WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024: Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Chairman Aaron Bean (FL-04) today chaired a hearing titled, "Innovative Teacher Preparation: Properly Equipping America's Educators," and offered the following statement, as prepared for delivery: "Have you ever been in your car when you get an alert notifying you something is wrong? Let's face it. There is no such thing as a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Florida, issued the following news release: El Comite de Relaciones Exteriores de la Camara de Representantes aprobo la Ley DISPOSE(link is external) (H.R. 9172(link is external)) de la representante Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) y el representante Joaquin Castro (D-TX) en una votacion unanime y bipartidista. "La crisis del fentanilo se ha convertido en un flagelo del Hemisferio Occidental", dijo la representante Salazar. "Al aprobar la Ley DISPOSE,   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26), Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27), Carlos A. Gimenez (FL-28), and Alex Mooney (WV-2) sent a letter to the Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas with profound concerns over reports that a high-ranking operative of the Cuban dictatorship who is alleged to have participated in the heinous murder of Americans was recently gr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Vea el mensaje del Senador Scott cortesia de WMBB News 13 AQUI SOUTHPORT, Fla. El Senador Rick Scott visito el centro de operaciones de emergencia del condado de Bay para recibir informacion de las autoridades locales y de los funcionarios de gestion de emergencias mientras Florida se prepara para la llegada a tierra del huracan Helene. El Senador Scott estuvo acompanado por Matt Lindewirth, jefe de servicio  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- 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. 25, 2024: Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Chairman Aaron Bean (R-FL) today chaired a hearing titled, "Innovative Teacher Preparation: Properly Equipping America's Educators," and offered the following statement, as prepared for delivery: "Have you e  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Florida, issued the following news release: The House Foreign Affairs Committee passed Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) and Rep. Joaquin Castro's (D-TX) DISPOSE Act(link is external) (H.R. 9172(link is external)) in a bipartisan, unanimous vote. "The fentanyl crisis has become a scourge of the Western Hemisphere," said Rep. Salazar. "By passing the DISPOSE Act, the Foreign Affairs Committee is committing to working with our partners to destroy fent  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs joined U.S. Reps Tom Cole (R-OK), Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, Ken Calvert (R-CA), Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Michael McCaul (R-TX), Cha  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, at the House Homeland Security Committee markup hearing, Congressman Carlos Gimenez's bill, H.R. 3169 Identifying Adversarial Threats at Our Ports Act, was reported out of committee with unanimous support. The bill will now head to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. Read the bill HERE. Watch the markup hearing HERE. Read my full statement as prepared below for the committee markup   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Florida, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Chairman Daniel Webster (R-FL) from today's hearing, entitled "Always Ready: A Day in the Life of a U.S Coast Guard Sentinel": Today our subcommittee meets to highlight the extraordinary suc  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Florida, issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024: Today, Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Ranking Member Frederica Wilson, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Larsen, President of Brightline Florida Patrick Goddard, and the U.S. Federal Railroad Administration Administrator Amit Bose remain committed to promoting rail safety. For that reason, Ranking Member Wilson introduced a Resolutio  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Aaron Bean and members of the Florida Delegation sent a bipartisan letter to President Joe Biden, ahead of Tropical Storm Helene, urging approval of the State of Florida's request for a pre-landfall emergency declaration for 61 counties. Tropical Storm Helene is expected to make landfall in Florida as a category 3 hurricane later this week. The National Weather Service is anticipating the s  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Kat Cammack joined Congressman Neal Dunn in sending a letter to President Biden supporting Governor DeSantis' request for a Pre-Landfall Emergency Declaration for the State of Florida as a tropical cyclone heading for the Florida Panhandle and Big Bend region strengthens in the Gulf of Mexico. Governor DeSantis' request for assistance includes a request for federal ass  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release: Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) released the following statement after voting to pass legislation to avoid a MAGA government shutdown and extend current government funding through December 20, 2024: "Today, House Democrats stepped in to provide the votes needed to avoid a government shutdown after extreme MAGA Republicans in Congress refused to pass a budget. "This is no way to govern, but the last thing Florid  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Neal Dunn, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: Today, Congressman Neal Dunn (Florida-02) sent a letter to President Biden supporting Governor DeSantis' request for a Pre-Landfall Emergency Declaration for the State of Florida as a tropical cyclone heading for the Florida Panhandle strengthens in the Gulf of Mexico. "Based on updated forecasts and modeling, the state of Florida is bracing for what could potentially be a very powerful stor  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Florida, issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson released the following statement on the Continued Resolution to Keep Government Open Until December, to which Congresswoman Wilson voted yes to keep government open: "Today, Democrats and Republicans came together to prevent a government shutdown that would have hurt millions of Americans by passing a continuing resolution to keep the government o  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Florida, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: 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  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Due to the Biden-Harris Administration's disastrous open-border policy, fentanyl has been easily trafficked through our borders and is one of the leading causes of death in America. Foreign entities in Mexico and Communist China, who are manufacturing this deadly drug, should be held accountable. U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced the Fentanyl Reduction Engrained by Economic Deterrence Act to protec  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Under U.S. law, any individual who has been, or is affiliated with a Communist Party is deemed inadmissible for entry into our nation. However, under the Biden-Harris Administration's mass immigration program, it's been reported that individuals tied to the illegitimate Cuban regime have entered the U.S. and are now residing here. U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) led colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Se  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Photo courtesy of the National Religious Broadcasters association. On September 19, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) spoke to the National Religious Broadcasters association on the importance of faith-based messaging. "The most important thing the government can do is protect the institutions that are the fiber of the nation: the family, the community, and the faith.... Your mission is to bring Christians n  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Watch Senator Scott's remarks from WMBB News 13 HERE SOUTHPORT, Fla. Today, Senator Rick Scott visited the Bay County Emergency Operations Center to receive briefings from local law enforcement and emergency management officials as Florida braces for the landfall of Hurricane Helene. Senator Scott was joined by Bay County Emergency Services Chief Matt Lindewirth, Florida State Senator Jay Trumbull, Bay Count  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: In case you missed it, in the wake of a second assassination attempt in just 65 days on President Donald Trump, Senator Rick Scott's Enhanced Presidential Security Act, which was led by Representatives Mike Lawler and Ritchie Torres in the House of Representatives, has unanimously passed the Senate after passing with a bipartisan and unanimous 405-0 vote in the House. This bill will mandate that the USSS appl  more