WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Buchanan Congratulates Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Confirmation as Secretary of Health and Human Services WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman Vern Buchanan, Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and Chair of the Health Subcommittee, released the following statement after the U.S. Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the Secretary of Health and Human Services: "Congratu  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Buchanan Leads Legislation to Strengthen Veterans' Physical and Mental Health WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman Vern Buchanan announced that he introduced two bills to help support the mental and physical health of America's veterans. Buchanan introduced the Veterans Nutrition and Wellness Act of 2025 to offer enhanced nutritional food options to veterans through a "food as medicine  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Neal Dunn, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Congressman Dunn Introduces Bill to Increase Access to Preventative Prostate Cancer Screenings for At Risk Men WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Neal Dunn (Florida-02) introduced the Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening for High-Risk Insured Men Act or the "PSA Screening for HIM Act." This legislation would require private health insurance plans to cover preventative prostate cancer sc  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Mike Haridopolos, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2025: On Monday, Congressman Mike Haridopolos (FL-08) spoke on the House floor in support of two bills from the Financial Services Committee, H.R. 692, the China Exchange Rate Transparency Act, and H.R. 736, the Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act. He then voted in favor of both measures, which both passed the House of Representatives with bipartisan support. "China's opaque  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Mike Haridopolos, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2025: * * * Congressman Mike Haridopolos Delivers Speech Honoring Major General Mason M. Patrick, the Namesake of Patrick Space Force Base On Monday, Congressman Mike Haridopolos (FL-08) delivered a speech on the House floor highlighting the legacy of Major General Mason M. Patrick, the namesake of Patrick Space Force Base. A video of Rep. Haridopolos' speech can be found here. The full re  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Mike Haridopolos, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Congressman Mike Haridopolos votes YES on the Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act Washington, D.C. - On Thursday, Congressman Mike Haridopolos (FL-08) joined House Republicans in passing H.R. 35, the Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act. This bill, which Congressman Haridopolos co-sponsored, ensures that illegal immigrants who cross the border with a vehicle and engage in a   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * House Passes Webster-Backed Bill to Criminalize Evasion of Border Patrol Washington, D.C. -- Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 35, the Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act, legislation cosponsored Congressman Daniel Webster, R-Clermont, that makes it a federal offense to evade or flee a U.S. Border Agent or law enforcement official who is assisting or under the  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Los Senadores Rick Scott y Alex Padilla presentan proyecto de ley para detener el narcotrafico en el Caribe WASHINGTON, D.C. - Los Senadores Rick Scott y Alex Padilla presentaron la Ley de Estrategia Antinarcoticos en la Frontera del Caribe para detener el trafico ilegal de drogas mortales en el Caribe, especificamente entre Puerto Rico, las Islas Virgenes de EE. UU. y Florida. Este proyecto de ley se   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2025: * * * Reps. Cammack & Steube Reintroduce The ACCESS Act Representatives Kat Cammack and Greg Steube reintroduced their plan to expand access to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) for five million lower-income Americans. The Affordable Care and Comprehensive Economic Support through Savings Act (ACCESS Act) empowers individuals by giving them the option to receive direct contributions to an HSA  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Salazar Denounces Wasteful DEI Spending at Biden-Harris USAID WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Western Hemisphere Subcommittee Chairwoman Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) denounced the overtly wasteful and political spending that was allowed to take place in the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Biden-Harris Administration at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the matter. Ch  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Salazar Introduces the Extending Limits of U.S. Customs Waters Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Reps. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Mike Levin (D-CA), Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL), and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) introduced the Extending Limits of U.S. Customs Waters Act ( H.R. 1268 (link is external) ). The legislation improves the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol's (CBP) ability to keep Americans safe by expanding  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Rick Scott Joins Senators Markey and Cruz to Reintroduce Bill to Keep AM Radio in New Vehicles WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Rick Scott joined Senator Ed Markey, Senator Ted Cruz and 48 of their Senate colleagues to reintroduce the bipartisan AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act. This legislation would direct the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to require automakers to maintain AM  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Rick Scott & Alex Padilla Introduce Bill to Stop Narcotics Trafficking in the Caribbean WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senators Rick Scott and Alex Padilla introduced the Caribbean Border Counternarcotics Strategy Act to stop the illegal trafficking of deadly drugs in the Caribbean, specifically between Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Florida. This bill builds off prior appropriations report   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. W. Greg Steube, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Steube Reintroduces The Women's Protection in Telehealth Act Legislation Prohibits Medicare Funds for Teleabortion Services WASHINGTON -- U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) today reintroduced his plan to prohibit Medicare from funding abortion services via telehealth. The Women's Protection in Telehealth Act bans payments from Medicare to health care providers who knowingly  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. W. Greg Steube, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2025: * * * Steube, Cammack Reintroduce The ACCESS Act Legislation Makes HSAs Available to Millions of Lower-Income Americans Representatives Greg Steube (R-Fla.) and Kat Cammack (R-Fla.) have reintroduced their plan to expand access to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) for five million lower-income Americans. The Affordable Care and Comprehensive Economic Support through Savings (ACCESS) Act e  more