Congress

The Floridian is a state-centric media platform that covers the U.S. Congress, specifically races throughout Florida.
Increasing domestic energy production has been a priority of Republicans since retaking the House of Representatives. Now it looks like they have made some progress towards that goal as the Strategic Production Act (H.R. 21) passed in the chamber late last week. Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL-3) stated about the measure, "this bill is a huge […]
With former President Donald Trump out on the reelection campaign trail, videos detailing his domestic and foreign policy plans are making the rounds. A recent video, tweeted by Trump War Room, features President Trump speaking about implementing an Iron Dome-like missile defense system. NEW VIDEO: President Trump Will Build a New Missile Defense Shield pic.twitter.com/9eUSB8U3jj […]
It's no secret that many left-leaning media or "legacy media" outlets, as he has dubbed them, continue to target Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL). and his legislative and political agendas. Earlier this week, the Daily Beast's Jake Lahut levied an unsubstantiated accusation against pro-DeSantis influencers online and his former press secretary Christina Pushaw. Two days after […]
Within just a couple of weeks into 2023, America has already witnessed several high-profile shootings, including two recent back-to-back events in California. As a result, Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL-10) and Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL-23) wrote a letter to Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) calling on them to organize a […]
The congressional debate over raising the debt ceiling continues. House Democrats claim Republicans intend to cut Medicare and Social Security. Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL-19) sets the record straight for his fellow House Republicans in a recent appearance on Fox Business. "There are no considerations AT ALL for reforms to Social Security & Medicare when it […]
Last week, Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL-17) suffered serious injuries in a nasty fall doing yardwork at his home. Thankfully, his recovery is going well and is now back at his Sarasota residence. A recent tweet shows a clean-shaven Steube on his couch with two of his dogs and a third peeking in the background (the […]
With the Russian-Ukraine war nearing a year of fighting, the nature of the Biden administration's funding of Ukraine draws concern from Republicans. Citing the fact that Ukraine is a very corrupt country, both Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL-7) and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL-1) independently agree proper auditing and oversight is necessary, with Gaetz saying not another […]
Speaker of House Kevin McCarthy (R) has announced a new list of members of various committees that he says will "shift power back to the American People. Â These committees include the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, House Committee on Rules, and the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the U.S. and the […]
The discussions surrounding the potential raising of the debt ceiling skew very heavily Democrat. In a recent appearance on Fox's The Next Revolution, Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL-19) said, "newsflash for the admin: We're going to negotiate, we’re going to have meaningful spending cuts & we can talk about the debt ceiling. We should end COVID-era overspending. […]
Democrats continue expressing their disapproval of Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) this time its because of his nixing of the Advanced Placement African-American Studies course that was being taught by Florida schools. Naturally, this brings accusations of racism from his detractors, including a remolding of the "Don't Say Gay" slogan into "Don't Say Black." Despite this, […]
In 2018, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) announced his first bid to run for governor of Florida. At the time of his announcement, he was an average Joe congressman who repressed Conservative reforms in government. Then-Congressman DeSantis would go on to win the election, defeating his opponent, former Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum by a slim […]
The pro-life movement celebrates a major win with the passage of the Born-Alive Abortion bill last week in the House of Representatives. Rep. Scott Franklin (R-FL-18) intends to keep up the momentum by reintroducing a bill to prohibit making a profit from the sale of fetal remains to the House floor. Dubbed the "Prohibiting Abortion […]
Earlier this week at Florida Atlantic University (FAU), several men expressed antisemitism by posting antisemitic messages as they interrupted a student event. Thankfully, no violence occurred. The University put out a statement on Twitter stating, "Florida Atlantic University believes in the freedoms provided by the First Amendment; however, we also denounce antisemitism in all its […]
With the appointment of a special counsel to investigate the Biden Top Secret documents scandal that Democrats are not opposed to , is someone after Biden? Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL-1) believes the "Deep State" intends to prevent President Biden from seeking reelection in 2024 in a recent appearance on Fox's Ingraham Angle. "Biden’s strongest allies are […]
With the border crisis continuing unabated and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continuing to buy American land, the Biden administration does not appear to be acting. As such, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) is taking matters into his own hands. In a Wednesday night appearance on Fox News' "Tucker Carlson Tonight,"Â Gov. DeSantis describes his […]
The scandal surrounding classified documents found in President Biden's possession continues to snowball. Evidently, the National Archives informed Biden attorneys two months before the story became public last week. According to Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL-6) in a recent tweet, however, "by my math, the documents in Biden's private office have been sitting there, unprotected for […]
In the same address President Biden called for banning "assault weapons," he also refers to the House Republicans as "fiscally demented." While the insult garners responses, Rep. Kat Cammack's (R-FL-3) is certainly a zinger. Appearing on Fox News, Cammack tweets that "earlier this week, Biden called Republicans “fiscally demented,” but that’s rich, coming from the […]
America celebrated the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Florida representatives on both sides of the aisle take to Twitter to do their part in honoring the civil rights leader. Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL-12) reminds followers that "as we celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. today, we […]
