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In a special legislative session of the Florida Legislature, the Reedy Creek Improvement District (RCID), run by the Walt Disney Company, appears to have its days numbered. Governor Ron DeSantis (R) has sought to curb the power of Disney in the state, and this may be the measure that does it. First formed in 1967, […]
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) and Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) introduced a bipartisan bill that looks to ban the sale of crude oil from the United States, specifically from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to companies owned by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It would also ban the sale of any crude oil from the SPR […]
Florida Senator Marco Rubio (R) has issued a stark warning about the Chinese balloon controversy. President Joe Biden (D) received criticism over his lax response to the balloon, but he ultimately ordered the U.S. military to shoot it down over the weekend. Americans looked up to the sky as a balloon hovered over the country. […]
With the Chinese surveillance balloon having finally been shot down, concerns about how deep Chinese espionage against American interests has gone. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL-1) simply says that with the balloon destroyed, "now blow up TikTok." Now blow up TikTok — Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) February 5, 2023 A second follow-up tweet adds, "TikTok is a […]
Anna V. Eskamani (D) took to Twitter to scold DeSantis over his recent feud with a drag show.
Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and the state Department of Education (DoE) excluded The College Board’s Advanced Placement (AP) African American Studies course for high school students, fueling the Democratic narrative that the Governor was racist against the Black community. Gov. DeSantis and the state DoE found that the course “significantly lacks educational value,” but some, […]
Frankel’s letter addresses sex trafficking of foster children in Florida.
About two weeks ago, former U.S. House of Representatives candidate and former State Senator Annette Taddeo (D-FL) announced that she is running to lead the Florida Democratic Party (FDP). Since her announcement, Taddeo has received a flurry of endorsements from Florida politicians all around the state, from new bloods and veterans alike.nouncement, which was originally […]
The U.S. government has confirmed that there is a Chinese spy balloon hovering over U.S. airspace and a second balloon over Canada, and also heading towards Montana. Not only is this a blatant violation of American airspace, but the Biden administration does not seem to be taking action against it. Republican lawmakers are immediately calling […]
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL)  has teamed up with Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) and other Republican Senators in order to introduce the Zero Based Budget Act, which looks to “reduce the more than $31 trillion of debt held by the general public and curb unjustified spending at the federal level.” The bill looks to cut spending […]
Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar's (R-FL) anti-socialism resolution was met with overwhelming support as the majority of Republican and Democratic lawmakers in the House of Representatives voted 386-86 in favor of the measure. Florida's entire congressional caucus, including Democratic Reps. Kathy Castor, Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Lois Frankel, Jared Moskowitz, Darren Soto, Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, and Frederica Wilson, all […]
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, through the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DPBR), has filed a formal 6-count complaint against the Orlando Philharmonic Foundation Inc., for exposing minor children to lewd sexual acts during a drag show that took place in Orlando on December 28, and will be revoking the organization's liquor license. As The […]
Now that the vast majority of the fear surrounding the coronavirus pandemic has subsided, Republicans such as Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) are calling for the emergency declaration to be suspended indefinitely. In a recent blog post, Rep. Mast brings up the fact that President Joe Biden (D) himself stated that the “pandemic is over” in […]
The House has passed Florida Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar’s (R) resolution to denounce socialism.
Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) has joined forces with Florida Rep. Mike Waltz (R) to reintroduce the BOLIVAR Bill.
The historical cruelties of socialism are too great to deny. As such, the House passes a resolution condemning the ideology. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz nonetheless uses this as an opportunity to take a shot at Governor Ron DeSantis. "Socialist tyrants in Cuba and Venezuela deserve condemnation, but today’s resolution fails to list their worst abuses […]
Jewish members of Congress continue to demand action against the rise of antisemitism across the U.S.  Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL-23) wrote a letter to Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) this week, urging him to form a Select Committee on Combating Antisemitism. The letter states that according to the Anti-Defamation League's Audit of Antisemitic […]
Representatives Vern Buchanan (R-FL) and Darren Soto (D-FL) introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation looking to counter Mexico’s one-sided trade practices, especially when it relates to fruit and vegetable growers. Senators Rick Scott (R-FL) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced companion legislation in the upper chamber. “Illegal seasonal dumping and unfair Mexican trade practices are crippling Florida’s fruit […]
