WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 5, 2025: * * * Chairman Mast, HFAC GOP Condemn Christian Persecution in Nigeria Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast was joined by Subcommittee Chairs in issuing the following statement condemning the persecutions of Christians in Nigeria: "Radical Muslim groups in Nigeria going into churches and killing Christians is absolutely a  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, chairman and raking member, of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, issued the following news release on Nov. 5, 2025: * * * Chairman Rick Scott, Ranking Member Gillibrand Send Letter to FDA Commissioner Ahead of Aging Hearing on Rare Disease Treatment Authorization Today, Chairman Rick Scott and Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging sent a letter to the Food   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, and Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, ranking member and chairman, of the Senate Special Committee on Aging issued the following news release on Nov. 5, 2025: * * * Chairman Rick Scott, Ranking Member Gillibrand Send Letter to FDA Commissioner Ahead of Aging Hearing on Rare Disease Treatment Authorization Today, Chairman Rick Scott and Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging sent a letter to the Food   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2025: * * * Chairmen Mast, Moolenaar Urge U.K. to Block Construction of PRC "Super Embassy" This week, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast and House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Chairman John Moolenaar sent a letter to U.K. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper raising concerns over the People's Republic of China's (  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: * * * EPW Democrats Blast Administration's Partisan Retaliation in Army Corps Funding, Warn of WRDA Fallout Following the Trump Administration's weaponized pause of $11 billion in Army Corps water projects in blue states, Committee Democrats warn the move could derail Water Resources Development Act negotiations * Senator Whit  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Buchanan Tours Food Bank of Manatee, Pledges to Donate Pay at Emergency Food Distribution * Delivers Food at Bradenton Emergency Food Distribution Site BRADENTON, Fla. Yesterday, Congressman Vern Buchanan toured the Food Bank of Manatee, where he met with staff and volunteers addressing the surge in demand for food assistance caused by the ongoing Democrat Shutdown. Following his tour, he  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * In the Democrats' Longest Government Shutdown in American History, ICE Continues to Arrest the Worst of the Worst Criminal Illegal Aliens Including Pedophiles, Kidnappers, and Drug Traffickers * Nothingnot the Democrats' longest government shutdown in American history or even an 8,000% increase in death threatswill slow ICE down from arresting the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 6 -- Florida Department of Commerce issued the following news release on Nov. 5, 2025: * * * In Tokyo, Cross U, Space Florida, SelectFlorida and FloridaCommerce Issue Joint Statement The statement recognizes the importance of further connecting the space ecosystems of Florida and Japan * TOKYO, Japan--On October 28th, 2025, a Japan-U.S. (Florida) Space Industry Roundtable was held in Tokyo (Nihonbashi) as part of the "Nihonbashi Space Week 2025" special session. A  more

MIAMI, Florida, Nov. 6 -- Miami International Airport issued the following news on Nov. 5, 2025: * * * MIA rolls out the latest in checkpoint screening technology New express lanes are designed to decrease screening time by 30% * Ahead of the Thanksgiving travel season, Miami International Airport (MIA) has upgraded one of its busiest passenger checkpoints with the latest screening technology, designed to be 30% faster than the traditional checkpoint lane. In partnership with the Transport  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy: Saving Health Care For Millions Of Americans Is A Fight Worth Having * WASHINGTONU.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday gave a fiery speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate hammering the life-or-death stakes of Republicans' refusal to negotiate with Democrats to end the government shutdown and protect access to health care for millions of Americans. With the ACA's open enroll  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Salazar Joins Florida Republicans in Letter Urging Senate Democrats to End Shutdown * WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, Representative Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27) joined Congressman Vern Buchanan (FL-16), Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, and members of the Florida Republican delegation in sending a letter (link is external) to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and S  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Reports Confirm Sighting of Rep. Nutmeg on Capitol Hill Ahead of Holiday Season * WASHINGTON, D.C. The Office of Representative Anna Paulina Luna has received multiple confirmed reports that Representative Nutmeg has been spotted roaming the halls of the U.S. Capitol once againjust in time for the holiday season. Witnesses claim to have spotted Rep. Nutmeg this morning in the Capitol Rotunda,   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Republicans are Working to Help Constituents Impacted by the Democrat Shutdown While Democrats continue their theatrics, forcing government employees to work without pay for a full month and risking programs like SNAP and WIC, Republicans have been working hard to help the people impacted by this prolonged, unnecessary shutdown. Appropriators are having fac  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise: Democrats Full of Hollow Promises * Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), Congressman Russell Fry (R-S.C.), and House Republicans' sophomore class to discuss how the Democrat party over-promises and under-delivers. Leader Scalise also hi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise: Democrats Full of Hollow Promises * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), Congressman Russell Fry (R-S.C.), and House Republicans' sophomore class to discuss how the Democrat party over-promises and under-delivers. Leader Scalise also hi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Introduces SAFE KIDS Act to Stop Foreign Adversaries from Exploiting U.S. Surrogacy Laws * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott announced the introduction of the Stopping Adversarial Foreign Exploitation of Kids in Domestic Surrogacy (SAFE KIDS) Act to prevent adversarial nations, including Communist China, from using American surrogates to obtain U.S. citizenship for their chil  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Moody Seeks to Sanction Communist Cuban Regime for Human Rights Abuses Senator Ashley Moody is cosponsoring the Denying Earnings to the Military Oligarchy in Cuba and Restricting Activities of the Cuban Intelligence Apparatus (DEMOCRACIA) Act to hold the illegitimate communist Cuban regime accountable through severe sanctions and unprecedented financial pressure. Senator Ashley Moody   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Schumer, Wyden, 25 Senate Dems Slam Trump Administration for Rising Health Care Costs, Affordability Crisis for American Families * "We urge the Trump administration and Congressional Republicans to join us to lower Americans' health care costs and reopen the government." Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schum  more