WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Votes to Confirm Kash Patel as FBI Director WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) issued the following statement after voting to confirm Kash Patel to serve as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI): "From being a public defender in the state of Florida, to a federal prosecutor in the Department of Justice, to Senior Director for Countert  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Cherfilus-McCormick's Statement on the Administration's Decision to Rescind TPS For Haitians Tamarac, FL - Today, Congresswoman Cherfilus-McCormick issued the following statement on the administration's decision to rescind the TPS extension for Haitians. "The abrupt removal of nearly half a million workers will have an immense and irreparable impact on businesses across   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Cherfilus-McCormick's Statement on the Returning of Bodies of Israeli Hostages Tamarac, FL - Ranking Member Cherfilus-McCormick issued the following statement on the returning of bodies of Israeli hostages. " Today serves as a horrific reminder of the cruelty exhibited by Hamas towards innocent lives as Israel received the bodies of Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir Bibas, as well  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2025: * * * Rep. Cammack Introduces Public Safety Communications Act WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman Kat Cammack introduced the Public Safety Communications Act to amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to establish the Office of Public Safety Communications. The bill establishes that within the newly created Office of Public Safety Commun  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Rep. W. Greg Steube, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2025: * * * Rep. Greg Steube Introduces Legislation to Make Swimming Lessons Eligible for HSAs & FSAs WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) today introduced The Safe Water Instruction for Minors (SWIM) Act to authorize basic swimming lessons as a qualified expense for Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and Flexible Savings Accounts (FSAs). "Every year, Floridians lose friends and   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Kathy Castor Pushes to Improve Hotel Cost Transparency WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Kathy Castor (FL-14), Young Kim (CA-40), Russell Fry (SC-07), and Kevin Mullin (CA-15) are introducing a bipartisan bill to improve cost transparency for stays in short-term lodging, such as hotels, motels, and inns. The Hotel Fees Transparency Act of 2025 prohibits unfair or misleading price   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Announces Bill to Reinstate President Trump's CCP Initiative WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Senator Rick Scott announced the reintroduction of his Protect America's Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act to reinstate and codify President Trump's CCP Initiative under the Department of Justice (DOJ) to prevent spying from the Chinese Communist Party on U.S. intellectual property and ac  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Joins Leader Thune to Permanently Repeal Death Tax WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Rick Scott joined Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo and 43 of their colleagues in reintroducing the Death Tax Repeal Act. This bill would repeal the federal estate tax, often referred to as the death tax, ending surprise taxes on family businesses, farms and ranchers when  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Joins Sen. John Cornyn, GOP Colleagues Urging ATF to Rescind Unconstitutional Biden Rules, Align with Trump 2A Agenda WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Rick Scott joined Senator John Cornyn and 28 of their Senate GOP colleagues in a letter to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) Deputy Director Marvin Richardson urging him to align the agency with President Trump's Se  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Combating the Opioid Epidemic" at 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 26, 2025, at 106 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Members * Chairman Rick Scott (Republican-Florida) * Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand (Democrat-New York) * * * Original text here: https://www.aging.senate.gov/hearings/combatting-the-opioid-epidemic  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Florida, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials, issued the following news release: * * * Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Improving Pipeline Infrastructure Safety Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Chairman Daniel Webster (R-FL) announced that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing to examine stakeholder perspectives on legislation to improve the Pi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Rep. W. Greg Steube, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Representative Greg Steube Reintroduces Legislation to Protect U.S. Citrus, Prohibit Chinese Citrus Imports WASHINGTON -- U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) and Rep. Daniel Webster (R-Fla.) reintroduced The U.S. Citrus Protection Act, to prohibit the importation of commercially produced fresh citrus fruit originating from the People's Republic of China. "Florida citrus farmers are a cor  more