Trump, Hegseth, and Waltz Attend Army-Navy Game in Show of Republican Unity

Trump, Hegseth, and Waltz Attend Army-Navy Game in Show of Republican Unity

Mateo Guillamont
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December 16, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump attended Sunday’s ceremonial Army vs Navy football game in Maryland alongside Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth and national security advisor Mike Waltz, among other cabinet nominees.  The occurrence was symbolic as republicans have rallied around nominee Hegseth in recent weeks following questions regarding his character and capacity to lead the Defense […]
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Scott and Steube Disaster Tax Relief Bill Signed Into Law

Scott and Steube Disaster Tax Relief Bill Signed Into Law

Mateo Guillamont
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December 14, 2024
The Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2023, led by Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) and Representative Greg Steube (R-FL), has been signed into law by President Joe Biden.  The new law, which was historically passed in the House of Representatives via discharge petition, will provide tax relief for certain federal disasters.  A discharge petition is […]
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Steube Long-Awaited Disaster Tax Relief Bill Passed by Senate

Steube Long-Awaited Disaster Tax Relief Bill Passed by Senate

Mateo Guillamont
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December 5, 2024
After being passed by the US House of Representatives nearly a year ago, Representative Gregory Steube’s (R-FL) Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act has been passed by the US Senate.  Representative Steube had been actively lobbying the Senate to pass the Tax Relief Act, which aims to provide tax advantages to those affected by certain recent […]
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Steube Argues for Preserving Trump Tax Policies in Small Business Roundtable

Steube Argues for Preserving Trump Tax Policies in Small Business Roundtable

Mateo Guillamont
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June 23, 2024
US Representative Gregory Steube (R-FL) lauded President Donald Trump’s tax policies while in office and argued for their preservation during a small business roundtable. Representative Steube’s comments follow President Joe Biden signaling he intends to rescind several of President Trump’s tax initiatives, such as a 21% federal small business income tax rate. President Trump passed […]
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US Coastal Waters Could be Named After Trump Thanks to Steube Bill

US Coastal Waters Could be Named After Trump Thanks to Steube Bill

Mateo Guillamont
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June 17, 2024
US coastal waters could be renamed after former President Donald Trump if an initiative by Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) is enacted. Representative Steube introduced legislation to rename the US Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) into the ‘Donald John Trump Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States.’ If Steube’s bill passes, any reference to the EEZ in […]
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Steube Leads Over 60 Republicans in Bill to Counter Iranian-Backed Terrorists

Steube Leads Over 60 Republicans in Bill to Counter Iranian-Backed Terrorists

Mateo Guillamont
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April 19, 2024
US Representative Gregory Steube (R-FL) filed a bill earlier to designate eleven Iranian-backed militias as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) and sanction them appropriately.  The bill comes after Iran launched sundry drones and missiles at Israel in response to the latter’s strike on the former’s embassy in Syria.  Representative Steube’s bill would assign FTO designations to […]
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Lawmakers Allege FEMA Decision Could Ravage Florida's Lee County

Lawmakers Allege FEMA Decision Could Ravage Florida's Lee County

Mateo Guillamont
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April 4, 2024
Lee County officials recently publicly criticized the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) decision to remove Lee County’s residents’ eligibility for flood insurance discounts.  According to a Lee County press release, FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) had been granting residents premium discounts that allowed policyholders to save up to 25%. FEMA’s decision to cut flood […]
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Steube and Rubio Seek to Shield Religious Institutions from Governmental Overreach

Steube and Rubio Seek to Shield Religious Institutions from Governmental Overreach

Mateo Guillamont
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January 18, 2024
US Representative Gregory Steube (R-Fl) and Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fl) have filed the Safeguarding Charity Act to protect tax-exempt organizations from burdensome regulations.  The act was spurred by two recent Federal Court opinions in Maryland and California defining tax-exempt, i.e., 501(c)(3), entities, as receiving federal financial assistance under Title IX.  Such definition of 501(c)(3) institutions, […]
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