Steube Introduces Bill Restricting Loan Forgiveness from Entities Involved in Terrorism

Steube Introduces Bill Restricting Loan Forgiveness from Entities Involved in Terrorism

Grayson Bakich
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June 5, 2025
Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) has introduced legislation forbidding the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program from crediting entities and their employees involved in illegal activity. Rep. Steube's No Loan Forgiveness for Terrorists Act codifies a March executive order issued by President Donald Trump, which explained that the 2007 program has been heavily compromised. Established to forgive […]
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Luna Questions Planned Russia Sanctions Bill

Luna Questions Planned Russia Sanctions Bill

Grayson Bakich
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June 4, 2025
Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) questioned the legitimacy of a new Russia sanctions bill in the Senate during a recent House Foreign Affairs hearing, calling it "another DC classic" and "performative politics." Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Sidney Blumenthal (D-CN) introduced the Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025 in April, which, as suggested, would impose "bone-breaking" […]
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Bilirakis Vows to Continue Pushing Major Richard Star Act

Bilirakis Vows to Continue Pushing Major Richard Star Act

Grayson Bakich
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June 4, 2025
Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) vowed to continue pushing for passage of his Major Richard Star Act in a recent post to X (formerly Twitter). The post responded to a story from Alternet.org describing the plight of the U.S. Army veteran Dan Nevins, who lost two limbs after an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated under his […]
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Moskowitz Urges Designation of Muslim Brotherhood as Foreign Terrorist Organization

Moskowitz Urges Designation of Muslim Brotherhood as Foreign Terrorist Organization

Grayson Bakich
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June 3, 2025
Representative Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) has written to President Donald Trump urging him to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), saying, "Its history of promoting extremist ideologies and terrorist activities through affiliates like Hamas threatens our national & global security." The Muslim Brotherhood is an Islamist organization, first founded in Egypt in […]
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Castor Demands Pinellas County Job Corps Center Remain Open

Castor Demands Pinellas County Job Corps Center Remain Open

Grayson Bakich
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June 3, 2025
Representative Kathy Castor (D-FL) recently wrote to the Department of Labor demanding that they keep the Pinellas County Job Corps Center open after the Department announced their plans to close it, saying, "This harsh and arbitrary decision casts students into an uncertain future, disrupts job training, and creates housing insecurity for hundreds of young people […]
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Bean Introduces Bill to Crack Down on Looting During Natural Disasters

Bean Introduces Bill to Crack Down on Looting During Natural Disasters

Grayson Bakich
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June 3, 2025
Representative Aaron Bean (R-FL) is introducing legislation cracking down on looting and other crimes amid natural disasters. Specifically, the Law On Offender Transgressions During Emergencies and Recovery (LOOTER) Act makes it a federal crime to commit theft in federally designated disaster areas, with one year in prison for petty larceny and five years for grand larceny. "When […]
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Donalds Says Boulder Attack Demonstrates Need for Border Security

Donalds Says Boulder Attack Demonstrates Need for Border Security

Grayson Bakich
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June 2, 2025
Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) discussed the recent Molotov cocktail terror attack in Boulder, Colorado, during a recent appearance on Fox Business's Varney & Co., saying it demonstrated the need for border security. The suspected attacker, Mohamed Soliman, threw several Molotov cocktails at a group of pro-Israel demonstrators while shouting "Free Palestine!" Soliman is also an apparent […]
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Castor Urges Meta to Halt Deployment of AI Companions for Kids

Castor Urges Meta to Halt Deployment of AI Companions for Kids

Grayson Bakich
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June 2, 2025
Representative Kathy Castor (D-FL) spearheaded a recent letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg urging him not to move forward with the planned launch of AI chatbots for users under the age of 18 and chatbots modeled after children or teenagers. The letter is the result of a Wall Street Journal investigation uncovering instances of underage […]
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Steube Reintroduces Bill to Stop Federal Payments to the Deceased

Steube Reintroduces Bill to Stop Federal Payments to the Deceased

Grayson Bakich
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June 2, 2025
Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) has reintroduced legislation cracking down on federal benefits payments to the deceased. The Valid Benefits Act requires agencies and departments that issue benefit payments to verify the eligibility of individuals over the age of 105 for those benefits. Rep. Steube first introduced the bill in 2019; however, recent efforts by the […]
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Donalds Lays Out Plans to Question Biden's Inner Circle

Donalds Lays Out Plans to Question Biden's Inner Circle

Grayson Bakich
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May 30, 2025
Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) discussed the House Oversight Committee's plans to question former President Joe Biden's inner circle on his mental fitness in a recent appearance on Fox News's Ingraham Angle. Host Laura Ingraham noted that House Oversight Chair James Comer (R-KY) demanded that several members of Biden's staff, including physician Kevin O'Connor and others, schedule […]
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Cherfilus McCormick, Ciscomani Introduce Bipartisan Bill Improving Veteran Readiness & Employment Program

Cherfilus McCormick, Ciscomani Introduce Bipartisan Bill Improving Veteran Readiness & Employment Program

Grayson Bakich
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May 29, 2025
Representatives Sheila Cherfilus McCormick (D-FL) and Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) are introducing a bipartisan bill improving the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E) program. Specifically, the Veterans Readiness and Employment Program Integrity Act strengthens oversight of the program and requires the VA to report on the employment numbers and annual wages of […]
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Steube Introduces Bill to Rename Washington DC Transit Authority

Steube Introduces Bill to Rename Washington DC Transit Authority

Grayson Bakich
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May 29, 2025
Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) is introducing legislation to rename the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) to the Washington Metropolitan Authority for Greater Access (WMAGA). Additionally, Rep. Steube's bill requires that the Washington, D.C., Metrorail system be renamed the "Trump Train." It will block all federal funding to the system until both requirements are met, […]
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Scott Suggests 'Big Beautiful Bill' Needs Serious Revisions in Face of Federal Deficit

Scott Suggests 'Big Beautiful Bill' Needs Serious Revisions in Face of Federal Deficit

Grayson Bakich
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May 28, 2025
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) discussed Senate concerns with the so-called "big beautiful bill" in a recent appearance on Fox Business's Mornings with Maria, saying, "We have got to go through every line of the budget." "First off, I want to be a 'yes.' I want to get a bill done. I support President Trump's agenda to […]
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Navy to End Animal Testing on Dogs, Cats Thanks to Pressure from Loomer, Musk, Congress

Navy to End Animal Testing on Dogs, Cats Thanks to Pressure from Loomer, Musk, Congress

Grayson Bakich
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May 28, 2025
Navy Secretary John C. Phelan recently announced that the United States Navy would no longer engage in animal testing on dogs and cats, saying it was "long overdue." Secretary Phelan posted the announcement on X (formerly Twitter), adding, "Today it gives me great pleasure to terminate all Department of the Navy's testing on cats and […]
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Mast Says Trump Must Treat Putin as the 'War Criminal That He Is'

Mast Says Trump Must Treat Putin as the 'War Criminal That He Is'

Grayson Bakich
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May 27, 2025
Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) discussed the recent missile attacks by Russia against Ukraine in a recent appearance on Fox News's Faulkner Focus, which not only stalled negotiations to end the war but earned President Donald Trump's ire. Thus, he must treat Russian President Vladimir Putin as "the war criminal that he is." Trump excoriated Putin in […]
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Soto, Salazar Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill for Mixed Immigration Status Military Families

Soto, Salazar Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill for Mixed Immigration Status Military Families

Grayson Bakich
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May 24, 2025
Representatives Darren Soto (D-FL) and Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) are reintroducing bipartisan legislation to protect military families with mixed immigration status. Specifically, the Protect Patriot Spouses Act amends the Immigration and Nationality Act by removing the unlawful entry inadmissibility standard for illegal aliens with married service members, allowing them to gain lawful permanent resident status. […]
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Mast Introduces Trio of Bills to Help Veterans

Mast Introduces Trio of Bills to Help Veterans

Grayson Bakich
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May 23, 2025
Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) has introduced three pieces of legislation aimed at helping veterans and active-duty service members transition back into civilian life while also honoring the fallen. The first is known as the Final Honors Act, which allows families of service members who died in the line of duty to request the deceased's remains […]
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Donalds Argues Biden Policies Should be Revoked as Health Details Continue Emerging

Donalds Argues Biden Policies Should be Revoked as Health Details Continue Emerging

Grayson Bakich
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May 22, 2025
Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) suggested that policies signed into law via President Joe Biden's autopen should be invalidated as more evidence of his poor health emerges in a recent appearance on Fox Business's Varney & Co. He said, "If Joe Biden could not execute the duties of his office, then why are we living under […]
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