WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Buchanan Applauds Historic U.S.-UK Trade Deal Follows Buchanan's Meeting with British Ambassador to the U.S. Peter Mandelson WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman Vern Buchanan, Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and member of the Trade Subcommittee, released the following statement following President Trump and United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer's announcement of a historic bilat  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Neal Dunn, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Dunn Moves to Expand Health Coverage for Birth Defects WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Neal Dunn (Florida-02) introduced the Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act (ELSA), a bill that would require all group and individual health insurance plans to cover medically necessary services for anomalous birth defects that impact the appearance or function of the eyes, ears, teeth, mouth, or jaw. This legisl  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Jimmy Patronis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on May 8, 2025: * * * Congressman Patronis Invites President Trump to Gulf of America Ribbon-cutting Ceremony WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Jimmy Patronis issued a letter to President Donald J. Trump inviting the President and the entire Trump family to participate in a ribbon-cutting ceremony in honor of the newly renamed Gulf of America. The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 276 - The Gulf  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Diaz-Balart Announces Winner of the 2025 Congressional Art Competition WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26) has announced Neeley Camejo, a sophomore at Hialeah Gardens Senior High School and a resident of Hialeah, Florida, as the winner of this year's 2025 Congressional Art Competition for the 26th Congressional District. Neeley's art, titled " Reverence in the Currents: An Eso  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Diaz-Balart Congratulates Secretary Marco Rubio on CHLI Lifetime Leadership Award WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26), Vice Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute (CHLI) (link is external), issued the following statement following CHLI's "Lifetime Leadership Award" to Secretary Marco Rubio, the highest-ranking Latino government official: "Secretary Marco  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * IN CASE YOU MISSED IT... Sen. Rick Scott in Fox: The Fight Between Good vs. Evil on the Global Stage WASHINGTON, D.C. - In case you missed it, Senator Rick Scott wrote an op-ed for Fox News as Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is set to welcome Communist Chinese dictator Xi and leaders of evil regimes in Russia for a 'Victory Day' celebration tomorrow. In the op-ed, the Senator calls on the international c  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. W. Greg Steube, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Steube Introduces ELECT Act to End Taxpayer-Funded Presidential Campaigns WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) today announced the introduction of the House companion to the Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2025, legislation originally introduced in the Senate by Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa). The bill would permanently terminate the  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Webster Votes to Recognize the Gulf of America Washington, D.C. -- Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 276, legislation cosponsored by Congressman Daniel Webster, R-Clermont, that renames the area formerly known as the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. "From supporting vast fisheries and a vibrant tourism industry to serving as a key maritime port and important military a  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Applauds Nomination of John P. "Jack" Heekin for United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott released the below statement applauding President Donald Trump's nomination of John P. "Jack" Heekin to serve as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. Heekin currently serves in Senator Scott's Senate Office as  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Joins Sen. Ted Cruz and Colleagues on RESTORE Act to Right the Wrongs of Biden's COVID Vaccine Mandates WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Senator Rick Scott joined Senators Ted Cruz, Katie Britt, and Mike Lee to introduce the RESTORE Act. This legislation will require the Department of Defense (DOD) to establish a Special Review Board to audit the service-wide handling of religious accommodation  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Rick Scott, Jeff Merkley Introduce Legislation Targeting Global Use of Forced Labor WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Senators Rick Scott and Jeff Merkley introduced the bipartisan No Funds for Forced Labor Act to require the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. executive director at international financial institutions to oppose projects that use forced labor practices, specifically in Communis  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * SMALL BUSINESSES SHARE HOW HARMFUL REPUBLICAN POLICIES AND TARIFFS RAISE COSTS, STIFLE HIRING, HURT BOTTOM LINES Washington, DC - Today, the House Democratic Steering & Policy Co-Chairs, Congresswomen Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Robin Kelly (IL-02) and Nanette Barragan (CA-44), led a hearing on the impacts of the Trump Administration policies and tariffs. The committee heard from smal  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Darren Soto, D-Florida, issued the following news release on May 8, 2025: * * * Soto, Salazar, Wasserman Schultz Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Designate Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status The Venezuela TPS Act of 2025 would protect over half a million Venezuelan nationals who currently hold protected status WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Florida Reps. Darren Soto (D-FL-09), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27), and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25) introduced the  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Rep. Castor Sounds Alarm After Analysis Exposes Millions of Americans Would Lose Health Care Coverage to Fund Republican Billionaire Tax Giveaway WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) highlighted a recent analysis of the Republican proposals to cut health services for Americans who rely on Medicaid. The analysis, conducted by the nonpartisan, independent Congressional Budget Office (C  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Wasserman Schultz, Soto, Salazar Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Designate Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status Washington, DC - Today, Florida Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25), Darren Soto (D-FL-09), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27) introduced the bipartisan Venezuela TPS Act of 2025, legislation designating Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status. This comes after U.S. Secr  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, R-Florida, chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, issued the following news release on May 8, 2025: * * * Western Hemisphere Subcommittee Chairwoman Salazar Delivers Opening Remarks at Hearing on State Department Bureau of Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Western Hemisphere Subcommittee Chairwoman Maria Elvira Salazar delivered opening remarks at a s  more