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Can’t we all just get Along?
Democratic and Republican lawmakers in Congress are always at each other’s throats about something.
For the past two weeks, House Republicans have been railing against how House Democrats want to keep Americans swimming in debt with their push to raise the national debt limit or the debt ceiling.
Democrats like Reps. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Darren Soto, and others, argue that the debt ceiling needs to be raised in order to pay for needed social programs like Medicaid and Social Security, and say that Republicans are hell-bent on cutting those programs.
Republicans like Sen. Rick Scott, say that “all the far left” or Democrats, want to do is “spend more money and raise YOUR taxes.”
“Democrats seem to forget that taxpayer dollars don't just grow on trees. It's taken out of YOUR paycheck. Reining in the MASSIVE spending spree is the only way to get our nation back on track, and that's exactly what I'm fighting to do,” stated Sen. Scott.
Eventually, both sides will come together and find a middle ground on the debt ceiling. We suspect that Democrats will concede to some cuts in order for the ceiling to be raised just a smidge.
Road to Recovery
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"Wasserman Schultz Takes Victory Lap After Securing Funding for FIU Program" by The Floridian's Jackson Bakich—Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), a longtime proponent of climate change, is doing a victory lap after she and U.S. House Representatives delivered $9.7 million to Florida International University (FIU) for their mission to monitor the rise in sea levels and to prevent damages along the coast. READ MORE
"Scott Reintroduces the 'Let's Get to Work Act'" by The Floridian's Jackson Bakich—Now that the 118th Congress is in session, Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) has reintroduced the Let’s Get to Work Act, which “encourages Americans who are able to work to return to the workforce by ending the current suspension of work requirements” of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the Food Stamp Program), as well as establishing work requirements for those receiving public housing benefits. READ MORE
"Progressive Media Outlet Smears Pro-DeSantis" by The Floridian's Javier Manjarres—Few would deny Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) is popular among the masses. Influencers on Twitter will speak favorably of him, and some are even acknowledged by his campaign Press Secretary Christina Pushaw. READ MORE
"DeSantis Dismisses 'Woke' State Attorney's Request to Get Job Reinstated" by The Floridian's Javier Manjarres—Thanks, but no thanks. But nice try. That is what Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is all but saying after dismissing former Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren’s request to be reinstated to his old job. READ MORE
"Mills and Gaetz Call for Transparency on Ukraine Funding" by The Floridian's Jackson Bakich READ MORE
"Telehealth Eyed for Medical Marijuana use Certification" by The News Service of Florida and Javier Manjarres READ MORE
"Kat Cammack Named to Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Gov" by The Floridian's Jim McCool—The 118th Congress has signaled in new leadership within the ranks of the U.S. House of Representatives.READ MORE
"Florida Democrats All In on Raising Debt Ceiling" by The Floridian's Grayson Bakich—While Republicans are against raising the national debt ceiling; or the amount of money the government can legally be allowed to borrow to pay outstanding "legal obligations"; and seek to negotiate, Democrats are all in on raising it...READ MORE
"DeSantis Admin Continues to 'Defend our pro-Life Protections''—by The Floridian's Jackson Bakich—The Florida Supreme Court decided to not suspend the state’s 15-week abortion bill as organizations such as Planned Parenthood have questioned the legislation’s validity through the court system...READ MORE
"Waltz Lands Intelligence and Foreign Relations Committee Assignments " by The Floridian's Daniel Molina—Florida Rep. Mike Waltz (R) has released a statement announcing his committee assignments in the 118th Congress. The Florida Republican announced that he will serve on the House Foreign Relations Committee (HFAC), the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSI). READ MORE
"Scott Moves to Enact Congressional Term Limits Nationwide" by The Floridian's Grayson Bakich
"McCarthy Unveils House Committees to 'Shift Power Back' to Americans" by The Floridian's Joshua Smith—Speaker of House Kevin McCarthy (R) has announced a new list of members of various committees that he says will "shift power back to the American People. READ MORE
"Book Commemorates Roe vs Wade, Gives Rousing 'Abortion is Healthcare' Address [Video]" by The Floridian's Grayson Bakich—Vice President Kamala Harris (D) recently traveled to Florida’s capital city to give remarks commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court abortion decision. Alongside Vice President Harris... READ MORE
"Florida Supreme Declines to Block 15-Week Abortion ban law" by The Floridian's Daniel Molina—In 2022, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) signed into law House Bill 5, the legislative measure that ensures a 15-week abortion ban that has been championed by pro-Life Floridians and state Republican lawmakers. Democrats like Florida Rep. Anna V. Eskamani (D) have called the bill an effort of stripping Floridians' rights away. READ MORE
"Webster Receives A+ Rating from Pro-Life Advocacy Group" by The Floridian's Jackson Bakich—Rep. Daniel Webster (R-FL) announced last weekend that he had received an A+ rating from the Susan B. Anthony (SBA) Pro-Life America team for his performance as a member of the 117th Congress. READ MORE
"Rubio Urges VA to Prioritize Infrastructure Projects" by The Floridian's Daniel Molina—Florida Senator Marco Rubio (R) is urging the Veterans Affairs administration to prioritize Florida Infrastructure projects. READ MORE
"New Details of DeSantis's Qualms With AP African-American Studies" by The Floridian's Joshua Smith READ MORE
"Donalds Says Democrats may not Want it, but Debt Ceiling Negotiations Will Happen" by The Floridian's Grayson Bakich—The discussions surrounding the potential raising of the debt ceiling skew very heavily Democrat. In a recent appearance on Fox's The Next Revolution, Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL-19) said...READ MORE
"DeSantis Raises Teacher Pay Against Unions' Wishes" by The Floridian's Jim McCool—Education in Florida underwent drastic changes and reforms during Gov. Ron DeSantis's first term in office. Now, it appears that Governor DeSantis will continue his "maverick" education overhaul in his second term with new legislation being drafted to empower teachers and raise pay, not unions. READ MORE
"DeSantis Defends Removal of AP African-American Course" by The Floridian's Grayson Bakich—Democrats continue expressing their disapproval of Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) this time its because of his nixing of the Advanced Placement African-American Studies course that was being taught by Florida schools.
"FL Democrats Decry DeSantis Blocking CRT AP Course" by The Floridian's Daniel Molina—The battle over teaching Critical Race Theory continues in the Sunshine State. With Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) pushing back against efforts, Democrats across Florida are standing united in support of Critical Race Theory (CRT). READ MORE
"DeSantis's Push for Term Limits Popular Among Voters [Video]" by The Floridian's Joshua Smith—In 2018, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) announced his first bid to run for governor of Florida. At the time of his announcement, he was an average Joe congressman who repressed Conservative reforms in government. Then-Congressman DeSantis would go on to win the election, defeating his opponent, former Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum by a slim margin. READ MORE
"House Democrats Falsely Claim Monterey Park Mass Shooting was act of 'Bigotry'" by The Floridian's Javier Manjarres—Less than a day after the Lunar New Year mass shooting at a ballroom dance club in the city of Monterey Park, California where 10 innocent people were killed and 10 others wounded, congressional Democrats, including Rep. Maxwell Frost, were too quick to pass blame on ‘bigotry’ against the Asian community.
"Levine Cava Honors Roe v. Wade 50th Anniversary" by The Floridian's Daniel Molina—This weekend marked the 50th anniversary of the controversial Roe v. Wade decision. Since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the ruling last year, Democrats have fired up their base by calling on support to codify it.
"City of Jacksonville Officials Could be Playing Political Favoritism in Council and Mayoral Races" by The Floridian's Javier Manjarres—The upcoming city council and mayoral races in the City of Jacksonville are heating up and local city officials may be siding with one candidate over the other.
On September 15, Mike Gay, a Republican candidate for City Council District 2, received an apparent overreaching cease and desist letter from Trisha Bowles, assistant general counsel to the City of Jacksonville General Counsel Jason Teal, where he was threatened with legal action if he did not remove campaign signage off a firetruck on private property within 24 hours.
"Florida Jobless Rate Down to 2.5 Percent" by News Service of Florida—TALLAHASSEE --- Florida’s unemployment rate dipped to 2.5 percent in December as businesses continue to struggle to fill positions.
"Andrade Introduces Bill to Make STOP WOKE Act More Defined" by The Floridian's Jim McCool—State Rep. Alex Andrade (R-FL) introduced the Civil Remedies for Unlawful Employment Practices Act in the Florida Legislature.
"Franklin Reintroduces Bill Closing Fetal Remain Profit Loopholes" by The Floridian's Grayson Bakich—The pro-life movement celebrates a major win with the passage of the Born-Alive Abortion bill last week in the House of Representatives. Rep. Scott Franklin (R-FL-18) intends to keep up the momentum by reintroducing a bill to prohibit making a profit from the sale of fetal remains to the House floor.
"Rick Scott Continues to Question Biden's Border Security Policies" by The Floridian's Joshua Smith—Once again, Florida Senator Rick Scott (R) has brought into question President Joe Biden’s (D) handling of America’s border security. On January 19, 2023, Sen. Scott tweeted his thoughts on the matter with a link to his press conference.
"Bilirakis Urges Support for Major Richard Star Act" by The Floridian's Daniel Molina—Florida Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R) is urging support for the Major Richard Star Act, a legislative measure to help veterans.
"Donalds Named Vice Chair of Advanced Nuclear Caucus" by The Floridian's Jackson Bakich—Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) was been selected to serve as the Vice Chair of the Advanced Nuclear Caucus. Recently, Rep. Donalds has been very positive about the energy source, citing it as a clean, efficient way to provide power to millions across the country. READ MORE
"Florida Kills African American Studies, Democrats React" by The Floridian's Jim McCool—While Florida has prided itself on leading the culture war for conservatism, a new educational policy may rock the boat for Florida Democrats. Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) along with Florida Republicans have officially erased AP African American Studies from state curriculum, causing backlash from progressives. READ MORE
"Gimenez Slams Biden for Negotiation With Cuba" by The Floridian's Daniel Molina—Florida Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R) continues to direct criticism to the Biden administration for wanting to work with the Diaz-Canel administration in Cuba. Questioning the Biden administration’s efforts, Gimenez expressed that some in the Biden administration might even favor the communist regime. READ MORE
"Gov. DeSantis Orders $13M to Hurricane Ian Victim Mental Health Recovery" by The Floridian's Jim McCool—While physical recovery from Hurricane Ian is largely over, intangible effects are still plaguing Floridians. This week, Governor DeSantis (R-FL) ordered the Department of Children and Families (DCF) to direct over $13 million towards expanding mental health resources for victims of Hurricane Ian. READ MORE
"Biden Covering up: More Americans Killed During Afghan Withdrawal Than Reported" by The Floridian's Javier Manjarres—Freshman Congressman, Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) was selected for two prestigious committees: The House Armed Services Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee. These assignments could spell bad news for President Joe Biden (D) and his administration. READ MORE
"Gaetz Moves to Abolish the ATF" by The Floridian's Jackson Bakich
"U.S. Lawmaker Threatens 'Serious' Sanctions Against Honduras's Leftist Government" by The Floridian's Javier Manjarres—With the Leftist Honduran government set to convene on January 25, and expected to vote in favor of repealing the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR), more American lawmakers are threatening consequences against that country's expected move to hurt American economic interests. READ MORE
"Rubio, Scott Urge U.S Government to Seize Opportunity in Cuba" by The Floridian's Jackson Bakich—The United States Government has sent those working for the State, Justice, and Homeland Security Departments to Cuba in order to engage in “law enforcement” discussions with those of the Cuban government, more specifically...
"DeSantis Activates National Guard to Tackle Migrant Crisis, Talks About Combatting China" by The Floridian's Grayson Bakich—With the border crisis continuing unabated and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continuing to buy American land, the Biden administration does not appear to be acting...
"DeSantis discusses $100 million hurricane relief and new tax legislation" by The Floridian's Joshua Smith—Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) took to the podium today to share his recent $100 million award to the Florida counties affected by Hurricane Ian. In his press conference, he stated, “We are awarding that $100 million to restore the sand on Florida beaches and to restore projects in 16 different counties across the state of Florida.”
"DeSantis Vows to Dismantle 'COVID Cartel'" by The Floridian's Jackson Bakich—Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) and California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) continue to trade political blows on the national stage. Vowing to dismantle the “COVID Cartel,” DeSantis issued proposals for the Sunshine State.
"First Lady Casey DeSantis is Governor Desantis's Biggest Weapon" by the Floridian's Javier Manjarres—Casey DeSantis is arguably one of the most active, visible, and influential First Ladies in Florida history.
The JUICE is squeezed by Javier Manjarres, Jim McCool, and Daniel Molina
