Congress

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Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) has announced the Residential Emergency Asset Accumulation Deferred Taxation Yield (READY) Account Act, a bill designed to “create a tax-free savings vehicle for home mitigation and disaster response costs.” This allows citizens to create a tax-free account (similar to a Health Savings Account [HSA]) for 12 different mitigation measures used by […]
The Mexican drug cartels are stronger than ever, their power heightened by the ongoing border crisis. Representative Mike Waltz (R-FL), as a former Green Beret, called for the use of military intelligence to "start putting the cartels on their back foot" in a recent appearance on Fox News, especially as these syndicates are working with […]
Florida Republicans on Sunday night blasted a comedian's "classless" Puerto Rico joke as "racist",  prompted by his comments at former President Donald Trump's rally at Manhattan's Madison Square Garden. The conservative backlash is directed at comedian Tony Hinchcliffe—who's branded himself as a comedian who will "never apologize" for a joke—for telling the 20,000 Trump rally […]
Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX), Marco Rubio (R-FL), James Lankford (R-OK), and other upper chamber Republicans sent a scathing letter to Secretary Xavier Becerra of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). In their correspondence, they accused HHS of compelling the speech of its employees regarding pronouns, limiting religious freedoms, and endangering women. In the […]
The Mexican drug cartels and other criminal organizations, such as Venezuela's Tren de Aragua, are making hefty profits off of the border crisis, which Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL) discussed in a recent appearance on Fox News's Faulkner Focus, calling it "a cash cow" and deriding soft-on-crime policies in American cities where the gangs operate almost with […]
Former President Donald Trump hosted a historic, jam-packed campaign rally in New York City’s Madison Square Garden (MSG). President Trump’s rally featured speeches by close political supporters and celebrities like Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, and several others. Sunday night’s rally was a defiant show of force by the Trump […]
Last WSJ Poll Before Elections Predicts Trump Victory A breaking Wall Street Journal (WSJ) poll predicts former President Donald Trump will return to the White House come November. The poll, conducted 12 days before election day, found President...READ MORE  Casey DeSantis: This is a must watch! @GovRonDeSantis lays out the case why Amendment 3 is […]
A breaking Wall Street Journal (WSJ) poll predicts former President Donald Trump will return to the White House come November. The poll, conducted 12 days before election day, found President Trump leads Vice President Kamala Harris 45 to 47%. The WSJ poll surveyed 1,500 registered voters across the nation and revealed voters prioritized issues such […]
China has sought to subvert and overtake the United States in any way possible, and not even small businesses are immune as they recover from Hurricanes Debby, Helene, and Milton. Representatives Cory Mills (R-FL) and Greg Steube (R-FL) have introduced a bill prohibiting Chinese-tied small businesses from receiving Small Business Administration assistance. Aptly named the […]
US Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Jim Risch (R-ID) are accusing President Joe Biden of ignoring the law by failing to impose sanctions on illicit purchasers of Iranian oil. The Senators allege that President Biden has not imposed new sanctions despite being required to do so by the Stop Harboring Iranian Petroleum (SHIP) Act. The […]
Senators Rick Scott (R-FL) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) have joined 25 other upper chamber legislators in bringing forward the Stand With Israel Act, a bill that would cut U.S. funding to United Nations (UN) agencies that “expel, downgrade, suspend, or otherwise restrict the participation of the State of Israel.” Legislators alongside Sens. Scott and Rubio […]
Florida Marijuana Amendment Won't Punish a Weed Truck Running Over a Child, DeSantis Says Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday claimed that if a new marijuana amendment passes in November, the measure would legally protect a weed-carrying truck heading to a dispensary if it runs over a child...READ MORE  Debbie Mucarsel-Powell: "Rick Scott voted to overturn […]
In recent years, homeownership and affordability have been issues for much of America. Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL) has sought to address these issues by introducing a bill creating tax-free savings accounts for first-time homebuyers. The Next-Generation Equity Savings Tool (NEST) Act specifically prevents funds withdrawn from a savings account from being taxed if used toward […]
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) recently joined Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) in promoting the Saving Privacy Act, a bill that aims to “end government abuse of Americans’ financial information.” The senators claim the federal government unreasonably collects too much of its citizen’s data without proper cause. For instance, the legislation would strengthen the protections of the […]
President Joe Biden (D) recently claimed in Concord, New Hampshire, that world leaders warned him that former President Donald Trump (R) "cannot win" and that "his democracy" is at stake. Representative Mike Waltz (R-FL) blasted the remarks in a recent appearance on Fox Business's Varney & Co., pointing out the foreign policy failures and rhetoric coming […]
US Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) has condemned Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro for torture practices. Dictator Maduro has been previously broadly accused of human rights violations including arbitrary deprivations of life, arbitrary detentions, short-term forced disappearances, acts of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, as well as sexual and gender-based violence. Senator Rubio’s condemnation of […]
Mast Alleges Senior Biden Admin. Officials Working for Iran Leaked Israel Counterattack Intelligence
US Representative Brian Mast (R-FL), a former volunteer with the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), has alleged the recent confidential Israeli intelligence documents leak was intentionally caused by senior officials within President Joe Biden’s administration. The illegally leaked classified documents outline how Israel is planning to launch a counter-attack against Iran, which fired hundreds of missiles […]
Florida Lawmakers Request FEMA Clarify Hurricane Debris Removal Policy US Senators Rick Scott (R-FL) and Marco Rubio (R-FL), supported by over a dozen conservative representatives, have petitioned President Joe Biden to instruct the Federal Emergency Management...READ MORE  Sen. Marco Rubio: "In Florida vote NO on 4!" FL Rep. Tom Keen: "The line here has consistently grown […]
