Lee Discusses Bipartisan OPIOIDS Act

Lee Discusses Bipartisan OPIOIDS Act

Grayson Bakich
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July 25, 2023
With fentanyl continuing to claim American lives, Congress continues to find ways to fight back. In an interview with The Floridian, Representative Laurel Lee (R-FL) spoke with us about her OPIOIDS Act, designed to improve law enforcement's ability to track overdoses and protect officers from accidental exposure. "This bill would allocate additional resources to help law enforcement track […]
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Lee's CFATS Extension Passes House

Lee's CFATS Extension Passes House

Grayson Bakich
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July 25, 2023
Should another terrorist attack ever be mounted against the United States, chemical facilities are a potential target. Representative Laurel Lee's (R-FL) bill to extend Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) has successfully passed the House and awaits the Senate. In her House Floor remarks, Rep. Lee gave a description of the CFATS system, wherein chemical facilities in […]
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Cammack Says Democrats Don't Want Truth on Gender Reassignment Surgery for Minors

Cammack Says Democrats Don't Want Truth on Gender Reassignment Surgery for Minors

Grayson Bakich
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July 24, 2023
During a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing, multiple Democrats walked out in protest when Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL) made the case for prohibiting taxpayer-funded gender reassignment surgery for minors. Rep. Cammack discussed the hearing in a recent appearance on Fox and Friends, saying their refusal to listen proves Republicans' point on the nature of reassignment […]
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Rick Scott Praises Trump Admin Foreign Policy But Won't Endorse Anyone Yet

Rick Scott Praises Trump Admin Foreign Policy But Won't Endorse Anyone Yet

Grayson Bakich
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July 24, 2023
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) held the Biden Administration's foreign policy under a microscope in an interview with The Floridian, saying we need a President "that is going to stand up to these thugs around the world," yet he came short of fully endorsing any Republicans running in the primary. Sen. Scott described how President Biden seemingly appeases America's […]
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Gimenez Says US 'Groveling' to China for Meetings

Gimenez Says US 'Groveling' to China for Meetings

Grayson Bakich
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July 21, 2023
Representative Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) appeared on Fox Business's Mornings with Maria to discuss his recent hearing with the House Select Committee on China and how the Biden Administration's actions make the United States look weak to the Chinese. During the China Committee's hearing with Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Kritenbrink, Rep. Gimenez questioned why the United States seemed to be the […]
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Scott Talks About his Trip to Israel, Excoriates Antisemitic House Democrats

Scott Talks About his Trip to Israel, Excoriates Antisemitic House Democrats

Grayson Bakich
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July 21, 2023
WASHINGTON—In an interview for The Floridian, Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) spoke on his support for the State of Israel and lambasted antisemitic comments made by Democrats about the Jewish State. Sen. Scott spoke about his recent trip to Israel and described how he arrived in Israel the same night Israeli Defense Forces fought Jenin terrorists backed by […]
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Donalds Calls Being on Trump's VP Shortlist 'Pretty Cool'

Donalds Calls Being on Trump's VP Shortlist 'Pretty Cool'

Grayson Bakich
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July 20, 2023
Earlier this week, Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) suggested her colleague Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) should be Trump's Vice President should he win 2024, sparking rumors he is on Trump's shortlist for the position. The Floridian  spoke to Rep. Donalds for comment about possibly being on President Trump's shortlist,  where he said, "It is actually pretty […]
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Donalds Says Democrats 'Knew' IRS Whistleblowers Credible

Donalds Says Democrats 'Knew' IRS Whistleblowers Credible

Grayson Bakich
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July 20, 2023
The House Oversight Committee hearing with IRS whistleblowers Gary Shapley and the now-identified Joseph Ziegler seemed to only bolster the case against President Joe  Biden and son Hunter. Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) discussed on Fox's Ingraham Angle how House Democrats "didn’t try to attack the credibility of the IRS whistleblowers because they knew the agents were […]
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Donalds Says 'Antisemitism Embedded Deep Within Democratic Party'

Donalds Says 'Antisemitism Embedded Deep Within Democratic Party'

Grayson Bakich
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July 19, 2023
Representatives Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) were signers of a recent letter condemning remarks by Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) on Israel. Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) expressed skepticism at the sincerity of Rep. Jayapal's apology, saying in a recent appearance on The National Desk that "there is a strain of anti-Semitism embedded deep within the Democratic […]
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Scott Franklin Says Pelosi Was 'A Dictator' as Speaker of the House

Scott Franklin Says Pelosi Was 'A Dictator' as Speaker of the House

Grayson Bakich
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July 19, 2023
The Floridian caught up with Representative Scott Franklin (R-FL) to discuss how the House of Representatives under Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and with a Republican majority is different from former Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-CA) tenure, with Rep. Franklin calling her "a dictator." We asked Rep. Franklin if he believed a government shutdown was imminent and if […]
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Bilirakis To Be Appointed Special Advisor for Veterans' Affairs

Bilirakis To Be Appointed Special Advisor for Veterans' Affairs

Grayson Bakich
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July 19, 2023
Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) told The Floridian he would be appointed as Special Advisor to Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) in an exclusive interview, where he also spoke about how House Republicans handle veterans' issues compared to Democrats, saying "I think we actually get things done instead of talking about it." Rep. Bilirakis began by […]
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Lee Focused on Human Trafficking and Border Crisis

Lee Focused on Human Trafficking and Border Crisis

Grayson Bakich
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July 18, 2023
WASHINGTON—The Floridian sat down with Representative Laurel Lee (R-FL) to discuss various pieces of legislation that the U.S. House of Representatives was currently negotiating, including the congresswoman's Human Trafficking Hotline Enhancement Act, and how it ties into the ongoing border crisis. Rep. Lee stated the bill, which she introduced in April with Rep. Kathy Castor (D) […]
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Rubio Blasts Biden's Appeasement of Venezuela's Maduro

Rubio Blasts Biden's Appeasement of Venezuela's Maduro

Grayson Bakich
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July 18, 2023
In an op-ed for the Miami Herald, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) blasted the Biden Administration for its continued appeasement of the Maduro regime in Venezuela, calling the renewal of oil exportations to the country after it imprisoned opposition leader Maria Corina Machado "like handing a bone to a dog after it’s bitten your friend." "Since entering […]
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Is America Ready for a Trump-Donalds Ticket in 2024? Luna Seems to Think So

Is America Ready for a Trump-Donalds Ticket in 2024? Luna Seems to Think So

Grayson Bakich
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July 17, 2023
Although the time for selecting running mates in the 2024 Republican primary is far off in the political primary distance, this did not stopped Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) from stating her colleague Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) would make "an incredible VP" to Donald Trump if he wins reelection. My friend @ByronDonalds would make an […]
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Jewish-Americans Wasserman Schultz, Moskowitz Condemn Jayapal's Antisemitic Remark

Jewish-Americans Wasserman Schultz, Moskowitz Condemn Jayapal's Antisemitic Remark

Grayson Bakich
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July 17, 2023
House Progressive Caucus Chair Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) has called Israel "a racist state." Several Jewish-American Democrats, most notably Representatives Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-FL) and Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), condemned Rep. Jayapal's comments in a letter. For context, Rep. Jayapal spoke at a Netroots Nation conference in Chicago. The event was interrupted by several protestors who chanted "Free […]
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Moody Counters Newsom's Calls to Investigate DeSantis for Relocating Migrants

Moody Counters Newsom's Calls to Investigate DeSantis for Relocating Migrants

Grayson Bakich
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July 14, 2023
California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) requested investigations into his rival Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) for the latter's relocation of illegal migrants. Florida Attorney General (AG) Ashley Moody wrote to the Department of Justice (DOJ), warning Gov. Newsom's calls for investigation have no legal basis and are little more than "a ridiculous political stunt." In September, Gov. DeSantis made […]
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Rubio Introduces Bill to Fight White House/Big Tech Censorship

Rubio Introduces Bill to Fight White House/Big Tech Censorship

Grayson Bakich
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July 14, 2023
Collusion between Big Tech firms and the White House to censor social media posts was struck down through the decision of Judge Terry Doughty in Missouri v. Biden. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) is taking further action by introducing the PRESERVE Online Speech Act. The Act itself is simple. Its first component would require internet companies to publicly disclose […]
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Mast Takes Climate Czar John Kerry to Task

Mast Takes Climate Czar John Kerry to Task

Grayson Bakich
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July 13, 2023
The House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing with Special Presidential Envoy John Kerry, the Biden Administration's so-called "Climate Czar." Representative Brian Mast (R-FL), presiding over the hearing, unleashed a fiery opening statement against Kerry for his apparent lack of oversight and accountability, calling him "hellbent on enacting policies not by votes through the House and Representatives and the […]
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