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Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) has announced that he has been selected to serve on the House Armed Services Committee. According to a Rep. Gimenez press release, he will be the first Congressman from Miami-Dade County to serve on the committee in modern history. During the 117th Congress, Rep. Gimenez served on the Transportation and Infrastructure […]
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 […]
The debt ceiling has been a high priority for Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) as he is trying to maintain the original agreement made among Senate Republicans in 2021: “any action on the debt ceiling be accompanied by significant, structural spending reform,” according to a Sen. Scott press release. One of the main concerns of Scott […]
On Monday, the nation celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and President Biden (D) delivered a speech where he spoke about police brutality and retraining, “assault weapons,” and the strength that the U.S. government possesses and can use on its own people. According to a Fox News article, Biden was quoted as saying this: […]
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 […]
As the holiday weekend comes to a close and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. continues to be celebrated, many Florida legislators have released ceremonious statements to honor the late great American hero. While there might be divisions within the country and disagreements on the most fundamental issues politically, both sides of the aisle see eye […]
The so-called "Twitter Files" are providing inspiration to the House Republican majority not just to take action against Big Tech but to release footage taken during the events of January 6th, 2021. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL-1) favors releasing the footage, explaining his stance in a recent CNN appearance tweeted by the Columbia Bugle, liked by […]
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 […]
The 14th installment of the so-called "Twitter files" posts reveals top Democrats ignored warnings about the authenticity of Russian collusion or interference in the 2016 Election. Moreover, media outlets, Twitter included, chose to keep this under wraps. Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL-19) discusses this and more on Fox News' Mornings with Maria. Democrats have been working in […]
Protecting Americans is believed to be the first and only priority of the military. According to servicemembers in a recent Heritage Foundation poll, that priority is caving as the military becomes increasingly politicized. Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL-6)agrees, stating he is looking to find "solutions to restore trust in our military and end the politicization of […]
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 […]
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 […]
