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

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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.

U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., marked Cuban Independence Day on Tuesday, using the occasion to attack the communist regime led by the Castro brothers.

On Tuesday, Gov. Rick Scott announced the opening of bay scallop season will move up three days from July 1 to June 28.

I requested the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission open the season early this year to benefit our communities who rely on our fisheries, Scott said. The bay scallop fishery is especially important to Floridas Big Bend region and by opening the bay scallop season three days earlier, Floridians throughout this area will have more opportunities to enjoy our natural treasures and provide for their families.

The U.S. Department of Commerces Economic Development Administration announced this week it will be sending $1.5 million to Tallahassee Community Colleges (TCC) Wakulla Environmental Institute (WEI) to improve the campus.

Not only does the state believe in the importance of environmental training through the WEI, but through this grant it is clear that the federal government does as well, said Bob Ballard, the executive director of WEI.

Former heavyweight title contender and current congressional candidate Jameel McCline weighed in on Tuesday after reports emerged that new staffer Julie Reiser was arrested over the weekend in a domestic incident with her ex-husband, who she is battling in a child custody fight. McCline is running in the Democratic primary, challenging U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla.

Former U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, took aim at former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former Gov. Jeb Bush, R-Fla., at the end of last week.

Paul, a three-time presidential candidate who now chairs the Liberty PAC, came out swinging at both of the possible 2016 presidential candidates in an email to supporters on Friday.

With the Obama administration playing defense after reports emerged about VA medical centers using secret waiting lists, including in Phoenix where 40 veterans died as they waited for treatment, Republicans in Congress continue to demand answers.

On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., called for Congress to pass the Department of Veterans Affairs Management Accountability Act which he is co-sponsoring. The House is expected to pass the bill on Wednesday, which will make it easier for the VA secretary to demote poorly performing officials.

With reports emerging last week that the Malcom Randall VA Medical Center in Gainesville is using a secret waiting list, the Agency for Health Care Administration (HCA) attempted to inspect the facility on Monday and was denied.

Republicans from Florida continue to call for U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki to resign as reports continue to emerge about VA medical centers using secret wait lists. While a VA facility in Phoenix used an altered list to show shorter wait times than what they actually had, 40 veterans died waiting medical attention.

On Monday, U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., called for Shinseki to go. Eric Shinseki served our nation with distinction -- but new leadership is necessary to address the VA's atrocious treatment of our veterans, Buchanan insisted on Monday.