WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Hurricane Helene made landfall as a Category 4 storm, causing catastrophic damage along Florida's Gulf Coast. It's crucial for the federal government to expedite state-requested resources and authorize key policy flexibilities in order for Floridians to make a swift recovery. U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Rick Scott (R-FL), and Florida colleagues sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging the direction o  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2024: Today, in response to the Biden-Harris administration's botched Hurricane Helene recovery efforts, U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz (FL-01) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas demanding answers as to whether the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) misappropriated taxpayer funds in the Disaster Relief Fund to be used on non-disaster-relief program  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Florida, issued the following statement on Oct. 4, 2024: * * * Florida Congressman Daniel Webster, R-Clermont, released the following statement yesterday after the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) reached a tentative agreement, suspending the strike at East and Gulf Coast ports through the end of this year. "I am pleased that the ILA and USMX have reached an agreement to keep East and Gulf po  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Hurricane Helene made landfall as a Category 4 storm, causing catastrophic damage along Florida's Gulf Coast. It's crucial for the federal government to expedite state-requested resources and authorize key policy flexibilities in order for Floridians to make a swift recovery. U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Rick Scott (R-FL), and Florida colleagues sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging the direction o  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: Today, Speaker Johnson joined Reps. Kat Cammack (FL-03) and Neal Dunn (FL-02) in North Florida to meet with first responders and families impacted by Hurricane Helene, which devastated communities in the Southeast last week. The delegation received an aerial and on-the-ground tour of the hurricane damage, and afterwards held a roundtable with local stakeholders to discuss ongoing recovery ef  more