Policy

The nation has received its report card, and the findings show that U.S. students are struggling at historic lows.

Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) has introduced legislation strengthening the enforcement of English language proficiency requirements for truck drivers.

Florida Democratic Representative Kathy Castor has introduced amendments to the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in support of the health of service members, safe housing for military families, and higher pay. Rep. Castor, in a press conference, emphasized the need to protect medical institutions like the Sabal Park Clinic due to its […]

Representative Mike Haridopolos (R-FL) discussed how the Trump Administration can continue maintaining a secure border in a recent interview with The Floridian, emphasizing the need to "maximize" assets. Rep. Haridopolos briefly admitted that his primary Committees in Congress are the Financial Services and Space Committees, and thus "it is a little bit different ballgame." "All I […]

Representative Scott Franklin (R-FL) issued a statement after the House of Representatives passed the 2026 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, vowing to continue pursuing energy independence. The Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act is a yearly appropriations bill that provides funding to agencies related to energy, natural resources, […]

Representative Laurel Lee (R-FL) discussed the impact of the United Kingdom's Online Safety Act (OSA) and Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCC), along with the European Union's (EU) Digital Services Act (DSA) and Digital Markets Act (DMA), affect Americans' free speech and innovation in a recent House Judiciary hearing. As Rep. Lee said, these […]

Florida Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (R) stands with Kentucky Congressman Andy Barr (R) and his “Stop Chinese Fentanyl Act” as they aim to curb the U.S. fentanyl epidemic by imposing heavy sanctions on CCP fentanyl producers. Rep. Díaz-Balart, who represents Florida's District 26, which encompasses an area of South Florida gripped by the fentanyl crisis, expressed […]

Representative Jimmy Patronis (R-FL) is introducing an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would rescind the Biden Administration's mandate giving preference to electric and hybrid military vehicles. The original EV mandate, signed by President Biden in 2021, aimed to gradually transition all military vehicles to alternative fuel sources by 2035, a goal […]

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier discussed the recent federal ruling on the operation of the Everglades Detention Facility, also known as Alligator Alcatraz, in an interview with FOX Business. When asked whether the facility will cease operations, Uthmeier said, “This is mission ongoing” as he intends to appeal the ruling. “We believe we're right on […]

Representative Jimmy Patronis (R-FL) is introducing legislation that provides flexibility to veterans who hold professional licenses, allowing them to more easily secure employment after military service. As Rep. Patronis explained, under current law, veterans and their spouses with medical, engineering, or other licenses must receive approval from state and local professional authorities to practice their […]

When undocumented truck driver Harjinder Singh killed three Floridians in a traffic accident, highway troopers didn't immediately arrest him because they didn't have probable cause, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday. Florida Highway Patrol had to conduct an investigation to determine what actually occurred because all of the witnesses were dead, DeSantis said at a Tampa […]

Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) commented on the ruling ordering the South Florida Detention Facility, also referred to as Alligator Alcatraz, calling the "internment camp" as being "cruel." “This Everglades internment camp was a cruel, wasteful, destructive stunt from start to finish,” she said. “The judge made the right call to shut it down. […]

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier asked the federal government Monday to ban California and Washington from issuing commercial licenses if these states have encouraged undocumented migrants to drive commercially. Uthmeier's call comes weeks after an undocumented Indian national with a California-issued CDL made an illegal U-turn, killing three Floridians. Mass public outrage led the federal […]

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Friday that an ongoing multi-agency operation in the Florida Panhandle has yielded over 200 arrests of undocumented migrants, with more expected by the end of the day. 45 Florida Highway Patrol officers worked with 20 federal authorities—from agencies like the Department of Homeland Security, Border Patrol, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement—to […]

Gov. Ron DeSantis isn't worried about Baker County residents opposing his new "Deportation Depot" center for undocumented immigrants. Why? Because he won by "Saddam Hussein margins" in the last election. "I got 90% of the vote in Baker County, so they're probably excited about ['Deportation Depot']. And I think if you look at like these […]

Representative Maxwell Frost (D-FL) has reintroduced his bipartisan Safe Air on Airplanes Act, which phases out "bleed air" systems from commercial aircraft. Rep. Frost first introduced the bill last May after one of his constituents, a flight attendant named Shannon DeWitt, was a victim of a fume event while serving on an airplane. As we […]

A coalition of Senate and House Democrats is pushing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for more information regarding the uses of the controversial Everglades Detention Facility, also known as ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’ Florida Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) and Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley (D) spearheaded a letter to the heads of DHS, Immigration and Customs […]

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) has announced that he and Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier will collaborate on an effort to correct the 2020 U.S. Census potentially awarding Florida additional seats in the House of Representatives. Gov. DeSantis released a statement claiming that the previous Biden Administration was aware that Florida’s 2020 Census data was […]