U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., came out swinging on Monday against President Barack Obamas executive order granting amnesty to illegal immigrants.

From his perch on the U.S. House Veterans Affairs Committee, U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla, introduced a bill on Monday to study how alternative therapies can be added into the current VA structure. Bilirakis has dubbed his bill the Creating Options for Veterans Expedited Recovery (COVER) Act.

Florida TaxWatch showcased GrowFL in a report released on Tuesday. The report maintains the state program should be grown to lure more jobs to the Sunshine State, finding that 25,000 new jobs can be created over the next decade with salaries averaging around $77,000.

U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., announced on Monday that he will not seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2016. Ryan told NBC News on Monday that he is focused on his congressional duties, including his new post as chairman of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee.

Gov. Rick Scott announced on Monday that his proposed budget will include record high per-pupil spending for K-12 students. Scott announced his plan to raise K-12 spending from $18.9 billion last year to $19.75 billion, including $11.04 billion from the state government.

Conservative group Americans for Prosperity (AFP) had the Tarrance Group take a poll which was released on Monday showing Florida voters favor increased school choice options. The poll shows 73 percent favor allowing parents the option to move children to other public schools while 22 percent oppose the notion. The poll finds a majority of those surveyed -- 58 percent -- support school vouchers while 36 percent oppose them. Almost two thirds -- 65 percent -- of those surveyed support charter schools while 28 percent oppose them.

U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., is looking to ensure illegal aliens are not able to receive federal tax refunds using the child tax credit. Bilirakis brought out the Stop Handouts to Unauthorized Taxpayers (SHUT) Act on Friday. The new bill would ensure everyone claiming refunds under the child tax credit has to prove their eligibility to work in the U.S. by providing a Social Security number or other proof of legal residence.

U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., continued to express his opposition over the past weekend to keeping U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, in charge of Congress. On Saturday night, Yoho sent out an email to supporters, promising to work with the speaker but also expressing his pride in opposing him earlier in the week.

The Nebraska Supreme Court, said to have been the only Keystone XL Pipeline holdup, has ruled in favor of the pipeline's route, just as Congress is set to vote on it. The president had said he would wait for the Nebraska high court ruling -- now it's in. Terry OSullivan, general president of LIUNA the Laborers International Union of North America made the following statement today on the Nebraska Supreme Court clearing the way for Keystone:

Former Gov. Jeb Bush, R-Fla., is planning to bring in $100 million -- including $25 million from the Sunshine State -- in the first quarter of 2015, according to a new article from Bloomberg. Bushs camp is denying those figures are what they are targeting for the start of the new year.

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., a potential candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, unveiled a bill looking to ensure President Barack Obamas federal health-care law wont be used to bail out insurance companies. Rubios bill would repeal risk coordinators included in Obamas health-care law and ensure Congress would be included if the federal government wants to cover insurance companies losses due to the law.

Having been sworn in for a second term earlier this week, Florida CFO Jeff Atwater tipped his cards on Wednesday, offering highlights for what his agenda would be in the upcoming legislative session. In an email sent out on Wednesday, Atwater wrote I intend to make Florida's insurance environment more consumer friendly in the upcoming session. Atwater also planned to back legislation to ensure our financial literacy programs reach a broader audience than ever before.

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., continued his fight for student loan reform on Wednesday. Rubio announced he was backing a bill from U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, and U.S. Sen. Richard Burr which would streamline federal student loan repayment. The bill also has the support of U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, R-Va. Rubio and Warner teamed up last year in pushing a bill reforming student loan repayments based on income, but the King-Burr proposal would also include set repayment rates as well.

Florida House Speaker Pro Tempore Matt Hudson, R-Naples, announced on Wednesday that he will run for the Florida Senate seat currently held by Sen. Garrett Richter, R-Naples, who faces term limits in 2016. Today I officially filed paperwork to become a candidate for the Florida Senate, said Hudson. In the Senate, I promise to stand up for the same conservative principals as I have in the Florida House.

One of the leading Republicans on international affairs took to the floor of the U.S. House on Wednesday to attack President Barack Obamas call to normalize relations with Cuba. U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., currently the chairwoman of the House Middle Eastern and North Africa Subcommittee, ripped into Obamas policy in the following speech: Mr. Speaker, I rise today to strongly oppose the December 17th announcement by President Obama on policy changes toward the Cuban communist regime.