As Arms Embargo on Iran Expires Next U.S. President Must Stop Iran's Criminal Enterprise Expansion In Latin America

As Arms Embargo on Iran Expires Next U.S. President Must Stop Iran's Criminal Enterprise Expansion In Latin America

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October 29, 2020
By Luis Fleischman @LuisFleischman Since the 1979 Islamic revolution, Iran has been a state sponsor of terrorism. Iran has sought to expand the Islamic revolution and its influence. It cooperates with the Taliban, an extreme Islamist group in Afghanistan, and is also expected to interfere in the recent conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia.  Iran’s criminal […]
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Surprise Medical Billing

Surprise Medical Billing

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October 29, 2020
Even before COVID, 1 in 5 Americans were receiving a surprise medical bill after seeking emergency room care.  That can cripple the financial stability of a family, and it’s clear Congress needs to find a solution that will protect access to quality healthcare while safeguarding patients. Unfortunately, the new “compromise” legislation being considered in Congress […]
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Buyer Beware: Counterfeit Goods Flooding the Digital Retail Market

Buyer Beware: Counterfeit Goods Flooding the Digital Retail Market

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October 13, 2020
As the holiday shopping season kicks off, consumer advocates, law-enforcement officials, and even major brands are warning that online shoppers should be on high alert for stolen and counterfeit goods being sold on some of the largest online shopping platforms. 
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Overinflated Damages, Higher Cost of Insurance

Overinflated Damages, Higher Cost of Insurance

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August 27, 2020
If you’ve noticed an increase in your insurance costs, you’re not alone. For many Floridians, rising insurance costs have become the new norm, and overinflated medical damages in personal injury lawsuits are largely to blame.
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PBM's continue to protect consumers from rising Rx drug costs

PBM's continue to protect consumers from rising Rx drug costs

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August 27, 2020
By Scott Lara Before COVID-19 shut down the global economy, prescription drug costs were already a concern for many Floridians. Now more than ever, with about 17% of the state’s workforce filing for unemployment, keeping the cost of prescription drugs down is crucial for consumers across the state who have been forced into challenging circumstances […]
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This Is The Most Important Election of Our Lifetime!

This Is The Most Important Election of Our Lifetime!

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July 27, 2020
The problem is: Most Americans don’t know what they don’t know! America is under attack from within. We have been infiltrated by Radical Sharia-compliant Islamist and Chinese/Russian Communists that hate us and want to bring our country to its knees!  And they are using our civil rights laws against us to accomplish it.
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Palestinian media praises Deutch, AOC for Promoting Anti-Israel Policy

Palestinian media praises Deutch, AOC for Promoting Anti-Israel Policy

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July 21, 2020
The Palestinian Chronicle celebrated the growth of anti-Zionism within the United States which has been propagated by House Democratic leaders like Reps. Ted Deutch (D) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D). A recent article published by the Arab periodical titled, Good news from Washington: AIPAC, Israel losing to progressive Democrats, applauds a letter penned by U.S. House Middle East and North Africa...
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Oil Drilling Off Florida Will Begin this Year...And Trump Had Nothing to Do With It

Oil Drilling Off Florida Will Begin this Year...And Trump Had Nothing to Do With It

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July 8, 2020
Yup, that’s right, oil drilling will begin this year off of Florida’s coast. Surprised? I’d imagine so. How could something like this happen? Haven’t we seen years of elected officials introducing and passing bills and resolutions to stop this travesty? How will Florida’s military training and tourism industries survive?
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A Major Step Forward in Protecting Florida’s Water Resources

A Major Step Forward in Protecting Florida’s Water Resources

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June 28, 2020
This session, the Florida Legislature passed the most comprehensive and groundbreaking legislation to protect and restore Florida’s water resources. Just this week, Governor Ron DeSantis received our bill, SB 712, The Clean Waterways Act, for review and signature. It is my hope that he will sign it immediately so we can get to work and protect Florida’s water.
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Offshore Leasing Critical to Florida’s Conservation Funding

Offshore Leasing Critical to Florida’s Conservation Funding

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June 24, 2020
New levels of uncertainty stemming from the novel coronavirus have driven fresh policy agendas. These policy decisions can have serious implications on our state’s economic future and efforts to protect Florida’s environment. Lawmakers in Tallahassee and Washington can balance both objectives by stopping a ban on Florida’s offshore leasing operations, which drives economic activity and funds environmental conservation programs in...
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Disgraced China Should Not Be Honored With Hosting The Olympics

Disgraced China Should Not Be Honored With Hosting The Olympics

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June 4, 2020
I recently sat down for dinner with my husband who is a firefighter. He had just finished another long 24 hour shift, which has been consistent in the first responder community since the beginning of the COVD-19 outbreak. We happened upon the topic of the Olympics and how we both loved cheering on the United States as the world’s greatest...
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We Need the ‘Great American Comeback’ Plan -- NOW!

We Need the ‘Great American Comeback’ Plan -- NOW!

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May 14, 2020
Until recently, we enjoyed one of the most prosperous times in our nation’s history. Under the leadership of President Trump and Republicans in Congress, unemployment was at a 50-year low, wages were on the rise, and sales on main street were booming[1] — and then the invisible enemy (COVID-19) hit our shores.
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Miami-Dade County Commissioner Esteban Bovo's COVID-19 Report

Miami-Dade County Commissioner Esteban Bovo's COVID-19 Report

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May 5, 2020
Everyone in our community, from all industries and ages, are waiting for the light at the end of the tunnel. Parents and children have been forced into a new learning environment overnight. Shuttered small business anxiously wanting to reopen. The people of Miami-Dade have demonstrated incredible patience and because of it, our community has overcome this novel virus. The time...
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China withheld supplies, and they’ll do it again

China withheld supplies, and they’ll do it again

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April 28, 2020
Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, few Floridians or their elected officials gave much thought to where their hospital gowns and facemasks were made. But the coronavirus pandemic has forced that question to the front of everyone’s minds. It is now painfully obvious that as a nation we are unacceptably reliant on China for these basic items, and many, many more.
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Effects of Liability Cases Are Felt Beyond Businesses

Effects of Liability Cases Are Felt Beyond Businesses

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April 23, 2020
Starting, maintaining, and growing a small business is tough. Getting your ideas off the ground, finding the right staff, managing financials and handling day-to-day operations while you are also building a business
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The Time to Open is Now

The Time to Open is Now

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April 23, 2020
Beginning this weekend, the Governors of Georgia and South Carolina—based on the most recent scientific data—are re-opening the economies of their States. Florida should safely follow our neighbor's lead and do the same.
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The end of Maduro is near

The end of Maduro is near

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April 22, 2020
Lurking underneath Maduro’s control, however, the COVID-19 pandemic and plummeting oil prices have turned the world upside down, and its impact on Venezuela is exponential.
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Lifting the Coronavirus restrictions right now is stupid. Get over it!

Lifting the Coronavirus restrictions right now is stupid. Get over it!

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April 18, 2020
Imposing restrictions on Americans to help stop the spread of the deadly virus is promoting the “general welfare” of the country.
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