As Adam Putnam steps out as the sunshine state’s Florida Agriculture commissioner, Nikki Fried, the sole Democrat winning her cabinet race in the 2018 midterm elections, is highlighting an important aspect of the farm bill that President Trump recently signed into law. In the bill, hemp is now considered an agricultural commodity and it is […]
Democrats were riding high on the “blue wave” idea heading into the 2018 midterm elections; however, the election came and went with no big effect. While they did gain control of the House, Democrats are still scratching their heads over the lack of mobilization on their part. In turn, members of Florida’s Democratic National Committee […]
The President was busy at work this week signing a number of bills into law, and one of them was a bipartisan proposal from two congressman, Republican Vern Buchanan and Democrat Alcee Hastings. What the “Dog and Cat Meat Trade Prohibition Act” was introduced to do is ban the slaughter of dogs and cats for […]
Since winning the 2016 Presidential election, President Donald Trump’s “wall” has been at the forefront of conversations. As 2018 comes to a close, the conversations heightened concerning funding for the wall. And, in a highly publicized and televised meeting between President Donald Trump, Chuck Schumer, Vice President Mike Pence and Nancy Pelosi, an argument erupted […]
The “Spurring Business in Communities Act,” unveiled in October by Republican Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers received cosponsors in Democrat Representative Stephanie Murphy and Senator Marco Rubio, who was backing a similar bill in the Senate. With the legislation, the intent was to boost small businesses in underrepresented stated by offering them more access to loans […]
The Groveland Four were wrongly accused of raping a while woman in 1949, and the race is on to speed up the process to pardon them. At the forefront of this concern are Florida Republican lawmakers. While the Florida legislature had asked for the men to be pardoned, a move has not been made for […]
In a time of unrest in foreign countries, Senator Marco Rubio is joining an effort for Venezuelans fleeing the Maduro regime to have temporary protected status in the United States. As the chairman of the U.S. Senate Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights and Global Women’s Issues Subcommittee, Senator Marco Rubio is […]
With the announcement that Richard Corcoran would be taking over as Education Commissioner under Governor Ron DeSantis, Democrats have emerged in full force, calling Corcoran a horrible choice for public-education. As Education Commissioner, Corcoran has committed himself to expanding technical and vocational programs, improving curriculums, revising the education standards and ensuring that 80 percent of […]
This week, the highly publicized farm bill was sent to President Trump’s desk after passing both chambers of Congress, and the Florida delegation is championing the bill because it largely helped shape the measure. Democrat Darren Soto, praised the bill, highlighting that it will provide $125 million to fighting citrus greening. He also noted that […]
Florida’s 2018 midterm elections were surrounded in controversy largely due to Brenda Snipes’ involvement. Now, the new Broward County supervisor of elections, Peter Antonacci, has been formally sworn in, and he’s assuring that he’s going to get to the bottom of Broward County’s ballot-counting problems. In a downtown Fort Lauderdale courthouse ceremony, Chief Judge Jack […]
A resolution condemning Iran for Persecuting the Baha’I has just passed without objection in the House, and it was mainly spearheaded by retiring Republican Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Democrat Ted Deutch. Slamming the Iranian regime, the resolution introduced in April 2017 condemns “Iran’s human right’s violations, particularly its persecution of its Baha’i minority, and urging […]
As her 30 year service in Congress comes to a close, Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen’s “Nicaraguan Investment and Conditionality Act” (NICA) is being sent to President Donald Trump’s desk for him to sign. The bill, which sanctions the regime leading Nicaragua, will “condition U.S. approval for loans to the Ortega regime from international financial institutions.” Speaking […]
Alcee Hastings, the senior Democrat in the Florida congressional delegation, is coming to U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley’s defense as she condemns Hamas over their continued efforts against Israel. Haley motioned to condemn Hamas, and her move drew a majority of votes at the General Assembly, but it ultimately failed to pass because Kuwait was sponsoring […]
Representative Carlos Curbelo lost his seat to Democrat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell in the 2018 midterm election. Now, he’s commenting on his loss, blasting President Trump as doing more harm than good to the Republican Party. Detailing the matter, Curbelo explained that “This party has to understand that if we’re going to have a small government, free […]
The DeSantis team continues to make announcements, and new information released involves more than 50 advisors that will be serving on the Transition Advisory Committee on Health and Wellness. The committee is made up of a diverse group of health care experts from an array of different medical fields, which includes addiction counselors, health care […]
Democratic Representative Stephanie Murphy is hitting the ground running in 2019. After taking reign of the Blue Dog Coalition, Representative Murphy is now going to take over as the chairwoman of the Future forum, which is “an influential group of young Democratic members of Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives who advocate for issues […]
Governor-elect Ron DeSantis is reaching across the aisle in his new announcement as he’s chosen Democratic State Representative Jared Moskowitz to take over the sunshine state’s emergency operations. Moskowitz will be replacing former Division of Emergency Management Director Wes Maul, who announced that he would be stepping down from the position in January. Commenting on […]
At the end of this week, the National Flood Insurance Program is set to expire, but Senator Marco Rubio has introduced a proposal that seeks to reauthorize it until the end of September 2019. On Wednesday, the legislation was introduced by Senator Rubio, Senator Bill Cassidy, John Kennedy and Robert Menendez with the intent that […]
