WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: BRONSON, Fla. El Senador Rick Scott visito el Centro de Operaciones de Emergencia del Condado de Levy para recibir una sesion informativa del Sheriff del Condado de Levy, Bobby McCallum, y del director de Gestion de Emergencias, John MacDonald, mientras Florida se prepara para la llegada a tierra del huracan Helene de categoria 4. Antes de la llegada a tierra de Helene, el Senador Scott viajo por el Panhandle  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Letter to the Editor: On U.S. Trade Policy with China U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) September 25, 2024 Wall Street Journal ...When our leaders established so-called free trade with state-subsidized Chinese companies, 2.4 million Americans lost their jobs.... It took policy makers over a decade to catch up with reality, but their efforts to stem Beijing's anti-market onslaught are now accepted as common  more

GAINESVILLE, Florida, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Kat Cammack sent a letter to President Biden requesting the full scope of Public Assistance Category B for Alachua, Columbia, and Marion Counties prior to Hurricane Helene's landfall on Thursday, September 26. View the letter below. * * * September 25, 2024 To: President Joseph R. Biden Jr., The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania NW, Washington, DC 20500 Dea  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2024: Today, U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz (FL-01) sent a letter to Rep. Ami Bera (CA-06) accepting his invitation to brief the House Intelligence Committee on the information Rep. Gaetz was briefed on regarding the five assassination teams in the U.S. targeting President Donald Trump. Immediately after Rep. Gaetz broke the news Tuesday night that one of the five assassination teams targeting Presi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Insufficient physical activity has been consistently linked to obesity, attention deficit disorders, poor sleep, and poor mental health. In children, these challenges result in long-term educational and developmental challenges, which leave them underprepared for adulthood. Despite the clear benefits of daily recess, only nine states require daily recess for elementary school students. Additionally, many p  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Many Wall Street financial firms choose to invest in Communist China, pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into enterprises that maintain Communist China's military, rely on slave labor, and violate trade rules to dismantle American businesses and jobs. This benefits neither the American people nor the American economy, and threatens U.S. national security. Nonetheless, the U.S. tax code rewards these i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: In 2023, Congress successfully passed the Camp Lejeune Justice Act to guarantee a compensation process for veterans and other victims exposed to contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Despite this law successfully passing, concerns about its implementation continue to be raised. U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and colleagues introduced the Ensuring Justice for Ca  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: BRONSON, Fla. Today, Senator Rick Scott visited the Levy County Emergency Operations Center to receive a briefing from Levy County Sheriff Bobby McCallum and Emergency Management Director John MacDonald as Florida braces for the landfall of category 4 Hurricane Helene. Ahead of Helene's landfall, Senator Scott has traveled across Florida's Panhandle and Big Bend urging families to make a plan ahead of the sto  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, issued the following news release: Yesterday, U.S. Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) and Burgess Owens (UT-4) introduced the bipartisan Courtney Wild Reinforcing Crime Victims' Rights Act to ensure victims of crime are treated with dignity, have the support they need while navigating criminal proceedings, and avoid further victimization. The Courtney Wild Reinforcing Crime Victims' Rights Act was spurred by Wild's lawsuit t  more