WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (D-FL) introduced a new bill in the House of Representatives, the Youth Climate Leadership Act, legislation to cement the existence of the National Environmental Youth Advisory Council (NEYAC) at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and to create more youth advisory councils at relevant federal agencies. Frost's bill comes as President-Elect Donald Trump has v  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release: TAMPA, FL Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) led the entire Florida Democratic Congressional Delegation in urging the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to promptly implement the Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings rule. This proposed rule aims to protect workers from the increasing dangers of extreme heat exposure in the workplace, a growing concern in  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Co-Chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Latino-Jewish Caucus, Representatives Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Tony Gonzales (R-TX), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), and Debbie Wasserman Shultz (D-FL) issued the following statement after meeting with a former hostage and families of hostages who remain held captive by Hamas in Gaza: "It has been 405 days since Hamas terrorists massacred over 1,200 innocent men, wo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: Today, Congressman Vern Buchanan led a letter co-signed by 54 House colleagues demanding answers and accountability from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) following stunning revelations that an agency supervisor instructed staff to avoid providing storm assistance to homes displaying campaign signs for President-elect Trump. According to reports from sources inside FEMA, at le  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20) joined Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Sen. Majority Whip Dick Durbin (Ill.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, led the release of a new report from   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: Today, Congressman Vern Buchanan, co-chair of the Florida delegation, led a bipartisan letter to Congressional leadership calling for significant new funding to help replenish the Small Business Administration's (SBA) disaster loan program. Following three catastrophic hurricanes that tore across the southern United States, the SBA announced that it will no longer be able to make new offer  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: Today, Rep. Cammack joined Rep. Vern Buchanan and 52 House colleagues in a letter demanding answers and accountability from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) following stunning revelations that an agency supervisor instructed staff to avoid providing storm assistance to homes displaying campaign signs for President-elect Trump. According to reports from sources inside FEMA, at l  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. Neal Dunn, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: Today, Congressman Neal Dunn (Florida-02) congratulated Speaker Mike Johnson (LA-04), Majority Leader Steve Scalise (LA-01), Majority Whip Tom Emmer (MN-06), and Republican Conference Chair-elect Lisa McClain (MI-09) for their election to positions in House Republican Leadership. "I'd like to congratulate members of our existing leadership team for their unanimous support from Congressional Re  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) and Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Chairman Scott Perry (R-PA) are continuing their investigation of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) response to recent hurricanes, including reports that some FEMA employees in Florida were instructed to avoid impacted homes that displayed camp  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Florida Congressman Daniel Webster, R-Clermont, along with Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO), Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Chairman Scott Perry (R-PA), and all Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Republicans wrote to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell in response to recent hur  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Florida, issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: Today, Reps. Lois Frankel (D-FL-22), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27), and Barbara Lee (D-CA-12) introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing November 11-17, 2024, as National Caregiving Youth Week. The resolution seeks to honor the contributions and commitment of youth under 18 who provide essential care for their loved ones. "All over the country, there are young people who set aside thei  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Senator Rick Scott joined Senator Jim Risch and 32 of their colleagues to introduce the Stand with Israel Act. This legislation will cut off U.S. funding to United Nations (UN) agencies that expel, downgrade, suspend, or otherwise restrict the participation of the State of Israel. Joining Senators Scott and Risch are Senators Tom Cotton, Chuck Grassley, Bill Cassidy, Dan Sullivan, Steve Daines, Mike Lee, Kevi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: After a report exposed the pervasive culture of harassment and other egregious behavior at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Senator Rick Scott joined Senator Joni Ernst and four of their colleagues in demanding the Inspector General (IG) investigate every single one of the more than 500 allegations of misconduct. The senators blasted the agency for allowing a toxic culture to run rampant and u  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Rick Scott released the below statement following the latest Producer Price Index (PPI) release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) highlighting the need to implement substantive fiscal reforms to end the ongoing inflation crisis fueled by the Biden-Harris administration's reckless tax-and-spend agenda. October's PPI data shows that there has been a significant rise in inflation during the  more