As we get closer to May and Governor Ron DeSantis' (R) potential (it's happening) announcement to run for President, attacks from former President Donald Trump or pro-Trump figures will continue to escalate. A pro-Trump political action committee (PAC) released an attack ad against Gov. DeSantis that parodied the allegation that he once ate a pudding […]
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) has recently come under fire for an essay he had written in the 1990s defending antisemitic remarks by his uncle Leonard Jeffries and Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan while denouncing Black conservatives as "house negroes," which he said he only has "a vague recollection" of. In a recent […]
The House Oversight Committee has begun investigating DA Alvin Bragg's indictment of former President Donald Trump. In response, DA Bragg filed a lawsuit against the Committee and its chair Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH). Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) appeared on Fox for comment, "Alvin Bragg didn’t expect Congress to exercise our oversight powers when he made […]
Florida Democrats continue their criticism of Governor Ron DeSantis' (R) signage of constitutional concealed carry in Florida, meaning a permit is no longer necessary. Representative Darren Soto (D) recently called the signage "a terrible setback that will cost many more lives to gun violence and put law enforcement at risk." "After Pulse, Parkland and so […]
Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) gave viewers of the Rubin Report a look into Washington, D.C. politics, describing the legislation as a "grift game" wherein bloated bills "written by lobbyists" are decided in a single day. "The grift game in Washington, D.C. is enabled by thousand-page bills written by lobbyists that members only have a day […]
During recent hearings on Florida House Bill 1421, which would ban sex reassignment surgery for minors, Representative Webster Barnaby (R) had strong words against transgender people, saying he feels like he is watching "an X-Men movie," since "it's like we have mutants living among us" and flat out refers to those testifying in opposition to […]
During a recent press conference, Assistant to Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs John Kirby stated that during the Afghanistan withdrawal, "For all this talk of chaos, I just didn't see it." Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) responded harshly, "Either the @DeptofDefense forgot, or they weren't paying attention," adding, "Chaos doesn't even begin to describe it." […]
Shortly after the Nashville school shooting by a trans-identified woman that took the lives of three children and three adults, the Republican-controlled Tennessee House of Representatives vote to expel three of its Democratic members. After the votes, only two of the three—Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson—were expelled. Representative Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-FL) took this as […]
House Republicans continue seeking means to cut wasteful government spending. Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) recently told The Floridian he would like to cut funding to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and other agencies that continue to spend taxpayer dollars on non-essential items. This decision comes on the heels of the controversial NASA-sponsored air […]
Representative Vern Buchanan (R-FL) has introduced a bipartisan bill designed to address potential flaws in the mental healthcare system and reduce military suicides. Named the Treating Invisible Wounds on Base Act, Rep. Buchanan's bill would require the Department of Defense to examine the accessibility of mental health services in the military, and then propose how […]
Early in March, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody called President Biden the "biggest benefactor" of the Mexican drug cartels. Now, after investigations through a grand jury, Moody has said in a recent Fox appearance the Biden administration has facilitated "trafficking and abuse of children." "It is shocking to me that we are having to talk […]
Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) has demanded the data of a Twitter account belonging to a supposed girlfriend of Timothy Thibault, an FBI agent accused of halting the investigation of Hunter Biden's laptop in 2020. Thibault's girlfriend in question, Melissa "Missy" Morgan-Ransome, allegedly threatened that "the FBI is going to retaliate" against whistleblowers on the Hunter […]
As former President Donald Trump arrived in New York City for his arraignment on possibly trumped-up (no pun intended) charges, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) posted another homemade video on his Twitter, where he said, "Today is a bad day and for all of us & we are all going to regret it for a very […]
Two policy priorities of House Republicans are China and energy production. Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) has combined both in a bill he introduced that would cut off funding nuclear exchanges with China. The Protect American Energy from China Act, first reported by Daily Caller, would effectively reverse a 2011 memorandum of understanding between the United […]
Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) has returned from his trip to El Salvador. Shortly after his arrival in the United States, Sen. Rubio posted a video reflecting on the visit, criticizing the Biden Administration's reaction to President Nayib Bukele's actions against gangs such as MS-13. "I just returned from #ElSalvador where government officials are [being] sanctioned […]
NBC has confirmed the Chinese spy balloon shot down in early February was gathering information despite the Biden Administration's downplaying of the threat. Several Florida Republicans, including Senator Marco Rubio and Representatives Mike Waltz, Ver Buchanan, and Greg Steube excoriated Biden on Twitter. Sen. Rubio appeared on Fox, calling the balloon's flight "a test on […]
Last week, Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) introduced a new War Powers Resolution to remove U.S. troops from Somalia. As a floor vote on the measure appears imminent, Connect to Congress briefly spoke with Rep. Gaetz about the resolution, where he said that he is "going to take this Congress on a trip around the world." […]
The sudden decision to indict former President Donald Trump continues to generate controversy. In a recent appearance on NewsMax, Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) stated the indictment exhibited "gross unfairness" and "a gross streak of un-Americanism from the radical left." ""This is about gross unfairness and a gross streak of un-Americanism from the radical left, I […]
