WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Buchanan Introduces Bill to Prioritize Enrolling American Students in Higher Education Ensures Only American Students are Counted Towards Endowment Tax Calculations Follows Universities' Failure to Protect Jewish Students WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman Vern Buchanan, Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, introduced the Protecting American Students Act to ensure th  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 7, 2025: * * * Buchanan, Scott Renew Calls for Permanent Daylight Saving Time Tout Health and Productivity Benefits to Making Change Permanent Follows Florida's 2018 Enactment of Year-Round Daylight Saving Time WASHINGTON -- As Americans prepare to turn their clocks forward an hour this Sunday, Congressman Vern Buchanan and Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.) renewed calls to pass their bipartisan Sunsh  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Castor, Carter, DeGette, Cammack, Kelly and Mackenzie Introduce Bill to Prevent Maternal Deaths and Improve Health Outcomes for Mothers Reps. Kathy Castor (D-FL), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Kat Cammack (R-FL), and Robin Kelly (D-IL) today introduced the Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025. This bill would assist states in preserving maternal health throu  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Chairman Scott, Senator Kelly's Resolution Designating March 6 as National Slam the Scam Day Unanimously Passes Senate WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Rick Scott and Senator Mark Kelly announced the designation of March 6, 2025 as National Slam the Scam Day following the unanimous Senate passag  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congressional Hellenic Israel Alliance (CHIA) Caucus to Erdogan: It's Time to Choose CHIA Co-Chairs Bilirakis and Schneider Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Reclassify Turkey as a Middle Eastern Country WASHINGTON - Today, Representatives Gus Bilirakis (FL-12) and Brad Schneider (IL-10) introduced the Turkey Diplomatic Realignment Act, aiming to send a clear message to Ankara: The United States rec  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Donalds Bill To Evaluate National Security Implications Of Current Federal Purchasing Standards Passes House 417-0 WASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives has passed Donalds-bill H.R. 856 - The Bipartisan Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act, with a unanimous, bipartisan vote of 417-0 to evaluate the national security implications surrounding current federal purchasing standards. The Bipart  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Every Florida Congressional Democrat Warns Trump to Avoid Cuts to Hurricane Forecasting as House Republicans Stay Uniformly Silent Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) announced that every Florida Congressional Democrat wrote the Trump Administration to warn that cuts to meteorologists and weather forecasting resources pose an immediate threat to hurricane pr  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa Hearing WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa will hold a public hearing titled, "Conflict and Persecution in Nigeria: The Case for a CPC Designation" on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. What: House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa Hearing Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2025 Time:   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific Hearing WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific will hold a public hearing on reauthorizing the U.S. Development Finance Corporation on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. What: House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific Hearing Date  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe Hearing WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe will hold a public hearing titled "Arms Control, International Security, and U.S. Assistance to Europe: Review and Reforms for the State Department" on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. What: House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe Hearin  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittees on East Asia and Pacific issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Reauthorizing the U.S. Development Finance Corporation" at 2 p.m. on March 11, 2025, at 2172 Rayburn House Office Building: Witnesses * The Honorable Ted Yoho, D.V.M., Former U.S. Representative, Florida's 3rd Congressional District * Mr. Rob Mosbacher, Former CEO, Overseas Private Investment Corporation * Ms. Erin Collinson, Director of Policy Outr  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * IN CASE YOU MISSED IT... Sen. Rick Scott Leads Bipartisan Effort to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In case you missed it, Senator Rick Scott is renewing his push to make Daylight Saving Time across the U.S. permanent with his Sunshine Protection Act. As families prepare to spring forward to Daylight Saving Time this Sunday, this legislation will finally put an end to the outdat  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Florida, issued the following news release on March 7, 2025: * * * Moskowitz, Congressional Jewish Caucus Call on Google to Restore International Holocaust Remembrance Day and Jewish American Heritage Month Messages WASHINGTON, DC -- This week, Congressman Jared Moskowitz (D-FL-23) called on Google to restore International Holocaust Remembrance Day and Jewish American Heritage Month on its default calendar display. His push, initiated in a letter  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Larsen Thanks FAA Employees for Keeping Travelers Safe After Latest SpaceX Rocket Explodes Washington D.C.--Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA), released the following statement after a SpaceX rocket exploded in Florida, grounding flights at airports acro  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. John Rutherford, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 7, 2025: * * * Rutherford Announces Annual High School Congressional Art Competition WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Friday, U.S. Congressman John H. Rutherford (FL-05) announced the launch of this year's Congressional Art Competition for high school students residing in Florida's 5th Congressional District. Since its inception in 1982, more than 650,000 high school students have participated in the Artis  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Reintroduces Legislation to Prevent Antisemitism on College Campuses WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott announced the reintroduction of the Preventing Antisemitic Harassment on Campus Act which he led last Congress with former Senator Marco Rubio, to address the rise in antisemitic incidents and rhetoric following the October 7, 2023 terrorist attack on Israel by Iran-backed H  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Breaking the Cycle of Senior Loneliness: Strengthening Family and Community Support" at 3:30 p.m. on March 12, 2025, at 106 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Members * Chairman Rick Scott (Republican-Florida) * Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand (Democrat-New York) Witnesses * Andrew MacPherson, Founder and Executive Chair, Foundation for Social Connection - Action Network, Was  more