WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Buchanan Announces 2025 Congressional App Challenge Annual Competition Invites Middle and High School Students to Code an App for Display in the U.S. Capitol BRADENTON, Fla. -- Today, Congressman Vern Buchanan announced the start of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge, an annual competition that engages students in coding and computer science. The competition was created by the U.S. House of Repres  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Florida, chairman of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security, issued the following news on May 6, 2025: * * * "One of the Most Brazen Intelligence Operations Ever Attempted Near the American Mainland": Chairman Gimenez Opens Hearing on Suspected CCP Surveillance Efforts WASHINGTON D.C. -- Today, Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), chairman of the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security, delivered the fol  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Florida, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials, issued the following news release on May 7, 2025: * * * Chairman Webster Statement from Hearing on Improving Federal Rail Assistance Opening remarks, as prepared, of Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Chairman Daniel Webster (R-FL) from today's hearing, entitled "America Builds: Improving the Efficien  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Mike Haridopolos, R-Florida, issued the following news release on May 7, 2025: * * * Congressman Mike Haridopolos Secures Trade Relief to Protect Hundreds of Piper Aircraft Jobs in Vero Beach WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, TC Palm reported that Piper Aircraft will continue its operations without layoffs thanks to a successful effort by Congressman Mike Haridopolos (FL-08) to confirm trade exemptions and protect hundreds of high-paying manufacturing jobs in Vero Beach. Con  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Webster Votes to Pass Bill Protecting U.S. Education from Chinese Influence Washington, D.C. -- Florida Congressman Daniel Webster, R-Clermont, released the following statement after voting to pass H.R. 881, the DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act, which restricts funding to American universities that have ties to Confucius Institutes and other mal  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Moskowitz Introduces FEMA Reform Bill to Allow States to Run Housing and Public Assistance Block Grant Programs WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Congressmen Jared Moskowitz (D-FL-23) and Tim Burchett (R-TN-02) introduced legislation to reform block grant programs under the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and ensure critical federal assistance can more quickly be deployed to communities in need. H  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Mike Haridopolos, R-Florida, issued the following floor remarks on May 6, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I keep hearing the term "constitutional crisis" over and over again. Candidly, the only constitutional crisis that has taken place over the last 4 years was the last administration abandoning their responsibility to defend our border and allowing over 1  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Florida, issued the following news release on May 7, 2025: * * * Rep. Luna Introduces Legislation to Repeal the USA Patriot Act Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Representative Anna Paulina Luna (FL-13) introduced the "American Privacy Restoration Act." The legislation, if enacted, would fully repeal the USA PATRIOT Act, commonly referred to as simply the "Patriot Act," a sweeping post-9/11 law long criticized for enabling an unprecedented expansio  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Calls for NYSE and NASDAQ to Fully Comply with SEC Effort to Enforce Law, Delist Chinese Companies WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott sent a letter to leaders of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NASDAQ urging their full cooperation as U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul Atkins works to enforce the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (HFCAA) an  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Leads CCP Influence Act to Crack Down on Adversarial Espionage in America WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Senator Rick Scott and Senator Marsha Blackburn introduced the Countering Corrupt Political (CCP) Influence Act to crack down on foreign adversaries attempts to conduct espionage on U.S. soil. The CCP Influence Act requires officials from the Communist Party of China, Cuba, Venezuela, Iran  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Reintroduces Bills to Hold the Federal Reserve Accountable WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott reintroduced a legislative package to bring accountability to the Federal Reserve and its leadership and end its out-of-control monetary policies that have failed the American people. This includes the Regular Order for Investments (ROI) of the Federal Reserve Act to end the Fed's bad p  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. W. Greg Steube, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Steube, Titus Introduce Bill to Counter Drone Threats at Stadiums and Public Events WASHINGTON -- U.S. Representatives Greg Steube (R-Fla.) and Dina Titus (D-Nev.) this week led a bipartisan coalition to introduce the Disabling Enemy Flight Entry and Neutralizing Suspect Equipment (DEFENSE) Act, legislation that permits trained state and local law enforcement officers to intercept and disable hostile  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Webster Returns Over $1 Million to Constituents Since January Washington, D.C. -- Florida Congressman Daniel Webster, R-Clermont, announced today that his office has successfully returned over $1 million to residents of Florida's 11 th Congressional District to date in 2025. This total represents funds owed to constituents by federal agencies such as the Department of Veterans Affairs, IRS, and the S  more