Florida Rep. Stephanie Murphy, a Democrat, is leaving Congress, but not before she burns it all down.
The “moderate” congresswoman from the Orlando area continues to dress down Democratic leadership in the House of Representatives and Progressives for putting forth an unpopular legislative agenda that has all but compromised the Democratic Party brand.
Murphy has accused Leadership and Progressives of pushing her out of Congress.
In other words, Murphy contends that Speaker Pelosi and others in leadership forced her hand.
Rep. Val Demings-The reason many hate crimes go unreported is fear. As a former police officer your safety will always be my top priority. I want members of our AAPI community to feel heard, visible and comfortable reporting injustices.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz-On this day in 1945, American soldiers liberated Buchenwald. As we remember the atrocities of the Holocaust, it is our responsibility to speak out against antisemitism and hate of all kinds.
and I introduced the TEMP Act to protect farmers impacted by crop-damaging freezes. The Heartland of Florida provides the country with countless products - we must do everything we can to support our agriculture industry.
US Rep Kathy Castor-To lower energy costs, we need to fast track clean energy. Watch my interview
@Newsy re how Big Oil CEOs are making record profits while failing to help consumers. To deliver true energy independence, we must unleash clean energy + create new jobs *and* lower energy bills.
Commissioner Nikki Fried-The full Cabinet should’ve upheld a judge’s fact-based decision against the Dolphin Expressway extension—but I stood alone. Now, we’ve filed an amicus brief supporting
@tropicalaudubon as we continue fighting to protect Florida’s future & natural resources from being paved over.
Jeff Brandes-As of 1pm, within one business day of the sending out our letter, we have received more than enough responses from legislators calling for a special session on property insurance. We will be submitting our final count to the FL DOS at 5pm today.
Representative Fentrice Driskell-I will be the first Black woman to lead the Florida House Democratic Caucus starting in 2024, but first I need your help to get re-elected.
Senator Gary Farmer-Today I joined the call for a special session to address Florida's property insurance crisis. This should not be used as an excuse to simply setup more avenues for major insurance companies to continue to line their pockets. We must put homeowners first, not corporations!
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Crist: DeSantis 'Ignoring' Rising Property Insurance" by The Floridian's Daniel Molina—Florida Rep.
Charlie Crist (D) has amassed support in recent weeks, gaining a boost from a number of officials and union workers. This week, the former Governor of Florida had choice words for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R), criticizing him for “ignoring” property insurance concerns.
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Wasserman Schultz Questions Sen. Hawley's Manhood" by The Floridian's Javier Manjarres—Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz is fuming mad over a recent comment that Republican senator Josh Hawley made in regard to Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown-Jackson.
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Deutch ‘Horrified’ With Russia’s Continued war Efforts" by The Floridian's Daniel Molina—As the war between Russia and Ukraine continues, U.S. lawmakers are sharing their support for Ukraine. This week, Florida Rep. Ted Deutch (D) expressed his disappointment in Russia’s continued war efforts, arguing that he’s “horrified” at what Russia has done to Ukrainian civilians.
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Biden's Border Crisis Continues to Compromise U.S. National Security" by Rep. Gus Bilirakis—During his State of the Union Address, President Biden said, “We need to secure the border and fix the immigration system. It is not only the right thing to do, it’s the economically smart thing to do.” However, President Biden’s actions have not matched his words on this important subject.
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Moody Sues Hospitals, School Board Over Opioid Cases" by The News Service of Florida—TALLAHASSEE — Attorney General Ashley Moody’s
office filed a lawsuit Wednesday against five public hospital systems and the Miami-Dade County School Board, arguing they are jeopardizing settlements with pharmaceutical-industry companies over the opioid epidemic.
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LaMarca Defends DeSantis Over 'Culture War' Narrative" by The Floridian's Javier Manjarres—Fort Lauderdale—The Broward Workshop held a “Board of Directors” meeting on Wednesday and invited State Senators Shevrin Jones (D) and Lauren Book (D), and State Rep. Chip LaMarca (R) to give the group a summary of the newly-concluded 2022 Florida legislative session.
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Carolina Amesty Raises $250K in HD 45 Campaign" by The Floridian's Javier Manjarres—Businesswoman and educator Carolina Amesty has announced that she has raised $250,000 for her campaign for House District 45 campaign, with $200,000 of that total coming in the form of a personal loan.
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BRIAN MAST: Suing the the CDC Over Unconstitutional Travel Mask Mandates" by Rep. Brian Mast—Two years ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that it would be “two weeks to slow the spread.” Their message to the American people was that, if we made the collective sacrifice and shut down society for fourteen days, we would be able to return to normalcy.