIV poses a great risk that brings uncertainty about whether individuals are prope  more

Wasserman Schultz, Florida House Dems Demand Speaker Johnson Advance Venezuela Legislation to House Floor
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), co-chair of the Congressional Venezuela Democracy Caucus and Dean of Florida's Democratic delegation, led Florida's Congressional Democrats in a letter calling on Speaker Mike Johnson to respond to the urgent political crisis in Venezuela by immediately bringing bipartisan, pro-democracy legislation to the House floor when Congress reconvenes nex  more