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Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) has fired off two X (Twitter) posts reprimanding President Joe Biden (D) for both his policy surrounding the border and the unfinished border wall, as well as the recent scandal concerning his connection to his son, Hunter Biden and his business deals with foreign nations, including Ukraine. Rep. Donalds reposted a […]
Washington, D.C.- Senator Rick Scott is publicly calling for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to release emergency funds towards restoring south Florida’s coral reefs. Scott claims NOAA has the authority to use such funds under his and Senator Marco Rubio’s Restoring Resilient Reefs Act emergency funding stipulation. According to Scott, federal support is […]
An Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll now shows that growing opposition could be brewing against President Trump.
U.S. Representatives from the state of Florida provided their thoughts as the Inflation Reduction Act enters its second year as the law of the land. The bill, signed by President Joe Biden (D), has been applauded by Democrats such as Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), who stated that the legislation has helped make sure wealthy […]
Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis has joined Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) in petitioning the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to allow Florida State University defensive tackle Darrell Jackson Jr. the ability to play immediately this season after his hardship waiver was denied. In late 2022, Darrell Jackson Jr. transferred from the University of Miami […]
Washington, D.C.- Florida Senators Marco Rubio and Rick Scott sent a joint letter to the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The two senators are requesting action and answers regarding FEMA’s disaster relief fund (DRF). FEMA’s DRF is nearing total exhaustion, which could leave states ravaged by natural disasters without federal financial assistance […]
Governor Kemp has stated that “the 2020 election in Georgia was not stolen.”
President Trump blamed the “corrupt District Attorney” for targeting him in a “witch hunt.”
Florida Senator Marco Rubio has requested transparency from the National Institute of Health (NIH) regarding its response to the current nonhuman primate shortage. United States medical research and innovation rely on monkey testing for advancing technology for disease prevention and treatment. The US previously chiefly imported monkeys from China. However, supply-side challenges driven by China’s […]
Aug. 15, marks the two-year anniversary of the tragic withdrawal from Afghanistan which left 13 U.S. service members dead and hundreds of American citizens stranded. The Taliban then proceeded to take control of the region – including billions of dollars of equipment that the United States left behind. Republican legislators from the state of Florida […]
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) has joined Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) alongside 17 other Republican colleagues to confront President Joe Biden (D) surrounding his decision to block funding for hunting and archery programs. According to Sen. Scott’s press release, the Biden administration has “purposely misinterpreted” last year’s gun control legislation to block funding for outdoor recreation […]
Joe Biden was asked to comment on the tragedy, but he is now being condemned over his response to the fire in Maui.
The campaign reassured that only the American people will decide the election and not the media.
After President Joe Biden (D) requested billions in emergency funding from Congress – Including $24 billion to be sent to the Ukraine war effort, and only $4 billion for the border – Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) has responded with an “emphatic and unwavering no!” and called the president's request “tone deaf” and “out-of-touch.” “Once again, […]
On Aug. 9, Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) decided to suspend State Attorney Monique Worrell on account that she was failing to “faithfully prosecute crimes in her jurisdiction.” In response, freshman Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (D-FL) called for an Oversight Committee hearing to investigate “DeSantis’s unjust and unconstitutional suspension of Florida’s only democratically elected Black female […]
Rep. Eskamani made it clear that Democrats are prepared to not let “DeSantis win” on the suspension of Worrell.
Mayor Suarez took a political swipe at Governor DeSantis over his campaign being “in decline.”
This week marked the one-year anniversary of the Honoring Our PACT Act being signed.
