Representative Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) discussed the possibility of a continuing resolution (CR) being passed as Congress returns from its August recess to avoid a government shutdown in September during a recent appearance on Fox Business's Mornings with Maria, calling a CR "devastating." As Rep. Diaz-Balart explained, a continuing resolution means "that we cannot do any real […]
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) spent August visiting the nations of Japan and the Philippines to discuss continued strategies against China, while also meeting with U.S. servicemen deployed to both countries. Sen. Scott described meeting with Japanese and Philippine leaders, including Philippine National Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro, key stakeholders in the region, and the U.S. Ambassadors […]
Representative Mike Haridopolos (R-FL) blasted Democrats and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) for their supposed willingness to shut down the government in a recent appearance on Fox Business's Mornings with Maria. Several Republican lawmakers previously told host Maria Bartiromo that a continuing resolution (CR) is likely to be the vehicle through which the government remains […]
Representative Jimmy Patronis (R-FL) is introducing legislation that provides flexibility to veterans who hold professional licenses, allowing them to more easily secure employment after military service. As Rep. Patronis explained, under current law, veterans and their spouses with medical, engineering, or other licenses must receive approval from state and local professional authorities to practice their […]
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 […]
