WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), , Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), and Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Chairman Tom McClintock (R-CA) sent letters to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Secretary of State Antony Blinken demanding answers   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2024: On Monday, the United States House of Representatives passed U.S. Congressman Mike Waltz's H.R. 5613, the Sanctions Lists Harmonization Act, to require coordination between the federal agencies managing prohibited party lists whenever a new entity is added. "Under current law, our federal agencies are not required to communicate when foreign entities are added to sanction lists, which can  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: "Made in China 2025" initiative, nearing Beijing's target, threatens U.S. U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) September 10, 2024 Washington Post ...[I]n May 2015, Beijing went public with a 10-year plan to dominate high-value, high-technology sectors.... [W]ith the decade reaching its close, we have taken stock of China's progress. The takeaway from our new report: "China has reached, or is near to reaching,   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Aaron Bean (FL-04) announced more than $2.2 million in new federal funding to help the Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport rehabilitate its taxiway and upgrade taxiway lighting. The federal grant, awarded through the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Airport Improvement Program, will support infrastructure improvements at the airport to meet operational needs and increase the lifespan of  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on Sept. 9, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) founder and co-chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, released the following statement on President Trump's recent comments in support of rescheduling cannabis and Florida's legalization ballot measure. "Vice President Kamala Harris has long been on the right side of ending the failed war on drugs. I was pleased to work with her on the o  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Neal Dunn, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2024: Today, Congressman Neal Dunn (Florida-02) introduced H.R. 9447, the Ending China's Unfair Advantage Act of 2024. This bill is the House companion to Senator John Barrasso's (R-WY) legislation, S. 1035, the Ending China's Unfair Advantage Act of 2023. The bill would prohibit the use of American taxpayer dollars to fund the Montreal Protocol's Multilateral Fund and the United Nations Framework C  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2024: Today, U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz (FL-01) sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding answers on who authorized Special Counsel Jack Smith to continue working as a federal prosecutor in spite of a federal judge ruling he was unlawfully appointed, as well as who signed off on his election-interfering superseding indictment of President Trump. Last month, Special Counsel   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) released a report titled "The World China Made: 'Made in China 2025' Nine Years Later," which reviews the successes and failures of Communist China's "Made in China 2025" industrial policy. It is the sequel to Rubio's 2019 report titled "'Made in China 2025' and the Future of American Industry." "The Chinese Communist Party controls the largest industrial base in the world. Th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Washinton, D.C. Today, the United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 8631 Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependence Act, introduced by Congressman Carlos Gimenez with unanimous and bipartisan support. "The United States must decouple from Communist China in all facets of our lives. The Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependence Act prohibits the Department of Homeland Se  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release: Reps. Kathy Castor (FL-14) and Yvette Clarke (NY-09) introduced legislation to boost innovative energy efficiency technologies and lower energy costs for families and small businesses across America. Specifically, the American Energy Efficiency Act would create a new national energy efficiency resource standard, which, according to experts, could save consumers over $56 billion on their energy bills and crea  more