Congress

A new Harvard Harris Poll recently published is reporting striking support for Hamas by US college-aged individuals.  In late November, The Floridian reported similar overwhelming support for Hamas amongst civilians in Gaza.  According to recent polls, 74.7% of Palestinians wish to see the reinstatement of Palestine ‘from the river to the sea’, i.e., the eradication […]

Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) has introduced the RPM (remote patient monitoring) Cost Sharing Elimination Study Act of 2023. The bill is tailored to eliminate the existing copay for RPM for two years under Traditional Medicare and “study the effects of the elimination on patient outcomes in home health, as well as potential cost savings to […]

Congressmen Gus Bilirakis’ (R-FL) and Paul Tonko’s (D-NY) legislation to fight against Parkinson’s disease has passed in the House of Representatives. The bill is formally known as the Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parkinson’s. The first half of the bill’s title was named after Rep. Bilirakis' late brother. Dr. […]

U.S. Congressman Mike Waltz (FL-6) introduced bicameral legislation to establish national security councils for each of the Compacts of Free Association (COF) Indo-Pacific nations. The national security councils would surveil and counter malign foreign influence from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and other hostile states.  COF states include the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau, but […]

Despite a vocal minority showcasing their displeasure with the passing of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24), some Florida lawmakers shared their support for the legislation and its benefits for service members. For instance, Representative Kathy Castor (D-FL) was pleased that those in the military would be receiving a raise […]

After a veterans hospital in Tampa prohibited a nurse from seeing patients due to the practitioner’s inability to meet standards, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) and his cohorts in the upper chamber have questions for the Veterans Affairs (VA) regarding the situation. The event occurred at James A. Haley Veterans Hospital Tampa (Tampa VA). In a […]

The effects of the border crisis are impacting Americans from all walks of life, including our veterans. Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) recently spearheaded a letter to Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough demanding answers to allegations the VA was processing medical claims for illegal immigrants, which he called "an absurdity." Fox News described how migrants in need of medical […]

In February, Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) joined Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) as a co-sponsor of the Securing Semiconductor Supply Chains Act of 2023. Over 10 months later, the bill passed unanimously in the upper chamber. According to Sen. Scott’s press release, the bill encourages the development of strategies that would “attract investment in U.S. semiconductor […]

Congresswomen Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fl) and Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-FL) have jointly reintroduced the Venezuela Emergency Relief, Democracy Assistance, and Development (VERDAD) Act. The VERDAD Act, passed in 2019 and set to expire in 2023, imposes sanctions against Dictator Nicolas Maduro’s regime and outlines US strategy towards supporting a democratic transition in Venezuela.  Congresswoman Salazar claimed […]

Republican Representatives from Florida are almost split down the middle on the recent National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2024. 11 Florida Republicans voted against the bill, and nine voted for it. The bill passed by a tally of 310-118. Representative Cory Mills (R-FL) – an Army combat veteran and Bronze Star recipient – voted […]

The persecution of Catholics under Dictator Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua has continued to receive international condemnation. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) recently wrote to Pope Francis I, urging him to double his efforts in having Bishop Rolando Jose Álvarez Lagos released from prison in the Central American country. Bishop Álvarez has been highly critical of the […]

The yearly National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) awaits final approval in the House. Some Republicans have signaled they intend to vote against the bill due to several provisions the Senate approved, such as the extension of FISA surveillance, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) at the Pentagon, and similar "woke" policies across the military. Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) […]

Elected officials from the House of Representatives are providing their thoughts after the lower chamber brought a formal impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden (D). The impeachment was brought on the grounds that President Biden had used his office as Vice President in the Obama administration to gain wealth through shady LLCs and foreign influence. […]

 US Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fl) has introduced a bill that would expand a biological father’s child support duties throughout the course of a pregnancy.  The legislation would amend the Social Security act to compel participating states to include language establishing increased support obligations for biological fathers.  Biological fathers would now be responsible for covering 50 […]

After the presidents of Harvard, UPenn, and MIT failed to share whether calling for the genocide of Jews would violate university standards, the House of Representatives passed a bipartisan resolution condemning their testimonies. The measure also called for the remaining university presidents to resign (UPenn’s Elizabeth Magill stepped down on Saturday). The resolution passed by […]

Hunter Biden refused to appear for his closed-door deposition for House Republicans' impeachment inquiry, instead giving a brief speech in front of the Capitol and leaving. Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) appeared on Fox Business's Kudlow before the formal impeachment inquiry vote, where he did not mince words when he said Biden's actions "demonstrate how arrogant he is about the […]

US Representative Vern Buchanan (R-Fl) has filed legislation to expand public healthcare options for lung cancer screenings.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in America, with about 136,000 people dying from it yearly. According to the University of Florida, early detection can increase the […]

House Republicans continue to stand firm in demanding border security and aid to Israel before funding Ukraine from President Biden and Senate Democrats. Representative Cory Mills (R-FL) lobbed a nasty zinger against Biden as he attempts to constrain Israel in their war with Hamas. "If Israel had a Burisma, and they were paying out Hunter […]