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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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) […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
