Congress

Washington, D.C.- The rise of Anti-Semitic behavior on College campuses has prompted Representative Aaron Bean (R-Fl) to take legislative action via a new bill.  Representative Bean’s proposal would  prevent colleges and universities enabling anti-Semitic attacks from receiving taxpayer funding, specifically federal student aid. The bill is the House companion to Senator Marco Rubio’s (R-Fl) previously […]

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas and FBI Director Christopher Wray were grilled by Representative Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) on the southern border during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing, and needless to say, he did not mince words, accusing Wray specifically of dereliction of duty. Rep. Gimenez began by asking Sec. Mayorkas if he agreed with […]

Washington, D.C.- Representative Maria Salazar (R-Fl) has filed legislation that would establish a free trade agreement with Ecuador.  Representative Salazar’s initiative would bring Ecuador into the fold of countries within the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI).  The CBI was created by the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA) and grants states in the Caribbean region duty-free […]

In an appearance on CNBC, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) was questioned about the separation of Church and State and the validity of the judicial precedent. Johnson was asked about his display of prayer on the House Floor as the lower chamber attempted to rally behind a new Speaker. The CNBC host Andrew […]

Shortly after the U.S. House of Representatives left for a long, well-deserved Thanksgiving Day break, The Floridian spoke with Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), where she responded to Senate Democrats blocking of a funding bill for Israel. Rep. Paulina Luna mentioned that elected officials like to say that they stand with Israel and the Jewish […]

Concerns of foreign adversaries stealing Americans' personal data through social media have long been a concern of policymakers. Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) has introduced a bill that would, among other things, prohibit social media companies from storing data in a physical space located in an adversarial country. Named the US Data on US Soil […]

Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH) recently uncovered evidence suggesting the Federal government, universities, and Big Tech conspired to suppress news ahead of the 2020 Election. Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL) appeared on Fox Business's Varney & Co. to discuss calling this "a very critical issue." As Rep. Cammack and an extensive report issued by the House Weaponization Committee describe, the Department […]

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 […]

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 […]

Chinese President Xi Jinping is visiting San Francisco this week to meet with President Biden for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) said his expectations of the meeting's outcome were "low" in a recent appearance on Fox Business's Mornings with Maria, adding that "Biden is not the man to negotiate for America." Rep. Mast reminded viewers of […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) placed heavy burdens on America through its anti-COVID measures, which many are still recovering from. Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) has introduced a bill designed to prevent such authoritarian abuse of power by the CDC from occurring again. Named the Terminate CDC Overreach Act, Rep. Luna's bill seeks to […]

Diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives (DEI) seem to be everywhere, even in places where it would not be sensible, and Republicans are fighting back. Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) has introduced an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2024 General Government Appropriations that would defund DEI initiatives in the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). On the House floor, Rep. Steube did […]