Florida

Florida Senators Marco Rubio(R) and Rick Scott(R) have jointly cosponsored a bill to prevent the renegotiation of the Iran Nuclear deal absent certain conditions.  Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) filed the original bill, called the Iran China Accountability Act.  The act would halt any US initiatives towards renegotiating the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (Iran nuclear […]

Senator and former presidential candidate Tim Scott (R-SC) has led some of his cohorts in sending a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland to share their worries about Chinese influence in the American education system. More specifically, the senators are concerned about the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) influence on Chinese Students and Scholars Associations (CSSAs) […]

Senator Rick Scott’s (R-FL) No Budget No Pay Act has made the annual National Taxpayers Union (NTU) “No Brainers” list for the year 2023. The bill would “prohibit Members of Congress from receiving their salaries if they fail to pass a concurrent budget resolution and the required appropriations bills by the start of each fiscal […]

Florida Senator Corey Simon (R) has filed a bill to outlaw the practice of ‘Citizen’s arrests’. Senator Simon’s bill is the companion to Miami Gardens Representative Christopher Benjamin’s (D-107) proposal.  A citizen’s arrest occurs when a non-law enforcement individual, or an off-duty law enforcement officer, apprehends a suspected criminal and detains him until law enforcement […]

Representative Mike Waltz (R-FL) recently announced that he will be joining the House Oversight Committee. The Republican-led committee is in the process of investigating President Joe Biden (D) and the alleged criminal exploits of his family. Rep. Waltz said he is looking forward to working with the chairman of the Committee, Representative James Comer (R-KY). […]

Public opinion polls released this week indicate that President Donald Trump (R) continues to surge in comparison to President Joe Biden (D). President Trump has not yet clinched the Republican nomination. However, he is leading all other candidates by a wide margin, and the margin continues to grow compared to the incumbent president. A new […]

Rep. Salazar attended the inauguration of President Milei, signaling that the United States is ready to partner with Argentina.

Buenos Aires, Argentina- President Javier Gerardo Milei was sworn in as Argentina’s next president.  Milei, whose political career began in Argentina’s Congress, is a conservative figure whose rise has taken the world by surprise.  Yesterday’s inaugural speech centered on Milei’s plans to reshape Argentina’s fiscal policy. Milei inherited sky-high inflation, colossal debt, and record unemployment […]

Representative Darren Soto (D-FL) continues to receive political pushback from the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC). The Florida congressman, whose congressional seat is considered vulnerable, is accused of repeatedly hosting and engaging with the Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-FL), which has failed to condemn Hamas the terrorist organization’s attack against Israel […]

US Senator Rick Scott (R-Fl) has floored legislation that would prohibit using federal tax dollars to purchase at home COVID-19 tests manufactured by certain states, namely China.  The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it would purchase $600 million in COVID-19 tests earlier this year “ to Bolster US Manufacturing of COVID-19 […]

Texas. Rep. Chip Roy (R) and Florida Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D) are calling for the university presidents to resign.

Florida Republicans have rallied behind Maria Corina Machado. The opposition leader has gained a significant following on her journey to defeat the Maduro regime. In response to Machado’s presidential campaign, Florida Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R) has introduced a resolution to recognize her as Venezuela’s legitimate presidential candidate. Earlier this year, the Maduro regime allowed […]

Florida gained one vote in the electoral college for the upcoming 2024 election, but this metric does not capture the magnitude of migration to Florida.  Experts say Florida has experienced its largest population growth ever this year. The Florida Legislature's Office of Economic and Demographic Research disclosed research this week that showed the state's estimated […]

Congressman Brian Mast (R-FL) is celebrating the passage of the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act in the House of Representatives. After the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released new standards that would make electric cars the only viable option, the CARS Act would nullify the EPA’s new standards. Rep. Mast reminded Americans that command […]

On the four year anniversary of the deadly Pensacola Naval Air Base (NAS) terrorist attack, US Representative Matt Gaetz (R-Fl) has filed a bill aimed at holding Saudi Arabia accountable.  On December 6, 2019, Saudi Arabian Royal Air Force second lieutenant Mohammed Alshamrani opened fire on American servicemen after being radicalized by al-Qa‘ida’s ideology.  Alshamrani […]

Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) and some of his colleagues in the upper chamber released a bipartisan statement condemning Venezuelan President and dictator Nicolas Maduro. Maduro has arrested and imprisoned political opponents and has even barred opposition leaders such as María Corina Machado from holding office for 15 years. Additionally, the Maduro regime has issued “bogus […]

Tallahassee, Fl- Florida State Senators Bryan Avila (R) and Ileana Garcia (R)introduced a bill on Wednesday, December 7th, to preserve and protect Florida’s mangroves.  Yesterday’s introduction marks the third time the legislation has been proposed, as previous attempts to pass the law in 2022 and in early 2023 failed due to timing problems.  The bill […]

Brian Nichols, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs from the U.S. State Department, said this week at an Atlantic Council event, that the U.S. “will assess all actions taken [by the Maduro government in Venezuela] and conduct a review of our sanctions policy,” in agreement with the progress made. Nichols was referring to the […]