WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2025: * * * Buchanan Introduces Bills to Expand Access to Telehealth and Critical Lung Cancer Screenings WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman Vern Buchanan, Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and Chairman of the Health Subcommittee, announced that he introduced two bills to extend flexible health care options to Americans in need of timely care. Buchanan introduced the Permanent T  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis, R-Florida, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on Feb. 18, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, in honor of February marking Rate Disease Month, I rise today to reaffirm the critical importance of the Orphan Drug Act's exclusivity incentive to the development of life-changing therapies for patients with rare diseases. Congress designed the Orphan Drug Act to provide meaningful incentives, including a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Salazar Reintroduces the Venezuelan Adjustment Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Reps. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Darren Soto (D-FL), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), and Frederica Wilson (D-FL) announced the reintroduction of the Venezuelan Adjustment Act (link is external) (H.R. 1348), which would adjust the legal status for certain Venezuelan nationals to that of lawfully admitted permanent residen  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Leads Legislation to Restore Merit-Based Hiring in the Federal Government WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott led Senators Marsha Blackburn, Cindy Hyde-Smith and Tommy Tuberville in introducing the Restore Merit to Government Service Act of 2025, which brings merit-based hiring back to the federal government to ensure the best-qualified candidates are working in the federal gov  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Rick Scott, Elizabeth Warren Warn of "Culture of Corruption" at the Fed, Call for Stronger Ethics Enforcement WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senators Rick Scott and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, expressing deep concerns regarding the lack of accountability for Federal Reserve officials involved in improper trading and other violations of Fed ethics rules. Th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Darren Soto, D-Florida, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2025: * * * Soto, Salazar, Wasserman Schultz, Wilson Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Adjust Legal Status for Venezuelan Nationals This comes after the Trump Administration's decisions to abandon the extension of the Temporary Protected Status designation for Venezuela and end the Humanitarian Parole for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans program WASHINGTON, D.C.--Today, Reps. Darren Sot  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. W. Greg Steube, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2025: * * * U.S. Rep. Greg Steube Announces Veterans History Project Interview Featuring Specialist Joseph Julian, United States Army SARASOTA - U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) today announced the newest installment in the Veterans History Project Series, featuring Specialist Joseph Julian, United States Army. Specialist Julian's service during the Vietnam War highlights the bravery a  more