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Donalds also discussed foreign aid to Israel, calling on Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D) to "do his job."
As President Joe Biden (D) shook hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) joined some of his colleagues to pressure the U.S. President to address the fentanyl crisis. The senators believe that China and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) have played an integral role in enabling the fentanyl supply chain. Sen. Scott […]
Tallahassee, Fl- Florida Senator Ileana Garcia (R) has filed a bill that would impose content moderation obligations for social media companies operating within Florida. Senator Garcia’s bill would require social media companies to develop programs within their applications to shield minors from harmful content. Primarily, social media sites will have to install safeguards against minor […]
As war wages on in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, Representative Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) answered questions regarding his trip to Israel and provided some new perspectives concerning how to address the dire situation. He mentioned that he thought the world was past the amount of widespread anti-Semitism, and that the attack on Israel “rocked the […]
Washington- Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fl) welcomed the announcement of new sanctions on Hamas by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). Today, November 14th, the US and United Kingdom announced joint action to impose a third round of sanctions on Hamas-affiliated individuals and entities. The new sanctions expand the list […]
Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) has shared her opposition to the government services bill.
WASHINGTON—Ahead of China President Xi Jinping's visit to San Francisco, California, The Floridian caught up with Representatives Cory Mills (R-FL) and Ronny Jackson (R-TX) ahead of the 2023 APEC meeting with President Biden. Neither congressman had high hopes for the President, with Rep. Mills saying he is "bought and paid for." Despite this, Rep. Mills […]
As the war against Hamas in the Middle East rages on, the U.S. Congress has yet to pass funding measures to help Israel. Representative Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) believes the fault lies at the feet of Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA). Additionally, the Florida congressman thinks that the new Speaker’s position could be in […]
Tallahassee, Fl- Florida Representative Katherine Waldron (D) has filed a bill to modify Florida’s statutes regulating corporal punishment in schools. Aside from statutory changes, HB 439 would end current exemptions for Charter schools and subject them to the same corporal punishment guidelines public schools are subject to. Corporal punishment laws are governed by Section 1003.32(1)(k) […]
Tallahassee, Fl- Florida Senator Blaise Ingoglia (R) filed a bill in the Florida Senate that would subject county commissioners to an 8-year term limit. Senator Ingoglia’s bill is paralleled by Florida Representative Michelle Salzman’s (R) previously filed HB 57. Representative Salzman had originally filed her term limits initiative as a legislative proposal. Thus, Salzman’s proposed […]
Ron DeSantis (R) has released a video, teasing his debate against California Governor Gavin Newsom (D).
Florida Rep. Brian Mast (R) is sounding the alarm on Robert Malley, the United States Special Envoy for Iran.
Washington, D.C.- US President Joe Biden and Chinese Communist Party Leader Xi Jingping are set to meet this week on Wednesday in San Francisco, California. In light of the meeting, Senator Rick Scott (R-Fl) has warned against the continuation of policies he alleges have appeased China’s nefarious goals of undermining US interests. Despite claiming “Joe […]
President Donald Trump (R) hosted a Mar-a-Lago event to celebrate grassroots supporters.
Maria Elvira Salazar (R) is questioning the Biden administration over Latin American Socialist Antisemitism.
Donald Trump has just gained the endorsement of a co-founder of a Black Lives Matter (BLM) chapter.
Tallahassee, Fl- Florida Senator Bryan Avila (R) has floored a memorial requesting President Joe Biden reinstate recently lifted sanctions on Venezuela. Senator Avila’s request is the latest of sundry legislative initiatives which have called for President Biden to reimpose sanctions on President Nicolas Maduro’s authoritarian regime. Last October, Biden agreed to partially lift economic sanctions […]
Washington, D.C.- Senator Rick Scott (R-Fl) filed legislation today to prevent transactions with Chinese digital currencies from occurring on American soil or with American companies. Senator Scott’s Chinese CBDC Prohibition Act would prohibit money services businesses (MSBs) from engaging in transactions involving any digital currencies issued by the People’s Republic of China (PRC). MSBs are […]
