Many Americans remained in tents after Hurricanes Helene and Milton, yet federal dollars continued to be sent to other countries. Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) has introduced a bill defunding foreign aid during domestic natural disasters. Rep. Steube has named his bill the Securing Taxpayer Assistance during Natural Disasters (STAND) Act. This bill would withhold bilateral, […]
The long-running regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria has fallen in recent days, leaving Iran without its key ally in the Levant. Representative Mike Waltz (R-FL), President-elect Donald Trump's incoming national security adviser, discussed the fallout and implications of the regime's toppling in a recent appearance on Fox News's Special Report, noting that Israel deserves most […]
Last week, a large-scale cyberattack targeting AT&T and Verizon infiltrated the phones of U.S. Government officials. Representative Laurel Lee (R-FL) discussed the attack and her Strengthening Cyber Resilience Against State-Sponsored Threats Act introduced in September during a recent appearance on Fox Business's Mornings with Maria, emphasizing the necessity of her bill and what future cyberattacks could […]
Former Representative Matt Gaetz's (R-FL) seat for Congressional District 1 is wide open, and ten Republicans are vying to fill it in the upcoming special election. So far, Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis (R-FL) is in a strong position to take the title with several key endorsements, but anything can happen in three months. Patronis's frontrunner […]
Early in October, Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL) spearheaded a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) demanding they assist farmers after Hurricane Helene. On Thursday, USDA announced they would follow through, which Representative Scott Franklin (R-FL) applauded in a recent statement, saying it "could be a game-changer." The original letter, led by Rep. Cammack […]
Representative Gus Bilirakis's (R-FL) bipartisan Major Richard Star Act has garnered strong bipartisan support in the House and Senate but has gotten nowhere since it was introduced in August 2022. This led him and Representative Raul Ruiz (D-CA) to demand action in a recent letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to bring the bill […]
Abolishing the Department of Education (DOE) has gained traction among Republicans, including Representative Aaron Bean (R-FL), who recently told The Floridian that he wants education to return to the states. This would effectively abolish critical race theory (CRT) at the federal level. We asked Rep. Bean why he believed Democrats are against abolishing the Department, which […]
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and the Congressional DOGE Caucus are more than ready to eliminate government waste, but one question remains: Where does it start? Representative Aaron Bean (R-FL) told The Floridian that "there is no wrong answer" as the federal government has operated on continuing resolutions (CRs) for so long that the budget […]
With the South still recovering from Hurricanes Helene and Milton, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration could benefit from the modernization of its hurricane hunter aircraft fleet, a request magnified by Representatives Scott Franklin (R-FL) and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) in a bipartisan letter. Specifically, the two called for additional funding to the hurricane hunter […]
President-elect Donald Trump has supposedly considered tapping Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) for Secretary of Defense if current appointee, Fox News host Pete Hegseth, is withdrawn. Representative Maxwell Frost (D-FL) expressed opposition to the idea of nominating Gov. DeSantis to lead the Department of Defense, telling The Floridian that he didn’t think he was a good […]
While the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been making headlines, Representative Neal Dunn (R-FL) has gone a step further and introduced a bill granting "formal congressional authorization to President Trump to eliminate unlawful powers exercised by federal agencies." Rep. Dunn named his bill the "10th Amendment Restoration Act," which, should it take effect, would establish […]
A bipartisan bill introduced by Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) expediting the allocation of disaster relief to the nation's fisheries has passed the House with broad bipartisan support. Named the "Fishery Improvement to Streamline untimely regulatory Hurdles post-Emergency Situation (FISHES)" Act, Rep. Donalds' bill would streamline the regulatory process of allocating disaster relief to fisheries throughout […]
President-elect Donald Trump's incoming Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has estimated that illegal aliens cost U.S. taxpayers over $150 billion in 2023 alone while Americans still struggle in the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, a contrast that Representative Aaron Bean (R-FL) condemned in a recent appearance on Fox News's Ingraham Angle, saying, "everything is out […]
The ongoing crisis in Haiti has worsened since Prime Minister Garry Conille was ousted in November. In a Sunday appearance on WPLG Local 10, Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) discussed the current state of affairs and what she expects to happen regarding the Caribbean country under President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration, suggesting that Haiti is holding […]
WASHINGTON—Representative Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) became the first Democrat to join the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Caucus, which will bolster President-elect Donald Trump's DOGE led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. In comments to The Floridian, Rep. Moskowitz said that while disagreements will exist, such as eliminating whole government agencies, Democrats should nonetheless support the overall […]
China is supposedly studying Russia's ability to dodge Western sanctions ahead of a theoretical invasion of Taiwan. However, Representative Cory Mills (R-FL) suggested in a recent appearance on Fox Business's Big Money Show that it was nothing more than "saber-rattling," both because of differing economic circumstances between China and Russia and because President-elect Donald Trump […]
A recent op-ed by economist and gun activist John Lott for the Daily Caller suggested the Biden-Harris Administration has enabled crime spikes through their open border policies, and the reality of its impact could be worse than reported. Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL) discussed the article in a recent appearance on Fox News's Faulkner Focus, viciously condemning […]
In one of his last acts as President, Joe Biden (D) pardoned his son, Hunter, much to the outrage of Republicans, including Representative Cory Mills (R-FL), who discussed the pardoning in a recent appearance on Fox and Friends First, suggesting Biden's previous insistence he would not pardon Hunter was because "He thought that his influence […]
