WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Bilirakis, Castor, Buchanan, and Soto Introduce Bill to Protect Florida's Coasts from Offshore Drilling TAMPA, FL - This week, Representatives Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), Kathy Castor (FL-14), Vern Buchanan (FL-16), and Darren Soto (FL-9) introduced critical bipartisan legislation to permanently prohibit oil and natural gas exploration, development, and production off Florida's coast. " We've seen t  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Guthrie, First Lady Melania Trump, Chairman Bilirakis Join Advocates in Celebrating Committee Passage of TAKE IT DOWN Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, along with advocates for the TAKE IT DOWN Act, issued the following statements of support after the bill was reported out of Committee by a vote of 49   more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * Chairman Mast, GOP Send No Tax Dollars for Taliban Bill to House Floor WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee voted in favor of a bill sponsored by Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) to ensure no more U.S. tax dollars fall into the hands of the Taliban after the Biden administration paid the terrorist regime millions of dol  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congressional Latino-Jewish Caucus Meets with Former Hostages and Families of Those Still in Captivity WASHINGTON, D.C. - Co-Chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Latino-Jewish Caucus, Representatives Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), and Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), issued the following statement after meeting with recently released hostages and family members of current   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * Oversight and Intelligence Subcommittee Chairman Mills Delivers Opening Remarks at Hearing on Biden Administration's Far-Left Foreign Policy WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Oversight and Intelligence Subcommittee Chairman Cory Mills delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing titled, "Deficient, Enfeebled, and I  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick Passes Bill to Address Haiti's Gang Crisis WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), the Ranking Member of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee's Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, released the following statement after the House Foreign Affairs Committee voted on a bipartisan basis to advance her bill, the Haiti Criminal Collusion T  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick Passes Iran Sanctions Bill in U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), the Ranking Member of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee's Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, released the following statement after the House Foreign Affairs Committee voted on a bipartisan basis to advance her bill, the En  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Mike Haridopolos, R-Florida, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on April 7, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the extraordinary work done in my district at Kennedy Space Center. I recently had the privilege of touring this iconic vehicle assembly building, a structure that rises 716 feet into the Florida sky. For almost 60 years, it has stood as a symbol of American space ambition. This is where the mighty S  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Announces Bill Package to Protect American Investors and Crack Down on Communist China's Exploitation WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott introduced a package of five bills aimed at protecting American investors and cracking down on Communist China's influence in and exploitation of U.S. markets. This package includes the Trading and Investing with Clear Knowledge & Expectation  more