WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release: TAMPA, FL U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor celebrated four Tampa Bay immigrants who have made significant contributions to their local community and embodied the American Dream during Castor's annual 'American Dream Awards.' "The beauty of this country revolves around the diversity among us. These giants in our community are achieving their own version of the American Dream as athletes and legal professionals, ensur  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Florida, issued the following news release: J.D. Vance's recent comments about Haitians in Springfield eating pets and local wildlife are not only a vile, racist lie but also beneath the dignity of any public office, let alone the Senate or the Vice Presidency. It's disgusting and disgraceful that someone seeking the nation's second-highest office would stoop to such baseless, hateful rhetoric. Instead of peddling these falsehoods, Vanc  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: In case you missed it, Senator Rick Scott wrote an op-ed for the Washington Examiner demanding the passage of his and Senator Mike Lee's SAVE Act to protect the integrity of U.S. elections and ensure only U.S. citizens can vote. In his op-ed, Senator Scott is urging his colleagues to stand with Speaker Mike Johnson and support passage of the SAVE Act, which would require proof of citizenship to vote in federa  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Congressman Aaron Bean's (FL-04) bill to combat the out-of-control bureaucracy, which regulates thousands of small business owners out of business every year, passed the Committee on House Small Business. H.R. 9033, the Let American Businesses Be On Record (LABOR) Act, would require the Department of Labor (DOL) to hold panels with small business owners, as part of the Small Business Regulatory En  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: Today, Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Congressman Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), and Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Chairman Tom McClintock (R-CA) sent letters to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Secretary of State Antony Blinke  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26) wrote an op-ed for the Washington Examiner regarding his State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs funding bill for fiscal year 2025. This crucial piece of legislation, which funds our national security and foreign policy priorities, cuts wasteful spending while upholding key U.S. values. Among the many victories, it includes an 11% cut from the fiscal year 20  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Florida, issued the following statement on Sept. 10, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (FL-10) released a statement following the outrageous, racially motivated attacks against Haitian people living in the United States by top GOP leaders, including VP nominee JD Vance, which have been debunked by Vance's own home state of Ohio. In a statement, Rep. Frost says: "I am deeply proud to represent one of the largest Haitian commun  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Cory Mills, R-Florida, issued the following statement on Sept. 10, 2024: * * * On Monday evening, Congressman Cory Mills announced he would be a "No" on the Continuing Resolution should it be brought to the House Floor and issued the following statement: "I will be voting NO on the CR even if it includes the SAVE Act. The fact is that the total gross national debt has surged by $2.45 trillion in just the past year; that's $6.71 billion per day, $4.66 million per m  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Florida, issued the following statement on Sept. 10, 2024: * * * Florida Congressman Daniel Webster, R-Clermont, released the following statement after voting to pass H.R. 1516, the DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act, restricting funding to American universities that have ties to Confucius Institutes. "The Chinese Communist Party poses a serious threat to America's national security," said Rep. Webster.   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Laurel Lee, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, Representatives Laurel Lee (R-FL) and Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) were joined by nine House colleagues in urging House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries as well as leaders of the Committee on House Administration to provide training on the proper handling of confidential information for all members of Congress beginning with the 119th Congress in January 2025. Presently, new and  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Dr. Gulshan Abbas, the sister of staunch international Uyghur advocate, Rushan Abbas, remains detained in a Chinese prison. U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and colleagues released a joint statement ahead of the six-year anniversary of Dr. Gulshan Abbas' unjust imprisonment. "Dr. Gulshan Abbas has suffered more than six years of cruel and unjust imprisonment at the hands of the Chines  more