WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Bean Encourages Otto Aviation to Bring Innovation to Northeast Florida WASHINGTON-- Today, U.S. Congressman Aaron Bean (FL-04) is calling on Otto Aviation, a pioneer in revolutionary aircraft design, to consider Cecil Airport in Jacksonville, Florida, as its next home for expansion and development. Congressman Bean said, "There's no better place for Otto Aviation's headquarters and manufac  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Maxwell Frost Slams Trump Regime for Baseless DOJ Charges Against Rep. McIver WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (FL-10) released a statement in response to the Trump Department of Justice (DOJ) bringing charges against Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) following her oversight visit to Delaney Hall Detention Facility in Newark, New Jersey where ICE agents put their h  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Florida Democrats Call on Trump Admin to Reinstate Nearly $2.5 Billion in Terminated Florida Public Health Funding Washington, DC - This week, Rep. Frankel (FL-22) and Florida Democratic Reps. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (FL-25), Kathy Castor (FL-14), Frederica Wilson (FL-24), Darren Soto (FL-09), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20), Maxwell Frost (FL-10), and Jared Moskowitz (FL-23) sent a letter to Pres  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Mike Haridopolos, R-Florida, issued the following news release on May 20, 2025: * * * Haridopolos Bill to Cut Red Tape for Small Businesses Clears Committee WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House Committee on Financial Services favorably reported H.R. 3343, the Greenlighting Growth Act, introduced by Congressman Mike Haridopolos (FL-08). This marks a major step forward in efforts to support small public companies and reduce regulatory burdens that hinder growth. The   more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Introduces Legislation to Prohibit NIH From Funding Experiments on Animals in Foreign Labs WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott announced the introduction of the Cease Animal Research Grants Overseas (CARGO) Act to prohibit the National Institutes of Health (NIH) from using taxpayer-funded grants for foreign laboratories to use on animal experiments. These foreign labs lack suffi  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott, Colleagues Introduce the MAPS Act to Boost U.S. Medicine Supply Chain; Curb Dependence on Communist China WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott joined Senator Gary Peters and several of their colleagues in the introduction of the bipartisan Mapping America's Pharmaceutical Supply (MAPS) Act, to codify a recent Trump administration Executive Order to secure essential medicine supp  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following floor remarks on May 19, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. President, I rise to recognize the efforts of President Trump and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick on the U.S. Department of Commerce's decision to terminate the flawed 2019 Tomato Suspension Agreement. The termination of this agreement is a major win f  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Statement from U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor on Trump's Cruel Move to Strip Protections & Work Permits from 350,000 Venezuelans WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) released the following statement regarding President Donald Trump's rescission of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans, including many living and working in Florida, that was upheld by the U.S. Su  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Florida, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy and Regulatory Affairs, issued the following news release: * * * Subcommittee Ranking Member Frost's Opening Remarks on Republican Efforts to Raise Costs on Americans to Subsidize Tax Giveaways to Billionaires Washington, D.C. (May 20, 2025) -- Below is Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost's opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at toda  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * TAKE IT DOWN Act Officially Signed into Law by President Trump (Washington, D.C.) - Today marks a major victory for victims of online exploitation and a defining moment in digital and child safety: President Donald J. Trump has officially signed the TAKE IT DOWN Act into law. The bipartisan, bicameral legislation--originally introduced in the House by Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27) and in the Sena  more