Representative Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) wrote to President Donald Trump, urging action against the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) due to its role in trafficking Cuban doctors. As Rep. Gimenez explained, PAHO is enabling the travel of Cuban medical professionals under the island dictatorship's Mais Medicos program to foreign countries such as Brazil, in conditions that the United […]
Representative Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) warned Colombian President Gustavo Petro that he could be charged as an accomplice of the Cartel de los Soles in recent posts to X (formerly Twitter). For additional context, Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro's second-in-command, Diosdado Cabello, recently announced the deployment of troops along Venezuela's border with Colombia, supposedly to defend the […]
Florida Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins (R-FL) discussed the arrest of Harjinder Singh, an illegal alien truck driver, in a recent appearance on Fox News while further blasting California, where Singh obtained his commercial driver's license, as a "blue state idiocracy." Host Martha MacCallum began noting that another illegal alien driver had recently been arrested, asking […]
Representative Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) has written to State Secretary Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, demanding an investigation into South Florida companies that are potentially evading sanctions placed on Cuba. For instance, many of these companies offer "tourism packages," "logistics," car sales, and door-to-door shipping, despite the United States prohibiting tourism to Cuba. […]
Senators Rick Scott (R-FL) and Katie Britt (R-AL) wrote a recent letter to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick demanding action to counter illegal Chinese fishing. As Sen. Scott explained, China's illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing is highly unethical on multiple fronts. For instance, ships' crews are "notorious for their gross human rights abuses, including […]
Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) is endorsing Representative Chip Roy (R-TX) in his run for Texas Attorney General in a post to X (formerly Twitter). Rep. Roy announced his campaign in a press release earlier Thursday afternoon, saying, "It has been my honor to represent the 21st Congressional District of Texas – the best part of […]
Representative Maxwell Frost (D-FL) is announcing that a new passport application office is being built in Orlando after years of demanding a second location in Florida. As we covered last May, Rep. Frost described how the Miami Passport Agency in Miami is the sole passport application office in the entire state, putting it too far […]
Representative Maxwell Frost (D-FL) has reintroduced his bipartisan Safe Air on Airplanes Act, which phases out "bleed air" systems from commercial aircraft. Rep. Frost first introduced the bill last May after one of his constituents, a flight attendant named Shannon DeWitt, was a victim of a fume event while serving on an airplane. As we […]
Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) discussed the CHIPS Act in a recent appearance on Fox Business's Kudlow, calling it a "terrible piece of legislation" and arguing that deregulation is a better means of getting companies to invest in the United States. Rep. Donalds's remarks respond to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick's recent proposal that the federal government […]
Representative Vern Buchanan (R-FL) is introducing legislation to crack down on tax fraud and apply artificial intelligence (AI) to assist in the effort. Named the Digital Evaluation for Tax Enforcement and Compliance Tracking Act (DETECT) Act, Rep. Buchanan's bill, which he introduced with Representative David Schweikert (R-AZ), authorizes the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to consider the […]
Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) is introducing legislation preventing the World Health Organization (WHO) from accessing Americans' records. Specifically, Rep. Steube's Health Privacy From Global Bureaucrats Act prohibits the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from sharing taxpayer, medical, and vaccine data with the WHO and foreign governments. "No foreign […]
Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) has spearheaded a bipartisan bill to expand housing for children in America's foster care system. Named the Create Accountable Respectful Environments (CARE) for Children Act, Rep. Steube's bill amends Part E of the Social Security Act, which covers federal assistance to state-level foster care and adoption systems, to authorize federal funding […]
Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) has introduced a resolution allowing President Donald Trump to retain control of the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police until order is restored. President Trump recently announced mobilizing the National Guard and federalization of the Metropolitan Police to crack down on the rampant violent crime occurring in the nation's capital, which has […]
Representatives Cory Mills (R-FL), Mike Haridopolos (R-FL), and Brian Mast (R-FL) expressed support for President Donald Trump's proposed new Census excluding illegal aliens in comments to The Floridian. Last week, President Trump announced that he was directing the Department of Commerce to conduct a new census that would not include illegal aliens as part of the […]
Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) has introduced a bipartisan bill easing Medicare enrollment as more of America's older population ages into eligibility. As explained in Rep. Bilirakis's press release, current Medicare enrollment rules and inadequate notification systems result in people being slapped with application fines, healthcare coverage gaps, and unexpected costs, with an average premium increase […]
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) is spearheading a letter to Under Secretary of Commerce Jeffrey Kessler urging the blacklisting of the Chinese Institute of Forensic Science (IFS), arguing that the agency is part of China's espionage efforts. Sen. Scott began the letter by thanking Kessler for his "ongoing efforts to protect American values and national security," […]
Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) announced in a post to X (formerly Twitter) that the Russian government has agreed to release the Soviet Union's files on Lee Harvey Oswald, discussing the assassination of President John F. Kennedy during an appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience. "After meeting with the Russian Ambassador a few weeks ago, I […]
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) and Representative Randy Fine (R-FL) have introduced a bicameral bill giving flexibility to sturgeon farmers. For additional context, several species of sturgeon are listed as endangered due to overfishing for caviar, meat, and other products, or populations have been reduced due to waterway construction and pollution in their native habitats. However, […]
