WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Mike Haridopolos, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Haridopolos and Dr. Stephanie Haridopolos Announce Guidelines for the 2025 Congressional Art Competition MELBOURNE, FL - Congressman Mike Haridopolos (FL-08) and Dr. Stephanie Haridopolos are pleased to announce that the 2025 Congressional Art Competition is officially open for high school students across Florida's 8th Congressional District. This annual competition is an opportunity  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Cherfilus-McCormick Statement on Vote Against Funding Bill That Hurts Working Families WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) issued the following statement after voting against House Republicans' funding bill that hurts working families. "Any proposal that leaves our heroes homeless by decimating affordable housing assistance, cuts $23   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Florida, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Congresswoman Frederica Wilson's Statement on Voting 'No' on the Partisan Republican Funding Bill Today, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson released the following statement on the Partisan Republican Funding Bill, to which she voted "No": "The Republicans worked so hard to gain control of the House, the Senate, and the White House. Now, with all this power, in today's partisan fun  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Donalds Fights To End The Taxpayer-Funded Sabotage Of Florida's Seafood Industry WASHINGTON - This afternoon, Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) co-sponsored bipartisan legislation offered by Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX) to demand that American taxpayer dollars are not used to sabotage Florida's seafood industry. The bipartisan "Save Our Shrimpers Act" is the 78th piece of legislation co  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * FEMA Terminates Employees Who Weaponized Helene And Milton Response Following Donalds-Endorsed Initiative WASHINGTON - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has responded with corrective action to a federal oversight initiative co-led by Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL). The Donalds-endorsed initiative demanded answers regarding shocking reports in the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and M  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Scott Franklin, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Franklin Votes To Keep Government Open & Ensure Services For Americans Congressman Scott Franklin (FL-18) issued the following statement regarding his vote in favor of H.R. 1968, a stopgap funding bill to prevent a government shutdown. The measure passed the House of Representatives 217-213. "Today, I supported the FY25 continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government open. Thi  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Florida, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Rep. Frankel Votes Against Republican Funding Bill Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-22) released the following statement after voting against a Republic funding bill that hands a blank check to the Trump Administration. "This bill does nothing to lower costs for American families," said Rep. Frankel. "Instead, it fails to protect Social Security, Medicare, and Medica  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. John Rutherford, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Rutherford Releases Statement on Full-Year CR WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Tuesday, member of the House Appropriations Committee, U.S. Congressman John H. Rutherford (FL-05), released the following statement on the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025: "House Republicans are working diligently to fully fund the core federal government services, so that Presiden  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following information for a nomination hearing at 10:30 a.m. on March 13, 2025, at 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Nominees 1. The Honorable Peter Hoekstra, of Michigan, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Canada 2. The Honorable George Glass, of Oregon, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Japan 3. The Honorable Rona  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, released the following opening statement from a Feb. 12, 2025, hearing entitled "Optimizing Longevity: From Research to Action": * * * I want to thank all of you for being here today. Every member of this committee is a parent, and most of us, well, some of us are grandparents. Living a long and healthy life is something that is very important to me and I'm sure to all of our members on thi  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Rick Scott, Dr. Paul Reintroduce Bill to Improve Transparency on Royalty Payments to Government Employees WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Senators Rick Scott and Dr. Rand Paul announced the reintroduction of the Royalty Transparency Act to require disclosure of royalty payments from both government employees and advisory committee members in an effort to increase government accountability. Under curr  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor Statement on Republican Sellout of Veterans, Seniors and Students As Elon Musk Economic Squeeze Barrels On WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) blasted House Republicans for advancing a bill that harms families and veterans while giving Donald Trump and Elon Musk unprecedented and dangerous leeway to shutdown essential services. "House Republicans are tur  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Webster Backs President Trump's Agenda with Vote to Keep Government Open and Protect American Taxpayers Washington, D.C. -- Florida Congressman Daniel Webster, R-Clermont, today voted to keep government open and protect hardworking taxpayers by supporting H.R. 1968, the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025. "Today I voted to pass H.R. 1968, which ensures   more