WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Congressman Bilirakis is leading the charge to advance his priority Veteran legislation before the end of this term. The Major Richard Star Act, which is jointly authored by Representatives Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Raul Ruiz (D-CA), has garnered widespread bipartisan support, as evidenced by its 326 cosponsors in the House and 73 in the Senate. This critical legislation would rectify the issue of concurre more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: In case you missed it, Senator Rick Scott wrote an op-ed for Fox News on how President Trump's new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, will help bring the dramatic change needed to rein in big government, restore America's fiscal sanity and save the American dream. Senator Scott has been fighting to stop Washington's reckless spending and dangerous status quo, and i more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Florida, issued the following news release: La Camara de Representantes aprobo la ley S.91/H.R. 537(link is external), la "Ley de la Medalla de Oro del Congreso para los Heroes Olvidados del Holocausto", despues de que el Senado votara a favor de hacer lo mismo en septiembre. Patrocinada por los representantes Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) y Ritchie Torres (D-NY), asi como los senadores Bill Hagerty (R-TN) y Tim Kaine (D-VA), la legislacion otorga a ma more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Florida, issued the following news release: The U.S. House of Representatives passed S.91/H.R. 537(link is external), the Forgotten Heroes of the Holocaust Congressional Gold Medal Act,after the Senate voted to do the same in September. Sponsored by Reps. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) and Ritchie Torres (D-NY), as well as Senators Bill Hagerty (R-TN) and Tim Kaine (D-VA), the legislation awards more than 60 diplomats from around the world with the Congr more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Rick Scott met with Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth to support his nomination to the position by President Donald Trump. Senator Rick Scott said, "I've been talking to Pete since his nomination, and I think he'll do a great job. He's a decorated combat veteran and a great pick to run the Department of Defense. I am really appreciative of anyone that's willing to put on the uniform and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Rick Scott announced the passage of his resolution ahead of the fifth anniversary recognizing the terrorist attack at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, when a Saudi military trainee killed three U.S. Navy sailors and wounded several others on December 6th, 2019. Senators Marco Rubio, Katie Britt, Tommy Tuberville, Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock co-sponsored the resolution. In 2020, Senator Rick more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Rick Scott applauded the Senate passage of the Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act to provide disaster-loss tax relief for communities in Florida, North Carolina, Georgia, Puerto Rico and more across the nation that have been affected by disasters, including Hurricanes Helene, Debby, and Milton this year, and Hurricanes Ian, Nicole, Fiona and Idalia in recent years that are still waiting for much-nee more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Florida, issued the following news release: El Senado de los Estados Unidos aprobo por unanimidad la S. 4569(link is external), la version complementaria de la Ley TAKE IT DOWN (H.R. 8989(link is external)) de las representantes Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) y Madeleine Dean (D-PA). La ley TAKE IT DOWN protege a las victimas de "pornografia de venganza" real y ultra falsa, un delito que afecta cada vez mas y con mayor rapidez a la juventud de nuestro  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) released the following statement on Governor Ron DeSantis' latest move to deprive thousands of Florida children of the health care coverage they need by rejecting the Florida Legislature-approved expansion of KidCare as approved by federal officials: "It's cruel and short-sighted for Governor DeSantis to deprive Florida children of the doctor visits and health services t more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Florida, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate unanimously passed S. 4569(link is external), the companion version to Reps. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) and Madeleine Dean's (D-PA) TAKE IT DOWN Act (H.R. 8989(link is external)). The TAKE IT DOWN Act protects victims of real and deepfake 'revenge pornography,' a crime that is increasingly and rapidly affecting our nation's youth. Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) led a large more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) and Scott Franklin (FL-18) led 10 of their Florida colleagues in a bipartisan letter urging Congress to include funds to modernize the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) hurricane hunter aircraft fleet in any upcoming emergency disaster relief supplemental package. "With increasingly severe hurricane seasons, communities ac more PR