WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 31, 2025: * * * Chairman Mast Leads GOP in Demanding UN Reject Francesca Albanese's Reappointment WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast led several members of the panel in demanding that UN Human Rights Council President Jürg Lauber reject Francesca Albanese's reappointment to another three-year term as special  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, issued the following news release on March 31, 2025: * * * Chairman Scott Releases Report on America's Aging Farm Workforce WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Senator Rick Scott, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, released a report, America's Aging Farm Workforce: Why Vanishing Family Farms are a Growing Threat to U.S. Food Security and Rural Communities. Chairman Scott's report  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Maxwell Frost Statement on the Passing of Former Public Defender Bob Wesley ORLANDO, FL -- Today, Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (FL-10) released a statement following the passing of Former Florida Ninth Judicial Circuit Public Defender, Bob Wesley. In a statement, Rep. Frost says: "I am deeply saddened by the passing of former Public Defender Bob Wesley, a champion for justice  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Cherfilus-McCormick Introduces Bill to Identify and Remove Barriers to Affordable Housing WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) introduced the Lower Housing Costs Study Act of 2025, which would identify and remove barriers to affordable housing in South Florida. "Outdated local and state laws often remain a barrier to the development   more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Condemns the Termination of Union Rights for Federal Employees WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) condemned the recent executive order that eliminates the collective bargaining rights of over 1 million federal government employees. "This Executive Order strips protections from the hard-working men and women  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Delivers $1 Million in Federal Funding for the Eagle Cove Residence at Lauderhill SUNRISE, FL- Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick joined Faith Center Ministries to announce $1 million in critical Community Project Funding (CPF) for the Eagle Cove Residence at Lauderhill. "With this federal funding that I helped deliver, we're simultaneou  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 31, 2025: * * * Mast, Risch Threaten Sanctions if UN Human Rights Council Creates Special Powers to Target Israel WASHINGTON D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jim Risch warned UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres against establishing special investigatory powers to target   more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Florida, issued the following news release on March 31, 2025: * * * Rep. Frankel Joins Congressional Colleagues to Defend Congress's Article I Powers, Slam Unlawful and Dangerous Shuttering of USAID Washington, DC - Today, Representatives Lois Frankel, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs (NSRP); Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Judiciary Committee and Co-Chair of   more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 31, 2025: * * * Reps. Cammack & Magaziner, Sens. Capito & Markey Introduce Alleviating Barriers To Caregivers Act (ABC Act) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL-03), Rep. Seth Magaziner (D-RI-02), Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.) introduced the Alleviating Barriers to Caregivers Act (ABC Act). The legislation would require the Centers for Medicare and  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Leads Bill to Ban Citrus Imports from Communist China, Support American Citrus Growers WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott introduced the United States Citrus Protection Act which prohibits the importation of commercially produced fresh citrus fruit from Communist China into the U.S., further protecting American jobs, ensuring the integrity of domestic agriculture, and reducin  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Florida, chairwoman of the Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets, issued the following news release: * * * Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets to Hold Hearing on the JFK Files WASHINGTON-- Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), chairwoman of the Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets, announced today that the panel will hold a hearing on the JFK files. Recently, the Trump Administration released a trov  more