WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Ted Budd (R-NC), Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) led a coalition of 18 U.S. Senators to send an oversight letter to U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell demanding answers over recent reports that a FEMA employee advised disaster assistance teams in Florida responding to Hurricane Milton to avoid homes that had yard signs supporting President-Elect Donald Trump.   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Ted Budd (R-NC) wrote a letter with 16 of their Republican colleagues demanding answers from U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell regarding recent reports that a FEMA employee advised disaster assistance teams in Florida responding to Hurricane Milton to avoid homes that had yard signs supporting President-  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Florida, issued the following news release: La representante Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) anuncio con orgullo su intencion de unirse al Caucus DOGE (siglas en ingles de Delivering Outstanding Government Efficiency). Liderado por el representante Aaron Bean (R-FL), el grupo se centrara en el trabajo de coordinacion con el nuevo Departamento de Eficiencia Gubernamental para implementar una legislacion que reduzca el despilfarro, el fraude y el abuso. "  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee and a former member of the Ethics Committee, today introduced a privileged resolution to require the Ethics Committee to preserve and release its findings from an investigation of former Congressman Matt Gaetz of Florida. Gaetz has been nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to be Attorney General of the United States. Since Ap  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following statement: * * * Following a bipartisan tour of hurricane damage in Florida and Georgia, House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson released the following statement: "Traveling to the Southeast, I was able to see firsthand the devastating impact of the recent hurricanes. Hurricanes Milton and Helene hit our agricultural sector especially hard, highligh  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) proudly announced her intention to join the Congressional Delivering Outstanding Government Efficiency (DOGE) Caucus. Led by Rep. Aaron Bean (R-FL), the Caucus will focus on the work of coordinating with the incoming Department of Government Efficiency to implement legislation to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse. "The American people deserve a federal government that treats   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Rick Scott joined Senators Thom Tillis, Ted Budd and 16 of their Senate colleagues in a letter to U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell expressing concern over recent reports that a FEMA employee advised disaster assistance teams in Florida responding to Hurricane Milton to avoid homes that had yard signs supporting President-Elect Donald Trump. The employ  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release: Yesterday, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) urged colleagues to speed disaster recovery resources to families, small business owners and local communities following President Biden's disaster supplemental funding proposal. Rep. Castor testified before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee about the devastating back-to-back hurricanes, the coordinated response and the next steps for FEMA and the  more