WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Florida, issued the following statement on Dec. 20, 2024: * * * Today, Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-22) released the following statement after voting in favor of legislation to extend government funding until March 14, 2025, and avert a government shutdown. "With the vote tonight, we responsibly keep the government open, and Florida and other areas of the country get much-needed disaster relief from the tornados and hurricanes that damaged homes and busine  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Announces Additional 119th Congress Committee Assignments Today, Senator Rick Scott announced that he has been named to the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and as Chairman of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging. In addition to these committee assignments, Senator Scott will continue to serve on the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental A  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Rick Scott announced the Senate passage of his Fishery Improvement to Streamline Untimely Regulatory Hurdles post Emergency Situation Act (FISHES Act), which he led with Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska). The FISHES Act will improve the federal regulatory process associated with the allocation of fishery disaster relief and expedite the distribu  more