WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Florida, issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: Today, the House Committee on Small Business favorably reported H.R. 7948, the Rural Small Business Resilience Act. The bill, authored by U.S. Congressman Aaron Bean (FL-04), Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) and Congressman Tracy Mann (KS-01) would require the Small Business Administration (SBA) to improve access to disaster assistance and relief programs fo more PR

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: Today, Congressman Vern Buchanan, Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and Chairman of the Health Subcommittee, led a letter concerning MedPAC's guidance on AI and urging them to take several considerations into account as technology's already unambiguous role in health care expands. Congressman Schweikert (R-AZ) and Congresswoman Steel (R-CA) joined in sending the letter.  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Florida, issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: Marking six months since the October 7th attacks, U.S. Congressman Aaron Bean (FL-04) recently returned from a Congressional Delegation (CODEL) to Israel. The delegation met with President Isaac Herzog, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and senior national security leaders to hear the official perspective of the State of Israel and discuss issues impacting the U.S.-Israel relationship. Con more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Florida, issued the following news release: This week on the House Floor, U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz (FL-01) announced the release of his bombshell investigative report titled "Unwelcome in Niger: An Interim Report by Congressman Matt Gaetz on the American Troop Crisis in Niger,"detailing how U.S. Forces in Niger are facing imminent risk due to the State Department's coverup of intelligence in the region. The investigative report, written by the Offi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) joined America's Newsroom to discuss the conflict between Israel and Iran, the Senate not having an impeachment trial for Secretary Mayorkas, and more. See below for highlights and watch the full interview on YouTube and Rumble. On the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran: "I believe and expect that Israel is going to respond at a time and in a manner of their choosing,  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: President Biden Must Not Encourage Illegal Mass Migration from Haiti U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) April 18, 2024 RealClear World ...[Dominican] President Luis Abinader has made it clear he will protect Dominican sovereignty by enforcing deportations. Yet the Biden Administration, influenced by radical left-wing groups like Amnesty International, is pushing him to accept three million Haitians at any m more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, Representative Kathy Castor (FL-14) and U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (NV) introduced bicameral legislation to make it easier for new energy projects to connect to the U.S. electricity grid - in an effort to improve grid reliability and lower energy costs for families. "Across the United States, new energy projects are stalled, waiting in long lines to interconnect to the grid," said Rep. Cast more PR

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Cory Mills, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Rep. Cory Mills' (FL-07) legislation to rename the main post office at 109 Live Oaks Boulevard in Casselberry, Florida, in honor of Colonel Joseph Kittinger, a former Command Pilot in the U.S. Air Force and Altamonte Springs resident, has passed out of the House Oversight Committee and can now be brought to the House Floor. "I'm honored my legislation to commemorate a hero here in Florida's Seventh has passe more PR

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Florida, issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: Florida Congressman Daniel Webster, R-Clermont, along with Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (R-NY) and 15 of his Republican colleagues, sent a letter to National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) President Charlie Baker, urging him to change NCAA policies to ban biological men from participating in women's sports. "As you know, last week the NAIA Council of Presidents unanimously appr more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: El narco-regimen criminal de Maduro ha violado repetidamente el acuerdo de Barbados, todo mientras continua socavando a la principal lider opositora de Venezuela, Maria Corina Machado. Actualmente, varios miembros del equipo de campana de Machado permanecen detenidos arbitrariamente. Cada accion tomada por el regimen criminal de Maduro ha reafirmado su intencion de poner en peligro la legitimidad y la integr more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: In March, the Biden Administration finalized a rule empowering nine federal agencies to discriminate against religious organizations and make it more difficult for them to partner with the federal government. The rule levies overbearing regulations on religious organizations and forces many faith-based charities to choose between receiving federal funds and maintaining their core beliefs. U.S. Senator Marco more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: The criminal Maduro narco-regime has repeatedly violated the Barbados agreement as it continues to undermine the leading Venezuelan opposition leader, Maria Corina Machado. Currently, several members of Machado's campaign team remain arbitrarily detained. Every action taken by the criminal regime has reaffirmed their intent to jeopardize the legitimacy and integrity of a free, fair, and democratic electoral  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, following Democrats' unprecedented dismissal of the impeachment of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Senator Rick Scott spoke in the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, demanding answers from Secretary Mayorkas for the skyrocketing border crisis he is responsible for and slamming the Biden administration for putting politics over the safety of Ame more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, following Democrats' unprecedented dismissal of the impeachment of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Senator Rick Scott spoke on the Senate Floor slamming Democrats and the Biden administration for putting politics over the safety of American families and the security of the nation--the consequences of which will be devastating for generations to come. In his speech, Senato more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Senator Rick Scott sent a letter to the Assistant Secretary of the Army - Civil Works, Michael Connor, highlighting his concerns with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and its failure to release a review of USACE easement policies for construction projects, including for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction and coastal storm risk management (CSRM). Stakeholders in Florida have been desperately wai more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release: Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) released the below statement on Governor Ron DeSantis violating the law and disenrolling 22,576 Florida children from KidCare: "Governor DeSantis is throwing Florida kids off of the children's health care program ("CHIP" or "Kidcare" in Florida) and erecting barriers that keep kids from the doctor's office in violation of federal law. On January 1, 2024, a new federal protection f more PR