WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Mike Turner (OH-10), Brendan Boyle (PA-2), and Max Miller (OH-7) announced that their bill, H.R. 7764, passed the House of Representatives late last night. H.R. 7764, the Commission to Study the Potential Transfer of the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History to the Smithsonian Institution Act, takes a critical step in transferring  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Florida, issued the following news release: On Wednesday, September 25, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Aaron Bean (R-FL), will hold a hearing titled "Innovative Teacher Preparation: Properly Equipping America's Educators." "Communities across the U.S. are facing teacher shortages. In the 2023-2024 school year, 86 percent of public schools struggled to hire teachers," said Chairm  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, Chairman Carlos Gimenez held a Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing on "The Future of FAMS: Evaluating the Federal Air Marshal Mission." The committee heard testimony from John Casaretti, Founder and President of the Air Marshal Association, and Director Tina Won Sherman, Homeland Security and Justice of the U.S. Government Accountability Office. Watch the full hearing HERE. Read my full openin  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Carlos Gimenez congratulated Florida International University and Miami-Dade College on their new rankings on the U.S. News and World Report, the global authority in education rankings. Congressman Gimenez represents Florida International University which has ranked #46 among public universities and #98 among all universities, public or private. Further, FIU tied for #1 in the nation f  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, 21 U.S. House of Representative Members released the following statement in response to criticism of Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel's handling of antisemitic campus crimes: "Dana Nessel has distinguished herself as a just, discerning, and effective Attorney General. Michigan voters selected her to keep all communities safe, empowering her to faithfully exercise discretion and enfo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Florida, chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: Tomorrow, September 25, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Aaron Bean (R-FL), will hold a hearing titled "Innovative Teacher Preparation: Properly Equipping America's Educators." "Communities across the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Recently, U.S. Congressman Aaron Bean (FL-04), U.S. Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) and U.S. Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06) introduced a bipartisan resolution designating the third Friday of September annually, as "National POW/MIA Recognition Day." This legislation will encourage all Americans to properly honor the service and sacrifice of all POW/MIA by participating in commemorative celebrations in local  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Cory Mills, R-Florida, issued the following news release: H.R. 5867, introduced by Congressman Cory Mills (FL-07), to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 109 Live Oaks Boulevard in Casselberry, Florida, as the "Colonel Joseph William Kittinger II Post Office Building," unanimously passed the House of Representatives. "I am proud to share that my bill, H.R. 5867, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Laurel Lee, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, House Homeland Security Committee Republicans introduced legislation to combat growing cyber threats from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) against our critical infrastructure. Representative Laurel Lee (R-FL) introduced legislation to establish an interagency task force led by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to address the cyber  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Laurel Lee, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Laurel Lee (FL-15) and Congressman Glenn Ivey (MD-4) introduced the Protection of Child Victims from Online Predators Act, a bipartisan bill that will amend title 18 of the U.S. Code to expressly clarify that a "notice" or "advertisement" seeking or offering child pornography can occur within a private, one-on-one communication. "We are seeing more and more children bei  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Florida, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: Today, Reps. Lois Frankel (D-FL-22), Carol Miller (R-WV-1), Joe Morelle (D-NY-25), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL-12), and Seth Magaziner (D-RI-2) introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing September 22 - 28, 2024 as National Fall Prevention Awareness Week. The resolution seeks to raise awareness, encourage the prevention of falls among older adults, and highlight evidence-based programs that hel  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), created by the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, is a bipartisan commission that monitors and reports on international religious freedom. The commission's authorization is currently set to expire on September 30, 2024. The U.S. House of Representatives passed S. 3764, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio's (R-FL) bill to reauthorize USC  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Since the October 7, 2023 terrorist attack against Israel, cases of antisemitic harassment have increased more than 500 percent at college campuses across the United States. Yet, many Institutes of Higher Education (IHEs) have failed to prevent or stop antisemitism and have not been held responsible. U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Rick Scott (R-FL) introduced the Preventing Antisemitic Harassment on   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine, soon to be Hurricane Helene, is expected to make landfall in Florida as a major hurricane later this week. The storm will bring strong winds, heavy rain, severe storm surge, flooding, and hazardous seas to Florida's impacted areas. Additionally, this inclement weather has the potential to cause isolated tornadic activity across Florida. U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Senator Rick Scott joined Senator Chuck Grassley and 42 Republican colleagues in a bicameral letter urging President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to work with Congress to root out abuses in their administration's unaccompanied migrant children program and stop the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)'s cover-up of the crisis. HHS has failed to comply with two out of three Department of   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Rick Scott again spoke with the Director of the National Hurricane Center (NHC), Dr. Michael Brennan, to receive a second briefing on Tropical Storm Helene which is forecast to strengthen to a major hurricane and pose a significant risk to the Florida Panhandle and Gulf Coast. The storm is expected to make landfall Thursday, bringing an increased risk of life-threatening storm surge and damagin  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Rick Scott and Senator Marco Rubio led a letter to President Joe Biden urging his immediate approval of the State of Florida's request for a pre-landfall emergency declaration for 41 Florida counties as Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine is forecast to strengthen into a major hurricane and bring strong winds, heavy rain, severe storm surge, flooding, hazardous seas, and the potential for isolated   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Last night, Congressman Bilirakis continued his health care agenda, with three measures he authored passing out of the House of Representatives by unanimous vote. All three are designed to help patients who are suffering with a rare disease. The Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2024 reauthorizes funding for critical research and awareness efforts at the Department of Health and Human Serv  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release: TAMPA, FL Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) celebrated Amtrak's opening of a new route offering daily direct round-trip travel between Chicago and Miami with a stop in Tampa. The Floridian combines Amtrak's Capitol Limited and Silver Star routes to offer travelers an enhanced travel experience for a limited time starting Sunday, November 10. "The launch of the Floridian is welcome news for Tampa Bay tr  more