WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Bilirakis Delivers Federal Funding for Inverness Fire Truck * Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Agriculture funding bill signed into law by President Trump last week includes a project sponsored by Congressman Gus Bilirakis that provides $715,000 to the City of Inverness for a critically needed ladder truck. Currently, the Inverness Fire Department does not have an aerial fire apparatus.  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Buchanan Leads Push to Shield ACOs from Medicare Fraud Threatening Value-Based Care * Writes Letter to CMS Administrator to Advocate Strengthening Medicare's Value-Based Care Infrastructure WASHINGTON - Congressman Vern Buchanan, Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and Chair of the Health Subcommittee, recently led a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Adm  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2025: * * * Chairman Rick Scott, Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand Announce Aging Committee Hearing to Examine Domestic Production of Essential, Generic Medicines On Wednesday, November 19, Chairman Rick Scott and Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging will be convening a hearing titled "Made in America: R  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2025: * * * Chairmen Guthrie and Joyce Pen Letter to CMS Following HHS Announcement Decertifying South Florida OPO and Implementing Further Safety Guidelines for the Organ Procurement and Transplant System Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13),   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Cory Mills, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cory Mills Introduces the SPIN Act to Stop Domestic Government Propaganda * Washington, D.C. Congressman Cory Mills (FL-07) has introduced the Stopping Propaganda Indoctrination Nationally (SPIN) Act, legislation to amend the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, otherwise known as the Smith-Mundt Act,and reinforce its long-standing prohibition on the domestic dis  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection has amended the list of designated user fee airports in its regulations. This technical amendment revises the table found in 19 CFR part 122, which governs regulations for aircraft engaged in international commerce. The rule adds five airports to the list and removes one other airport. Five airports are being added after the agency and the respective airport authorities signed Memorandums of A  more

HURLBURT FIELD, Florida, Nov. 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command issued the following news: * * * Emerald Warrior: Ready today, ready for tomorrow By Airman 1st Class Luke Hirsch, Air Force Special Operations Command Ready Today. Ready for Tomorrow. The dust has settled on Emerald Warrior 25.2, Air Force Special Operations Command's premier operational proving ground. During the exercise, AFSOC integrated with global Allies and partners to forge seamlessly deploy lethal ca  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Delivers Additional 100 Top Environmental Accomplishments, 300 Environmental Wins Now Highlighted Since President Trump Took Office in January * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin shared 100 additional environmental accomplishments EPA has achieved in the last 100 days, recognizing 300 days of fulfilling the agency's statutory obligation  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 18 -- Florida Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas issued the following news on Nov. 17, 2025: * * * Guardian Angel Drone Pilot Program Launches in Three Florida School Districts Today, Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas announced that three school districts, Broward, Leon and Volusia, will participate in the new Campus Guardian Angel Pilot Program, increasing the safety and security measures in these districts. The Campus Guardian Angel Program uses drones to  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Sen. Schiff Tours the Eaton Fire Collaborative Center in Altadena, Emphasizes Importance of Recovery Efforts * Altadena, CA Last week, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Representative Judy Chu (D-Calif.-28) toured the Eaton Fire Collaborative Center, a survivor-led network that brings together local groups to recover and rebuild in the aftermath of the Eaton Fire. During the visit,   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * IN CASE YOU MISSED IT... Sen. Rick Scott on Fox News Sunday: 'Obamacare is a Disaster; We Have to Fix This' * WASHINGTON, D.C. - In case you missed it, Senator Rick Scott appeared on Fox News Sunday to discuss his plans to fix the failures of Obamacare to lower costs and better serve Americans. While Democrats continue their push to cover up Obamacare's failures by sending billions of tax dollars dire  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Naval Research Laboratory Scientist Elected Fellow of the American Physical Society The American Physical Society (APS) selected John Lyons, Ph.D., a physical scientist in the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory's (NRL) Materials Science and Technology Division, as a 2025 APS Fellow for his fundamental contributions to the understanding and design of wide-band-gap semiconductors using first-principles method  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2025: * * * President of Insurance Brokerage Firm and CEO of Marketing Company Convicted in $233M Affordable Care Act Enrollment Fraud Scheme * A federal jury in West Palm Beach, Florida, convicted a President of an insurance brokerage firm and a CEO of a marketing company today for their roles in a years-long scheme to submit fraudulent enrollments to fully subsidized Affordable Care Act (ACA  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Wilson, Larsen Statement on the Trump Administration's Latest Attack on Clean Water * Today, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Frederica Wilson (D-FL) and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA) released the following joint statement in response to the notice of proposed rulemaking to weaken  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Wilson's Statement on the Vote to Release the Epstein Files * Today, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson issued a statement (link is external) on the Epstein Files Transparency Act (link is external), to which she plans to vote "yes": "I'll be voting to release all the Epstein files. Americans deserve the truth. Survivors deserve peace. And the perpetrators must be brought to justice. I'm not   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Border Patrol led operation nets 37 illegal aliens arrested along Interstate 90 in Western New York * Operation Bear Cave uncovered 30 of the 37 arrested, and had state issued commercial vehicle driver licenses, including New York State. BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Border Patrol agents remove illegal aliens operating commercial vehicles with state issued Comm  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Wasserman Schultz Meets with ACA Recipients, Floridians Impacted by GOP Healthcare Crisis * Sunrise, FL - Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) held a roundtable discussion and press conference with Affordable Care Act recipients who face skyrocketing healthcare costs due to Republicans allowing ACA enhanced premium tax credits to lapse and the passage of Trump's Big Ugly Law  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * While Americans Were Enjoying Their Weekend, ICE Law Enforcement Arrested Murderers, Pedophiles, and Rapists * 70 percent of all ICE arrests are of illegal aliens charged or convicted of a crime in the U.S. WASHINGTON Today, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the arrest of more worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens from across the country this weekend includin  more