WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Chairman Mast Delivers Opening Remarks at HFAC Roundtable with Families of Hostages Held by Hamas Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast delivered opening remarks at a bipartisan roundtable with family members of hostages being held by Hamas following the horrific October 7th terrorist attacks on Israel. -Remarks as   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Chairman Rick Scott Spearheads Aging Committee Hearing on Optimizing Longevity for Healthier, Longer Lives Today, U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Rick Scott and Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand convened the committee's third hearing entitled, "Optimizing Longevity: From Research to Action." The hearing included testimo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congressional Hispanic Conference Elects Leadership for 119th Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. --The Congressional Hispanic Conference (CHC) (link is external) elected Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) to serve as the organization's Chairman for the 119 th Congress. The CHC, founded in 2003 by Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26), seeks to emphasize both domestic and foreign policy issues that have a   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Mike Haridopolos, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Congressman Haridopolos Votes to Make it Easier to Overturn Last-Minute Biden Administration Regulations On Monday, Congressman Mike Haridopolos (FL-08) voted "YES" on H.R. 77, the Midnight Rules Relief Act, ensuring Congress can effectively review and repeal last-minute regulations issued at the end of a presidential term. "In its final days, the Biden Administration pushed thr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Mike Haridopolos, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Congressman Mike Haridopolos Applauds President Trump and Elon Musk for Bold Action on Government Waste On Wednesday, Congressman Mike Haridopolos (FL-08) issued a statement commending President Trump for enlisting Elon Musk in the fight against government waste and inefficiency through his work with DOGE. "I commend the work that President Trump has tasked Elon Musk to do with   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswomen Cherfilus-McCormick, Chu, Pressley, and Morrison Demand Restoration of the Office of Research on Women's Health WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL-20) alongside Representatives Chu, Pressley, and Morrison led a letter with 51 colleagues to the Acting Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), demanding he take immediate action to re  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Scott Franklin, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Franklin, Tuberville to Protect the Community Care Program for Veterans Congressman Scott Franklin (FL-18) today reintroduced his Ensuring Continuity in Veterans Health Act to protect veterans who choose to utilize the Veteran Community Care Program (VCCP) over services inside the VA. Senator Tommy Tuberville introduced the companion legislation in the Senate. "Those who bravely s  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Mast Introduces No Tax Breaks For Radical Corporate Activism Act U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-21) today introduced the No Tax Breaks for Radical Corporate Activism Act, which would prevent businesses from being able to write off travel expenses for employees who travel out of state for an abortion or gender transition procedures for an employee's child. "The days of woke corporations using your tax  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Laurel Lee, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Rep. Laurel Lee Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Provide Drug Exposure Training, Resources to Help Law Enforcement Combat Fentanyl Crisis Today, Congresswoman Laurel Lee (FL-15) and Congresswoman Chris Pappas (NH-1) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Overcoming Prevalent Inadequacies in Overdose Information Data Sets (OPIOIDS) Act which will assist law enforcement in collecting informat  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Rep. Webster Votes to Pass the Midnight Rules Relief Act Today, Florida Congressman Daniel Webster, R-Clermont, voted to pass H.R. 77, the Midnight Rules Relief Act, reinforcing congressional oversight and reining in last-minute regulations issued by outgoing administrations. "I have long advocated for Congress to take back its constitutional authority to ensure that federal regu  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Wasserman Schultz, Van Drew, Moskowitz, Moran Introduce the PROTECT Our Children Act in the House Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02), Jared Moskowitz (FL-23), Nathaniel Moran (TX-01), introduced the PROTECT Our Children Act, which would reauthorize and modernize the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Program.   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Introduces Bill to End Reliance on Chinese-Made Batteries, Support American Supply Chains WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senators Rick Scott and Maggie Hassan introduced the Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependence Act to reduce American reliance on Chinese-made batteries and address the national security concerns regarding cybersecurity, supply chain disruptions, and domestic   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Webster Leads Bipartisan Effort to Strengthen America's Future with Smarter Infrastructure Investment Today, Florida Congressman Daniel Webster (R-FL), and California Congressman Salud Carbajal (D-CA) introduced the bipartisan Federal Infrastructure Bank Act of 2025, a bill to support private funding for infrastructure projects throughout the United States. "America's infrastruct  more