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Since December, Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-FL-25) has stepped up her efforts in combating antisemitism. According to Jewish Insider, Wasserman-Schultz and several other lawmakers, including Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL-23); are urging the White House to increase spending to fund the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism. "Antisemitism is on the rise across the globe […]
On Thursday, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released the December data concerning the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The results show that compared to last month, inflation has declined by 0.1%, but has increased by 6.5% compared to December of 2021. Due to this fact, Speaker of the House nominee Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) released […]
Florida Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R) has reintroduced the FORCE Act.
In a letter to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Christopher Wray, Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) highlighted reports concerning alleged “illegal (CCP)police operations on American soil” committed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The report was originally produced by Safeguard Defenders, a non-governmental organization (NGO). Their report includes the United States as […]
With the media focused on President Biden (D) and his mishandling of classified documents, a report appears to have flown under the radar that wouldn’t normally have given the circumstances. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) brought this story to light as it has now been made known that JPMorgan Chase is teaming up with the Chinese […]
Florida Rep. Mike Waltz (R) and Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R) have collaborate to authorize the use of Military force against Mexican cartels.
Elvira Salazar and Cassidy have penned the Americas Trade and Investment Act (Americas Act).
Yesterday, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, which was co-sponsored by Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL). The goal of the piece of the legislation is to protect born babies that survive abortions. Since it was reintroduced from the last Congress on January 9th, the bill has been contentiously debated […]
The COVID-19 vaccine mandate for the armed forces is officially dead. However, what will happen to approximately 8100 servicemembers discharged for refusing to comply? Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL-21) is introducing legislation to fully reinstate these members. Dubbed the Vaccine Reenlistment Act, any member of the armed forces who was discharged for refusing the COVID vaccine […]
Florida Rep. Laurel Lee (R) has joined the chorus of Republican lawmakers who are calling for full transparency from President Joe Biden over the two batches of classified documents that were found at his old office near the University of Pennsylvania. The Floridian was able to catch up with Rep. Lee  on Capitol Hill where […]
On Wednesday, Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) was selected to serve on the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services. The Chairman of the Committee is Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC). Rep. Donalds appointment comes just days after receiving 20 votes for Speaker of the House in multiple rounds of voting. However, the job eventually was given to […]
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has temporarily grounded all flights due to a system outage. This comes just over two weeks after Southwest Airlines had something similar happen, with millions of travelers stranded in airports. Naturally, the issue is trending on Twitter, and Florida representatives are speaking up. The earliest to speak is Rep. Greg […]
In an exclusive interview with the Floridian, Frost criticized Republicans for “virtue signaling” in office.
Breaking news popped up on people’s cellphones and hit the airwaves on Monday evening with the bombshell from The New York Times which stated that President Biden’s (D) lawyers found classified evidence at one of his former offices in Washington dating back to when he was Vice President. Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) went on CNN […]
On January 6th, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R- FL) activated the Florida National Guard to help stop Cuban immigrants from entering the Florida Keys illegally. Gov. DeSantis, who has received criticism from Democrats for allowing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro to stay in Orlando as rioting was occurring in Brazil, believes that the federal government is turning a […]
In the past midterm elections, Floridians in the 10th District elected the very first Generation Z candidate to serve in U.S. Congress. His name is Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL). In a recent interview, Rep. Frost was questioned about the former President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, a right-leaning leader who recently left his home country following […]
Maria Elvira Salazar (R) voted yes for the Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act.
With January 9th being national Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, some Florida legislators such as Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL), and others have showcased different types of press releases concerning the holiday. Sen. Rubio’s official press shop put out a tweet with a graphic and gave a statement about […]
