WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Esta semana, la Camara de Representantes aprobo la Ley H.R. 9172(link is external), la Iniciativa de Destruccion de Precursores Almacenados en el Extranjero y Aplicacion Segura (DISPOSE, por sus siglas en ingles), como parte de la Ley de Mejora de la Calidad de Vida de los Miembros de las Fuerzas Armadas y Autorizacion de Defensa Nacional (NDAA, por sus siglas en ingles) para el Ano Fiscal 2025. El proyec more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: El Senador Rick Scott publico una actualizacion semanal sobre sus acciones para abordar la crisis de deuda de Estados Unidos y el aumento de la inflacion. Mientras los floridanos luchan por llegar a fin de mes, los informes de la Oficina de Estadisticas Laborales mostraron que los indicadores clave de inflacion del gobierno federal, el Indice de Precios al Consumidor (IPC) y el Indice de Precios al Productor  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024: * * * Three Florida applicants selected to receive funding for 53 zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles, along with infrastructure and workforce development projects, to tackle climate change, reduce air pollution, and advance environmental justice * * * TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - On December 11, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that three Florida applicants have been s more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following economic brief (No. 24-38) in December 2024 by Toan Phan and Sonya Ravindranath Waddell entitled "The Economic and Human Impacts of Hurricanes". Here are excerpts: * * * Hurricane Helene brought large destruction to parts of the Fifth Federal Reserve District, most notably western North Carolina.1 Helene was the deadliest hurricane to hit the mainland U.S. since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and Hel more PR

ORLANDO, Florida, Dec. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: U.S. District Judge Carlos Mendoza has sentenced Gabriel Aldemar Velez Torres (32, Orlando) to 3 years and 10 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit money laundering and structuring. Velez Torres entered a guilty plea on September 17, 2024. According to court documents, in late February 2021, Cristian Rodriguez Labour recruited Velez Torres into this sc more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, issued the following news release: On Dec. 4, two Fort Pierce men were sentenced to prison by Senior U.S. District Judge Donald L. Graham following convictions on gun and drug charges. Joseph Acevedo, 40, was sentenced to 101 months in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release. Stanley Rumowski, 49, was sentenced to 96 months in prison, to be followed by three years of superv more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- The Florida Chamber Foundation issued the following news: * * * Latest data shows a continued decline in childhood poverty rates, highlighting the impact of partnerships and targeted initiatives * * * The Florida Chamber Foundation's analysis of the latest childhood poverty figures highlights encouraging progress in our united, business-led effort to cut Florida childhood poverty in half by 2030. The latest figures reveal that 714,768 Florida childre more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2024: This week, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN); Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Chairman Dan Bishop (R-NC); and Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology Chairman Anthony D'Esposito (R-NY) sent letters to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayor more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: On Oct. 8, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. EDT, NOAA's GOES East satellite captured this imagery of Hurricane Milton approaching the Gulf Coast of Florida. At its most powerful, Milton's maximum sustained winds reached 180 mph making the storm an extremely dangerous Category 5 hurricane. The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, which officially ended on November 30, showcased above-average activity. It had a pr more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: We are playing Russian roulette with national security if our broken border isn't job one By Senator Lindsey Graham Fox News December 13, 2024 https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/lindsey-graham-playing-russian-roulette-national-security-broken-border-isnt-job-one There are old threats, new threats and growing threats to America that need to be addressed as soon as possible. We are playing Russian r more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Senator Rick Scott's Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act was signed into law on December 12, 2024. This legislation will 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 more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division issued a notice in the Federal Register on Dec. 2, 2024, entitled "National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Customer Experience Hub". Notice is hereby given that, on October 1, 2024, pursuant to section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. ("the Act"), The Customer Experience Hub ("CX Hub") has filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attor more ST

MIAMI, Florida, Dec. 14 -- Miami Mayor Francis X. Suarez issued the following news on Dec. 13, 2024: Mayor Francis X. Suarez proudly announced a transformative partnership between the City of Miami and the Miami-Dade Homeless Trust to provide permanent housing solutions for unsheltered seniors. The City has committed $8 million to convert the recently closed La Quinta Inn, located at 10821 Caribbean Blvd., Cutler Bay, FL, into a safe and supportive living environment for some of the most vulner more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: NEW ORLEANS The New Orleans Sector of the United States Border Patrol today announced several successful recent enforcement actions with law enforcement counterparts. The Lake Charles Border Patrol Station recently assisted Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office with the seizing over $150,000 as part of an operation targeting the Latin Kings gang. One gang associated was arr more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: Martin J. Guyotte, a recently retired senior staff analyst from the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport Undersea Warfare (USW) Mission Engineering and Analysis Department, was presented a Department of the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award, the third highest honorary civilian award bestowed by the U.S. Navy, during a retirement ceremony held on Nov. 26. Guyotte, a resident of Middletown, Rho more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: David Pistacchio, a senior technologist in the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport's Chief Technology Office, was selected for the 2023 Office of Naval Research (ONR) Fred E. Saalfeld Award for Outstanding Lifetime Achievement in Science, which granted on a highly selective basis and recognizes naval research scientists for extraordinary lifetime achievements in science that contributed substantial more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Rep. Scott Franklin, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Congressman Scott Franklin (FL-18) applauded final passage of the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The measure passed the House 281-140. "In the current global threat landscape, with Iranian terrorist proxies scorching the Middle East and China's growing malign influence at home and abroad, it's more critical than ever to refocus our military on lethality and ensure our troops are properly  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: At yesterday's House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the State Department's Withdrawal from Afghanistan, Congressman Mike Lawler slammed Secretary of State Antony Blinken for his role in the failed withdrawal and for the Biden Administration's many foreign policy failures over the last four years. A full transcript is available below: Congressman Lawler: Mister Secretary, have you read this report in  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Rep. W. Greg Steube, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2024: U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) announced today that his bipartisan legislation, H.R. 5863, The Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act, has been signed into law by President Biden. This critical new law delivers long-overdue tax relief for Americans impacted by natural disasters. "This is a victory for every American who has faced the devastating toll of a natural disaster," said Rep. S more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Florida, issued the following news release: This week, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 9172(link is external), the Destruction Initiative for Stored Precursors Overseas and Safe Enforcement (DISPOSE) Act, as part of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025. The bill was introduced(link is external) by House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Chairwoman  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: NANJEMOY, Md. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Martha Williams today joined partners and community members to celebrate the establishment of Southern Maryland Woodlands National Wildlife Refuge as the 573rd and newest unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System. A newly acquired 31-acre parcel is the first of several donations that will become part of th more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Bipartisan legislation authored by Senators Rick Scott and Gary Peters to improve security for federal employees and members of the public who use federal buildings passed the U.S. House of Representatives and now heads to the president's desk to be signed into law. Every day, federal facilities face a wide range of threats, including active shooters, cyber-attacks, hostile surveillance, improvised explosive d more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Rick Scott released a weekly update on his actions to address America's debt crisis and rising inflation. As Floridians are struggling to make ends meet, reports from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that the federal government's key inflation indicators, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Producer Price Index (PPI), rose even more in November putting strain on the budgets of American famil more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Senator Rick Scott joined Senator Dan Sullivan along with 55 members of Congress and two senators-elect, sent a letter to the executive directors of the College Football Playoff and Bowl Season asking that they preserve the annual Army-Navy football game's "time-honored tradition" of setting "aside the second Saturday in December in future seasons solely" for the patriotic sporting event. This year's Army-Navy more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Rick Scott released the below statement following the latest Producer Price Index (PPI) release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) highlighting the need to implement substantive fiscal reforms to end the ongoing inflation crisis fueled by the Biden-Harris administration's reckless tax-and-spend agenda. November's PPI data shows that there has been a significant rise in inflation during th more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Val Butler Demings, President Biden's nominee to be a governor of the U.S. Postal Service, from a Nov. 14, 2024, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman peters, Ranking Member Paul, and distinguished members of the committee - Good morning and thank you for your consideration of my nomination to serve on the board of governors of the United States Postal Service. I also want  more PR

SPOKANE, Washington, Dec. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington issued the following news release: Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today that Pavel Ivanovich Turlak, and his Spokane-based trucking companies; PT Express, LLC, Spokane Truck Service, LLC, and Pauls Trans, LLC pleaded guilty to conspiring to illegally violate Clean Air Act emissions controls and to fraudulently obtaining hundreds more PR