WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Last week, Health Subcommittee Chairman Vern Buchanan chaired a Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Hearing on "Investing in a Healthier America" and the critical role preventive medicine and healthy living play in combatting chronic disease and the growing obesity epidemic. "With federal healthcare spending at more than $4 trillion per year and approximately 42 percent of adults facing obesity, it is clea  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Kat Cammack's bill, H.R. 2706, the Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act, passed the House of Representatives. The bill is named after Charlotte Woodward, an adult woman with Down syndrome who received a lifesaving heart transplant over 12 years ago. Congresswoman Cammack's introduction of the bill was inspired by Baby Zion Sarmiento from Oc  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. John Rutherford, R-Florida, issued the following news release: On Friday, U.S. Congressman John H. Rutherford (FL-05) stood in strong opposition to Florida's Constitutional referendum process, as well as Amendments 3 and 4, during a Special Order Hour on the U.S. House Floor. Watch the full remarks: "This November, Floridians are being asked to vote on state Constitutional amendments," said Rutherford. "Not only am I opposed to both Amendments 3 and 4, but I am ve  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Florida, issued the following news release: On Friday, U.S. Congressmen Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) and Mike Waltz (R-FL) introduced the bipartisan Lifesaving Gear for Police Act of 2024 to ensure that law enforcement agencies across the nation regain access to critical equipment under the Department of Defense 1033 Program necessary for search and rescue operations, emergency and natural disaster response efforts, and active shooter situations. The L  more