U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., weighed in on Wednesday to President Barack Obamas response to the problems plaguing the Veterans Affairs Department. Obama met with VA Secretary Eric Shinseki on Wednesday and vowed to punish department officials if they altered data on wait lists for VA medical centers -- but Miller, the chairman of the U.S. House Veterans Affairs Committee, said more needs to be done.

President Barack Obama met with VA Secretary Eric Shinseki on Wednesday and vowed to punish department officials if they altered data on wait lists for VA medical centers -- but thats not enough for one Florida congressman. U.S. Rep. David Jolly, R-Fla., waded into the issue on Wednesday, insisting Obama was doing little to help solve the problem.

Gov. Rick Scott said Wednesday he won't be attending a July gubernatorial forum hosted by the Florida Press Association and theFlorida Society of News Editors. Scott and former Gov. Charlie Crist had been invited to the forum, which will be held at The Biltmore in Coral Gables. Crist accepted the invitation Wednesday. Scott's team said they have no interest in a debate with Crist since he hasn't won the primary yet.

The United Faculty of Florida, Florida State University Chapter, an affiliate of the state AFL-CIO, released a statement on Wednesday expressing its opposition to FSUs presidential search. Earlier this week, Florida Sen. John Thrasher, R-St. Augustine, who was long rumored for the position, was nominated to be president though other candidates remain in the mix. The statement reads as follows:

Washington Economics Group (WEG) released a study on Wednesday which shows All Aboard Floridas plan to link Miami and Orlando by high-speed rail will add almost $3.5 billion to Floridas economy, add $2 billion in labor income and generate $600 million in tax revenue. The study also shows All Aboard Florida will create more than 10,000 jobs during its first two years of operation.

On Wednesday, Gov. Rick Scott called on VA Secretary Eric Shinseki to resign. Shinseki, who is scheduled to meet with President Barack Obama on Wednesday, is under fire as reports have surfaced that VA medical facilities have relied on secret wait lists. Scott appeared on WJXT in Jacksonville and was asked where the buck stops and who was responsible for the VA medical facility problems.

Former Gov. Charlie Crist accepted an invitation from the Florida Press Association and the Florida Society of News Editors to appear at a gubernatorial forum in July, according to an email from the Crist campaign. The forum will be held July 10 at The Biltmore in Coral Gables. Gov. Rick Scott has yet to accept his invitation to the event, but former state Sen. Nan Rich confirmed her attendance in April.

With Gov. Rick Scott calling for more ports investment in JaxPort on Wednesday, leaders from the First Coast are giving the governors plans the thumbs-up. Last year, Scott backed improvements to Blount Island Terminal on the north side of the St. Johns River which will add 4,650 jobs to the First Coast and retain 12,000 current jobs.

Speaking at JaxPort on Wednesday, Gov. Rick Scott announced plans to spend $1 billion over 8 years, including the 4 he has served in Tallahassee, to improve Floridas ports. As we work to create even more jobs for the next generation, investing in our ports is key to our success, Scott said. Our ports are our connection to global commerce and the world. If we want to become a destination for the worlds tourists and for the worlds jobs we have to keep investing in our ports.

Count U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Fla., as skeptical over systemically important financial institution (SIFI) designations. In a U.S. House Financial Services Committee hearing on Tuesday, Ross asked Peter Wallison, a financial expert at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), about SIFI designations.

From her perch on the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Fla., spoke out against Boko Haram, a Nigerian group kidnapping young girls. Frankel is co-sponsoring a measure condemning Boko Haram.

The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted to impose new sanctions on Venezuelan leaders on Tuesday, garnering applause from Floridians from both parties. The measure was co-sponsored by Floridas two senators: Democrat Bill Nelson and Republican Marco Rubio.

U.S. Rep. Bill Posey, R-Fla., urged the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance to reform Dodd-Frank. According to Poseys team:

Taking to the national airwaves, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., insisted President Barack Obamas momentum is fading and he is increasingly appearing to be a lame duck. Appearing on Bill OReillys show on Fox News on Tuesday night, Rubio also criticized the administrations handling of problems at VA medical centers across the nation.

After Rep. Charles Van Zant, R-Keystone Heights, said the testing company behind Florida's new assessment has a "pro-homosexual agenda," Commissioner of Education Pam Stewart weighed in on the comments, rejecting the notion that the testing organization aims to make public school students gay. Van Zant made the comments at an education conference in Orlando and said the American Institutes for Research test would "attract every one of your children to become as homosexual as they possibly can."