With the 2018 legislative session done and dusted, the Florida Chamber of Commerce on Thursday released grades earned by all members of the Florida House and Senate on the Florida Chamber’s 2018 Legislative Report Card.

Here is the statement distributed to media outlets:

The next leader of the Florida House is taking a step up in national politics as incoming Speaker Jose Oliva, R-Miami, is taking a leadership role with the Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC).

Oliva was one of 22 officials from 18 states who will serve on the RSLC’s executive committee for its Future Majority Project initiative which is being chaired by Governors Susana Martinez of New Mexico and Brian Sandoval of Nevada and Lieutenant Governors Jenean Hampton of Kentucky and Evelyn Sanguinetti of Illinois. 

Florida’s two U.S. senators are pushing the U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide relief for farmers impacted by Hurricane Irma last year. 

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is showcasing his child tax credit proposal which was included as part of a congressional deal on tax reform and the budget at the end of last year. 

In the aftermath of the school shooting in Parkland and others across the nation, a congressman from Florida is urging for more School Resource Officers (SROs) to be added to campuses. 

South Florida Water Management District reports record rainfall and its water management actions helped promote an above-average breeding season for wading birds.

Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the former chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), is pushing for more gun control, joining up with Connecticut Democrat Senator Richard Blumenthal to demand federal background checks on anyone who buys ammunition. 

Florida Republican Congressman Brian Mast, representing CD 18 along the Treasure Coast, wants his fellow members of Congress to follow his lead and open offices inside Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities.  

In what could be an indication the governor has decided to file for U.S. Senate opposing Democratic incumbent Bill Nelson, Rick Scott announced Monday the resignation of his chief of staff, Jackie Schutz Zeckman, and the appointment of her replacement, Brad Piepenbrink.

This week, four members of the Florida congressional delegation--Republicans Carlos Curbelo and Tom Rooney and Democrats Charlie Crist and Ted Deutch--brought out a proposal to raise the minimum age to buy shotguns and rifles from federally licensed dealers.