Calling for an opportunity to debate the merits of the National Security Agency (NSA), 13 congressmen from both parties, including Florida Republicans U.S. Rep. Bill Posey and U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross, urged House Speaker John Boehner to bring NSA reform legislation to the House floor for a vote instead of being include in Defense appropriation measures. The letter was sent to Boehner at the end of last week.

As college football players in Gainesville and Tallahassee get ready for the upcoming season, the Florida Lottery will unveil lottery tickets next week featuring the Florida Gators and the Florida State Seminoles. On Tuesday, the Lottery announced it will launch the $50,000 Gridiron Cash scratch-off tickets next Tuesday.

News broke on Tuesday that Rep. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey, who served almost two decades in both chambers of the Florida Legislature, will be appointed by Gov. Rick Scott to fill the vacant office of Pasco County tax collector. The post has been vacant since the death of Mike Olson.

While Fasano often broke with the Republican leadership in Tallahassee, the GOP is praising him as he plans to leave the House.

When he tours the Alzheimer/Parkinson Association of Indian River County facilities on Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Bill Posey, R-Fla., will be updated on research and the groups programs -- but he also has seen firsthand what those diseases can do to a family.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clintons status as the overwhelming favorite for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016 was confirmed in a poll released on Tuesday.

Clinton topped a national Rasmussen Reports poll with 63 percent. Vice President Joe Biden placed a distant second with 12 percent. Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York took third with 5 percent. Former Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa of Los Angeles took 3 percent while Newark Mayor Cory Booker, who announced at the end of last month he would not run, and Maryland Gov. Martin OMalley garnered 1 percent each.

Americans for Prosperity (AFP) will be holding the Defending the American Dream Summit in Orlando at the end of the month. This week, AFP tuned to conservative pundit Michelle Malkin to promote the event.

Last August, conservative leader Kim Kendall came up short in her attempt to defeat Rep. Doc Renuart, R-Ponte Vedra Beach, in the Republican primary for a Florida House seat representing parts of the First Coast. Kendall will resurface this week with Making the Grade," a radio show focusing on education issues.

Chris Latvala, the son of Sen. Jack Latvala, R-Clearwater, declared Monday he would run for the Florida House. Today I begin my candidacy for the Florida House, District 67, Chris Latvala posted on Twitter.

Latavla is running for the Florida House seat currently held by Rep. Ed Hooper, R-Clearwater, who faces term limits in 2014. Two other Republicans -- Christoper Shepard and Frederick Thompson -- are already running for the seat which represents parts of Pinellas County.

The Campaign for Liberty, a group chaired by former Congressman Ron Paul, is going all out to audit the Federal Reserve. Paul launched the Audit the Fed bill and, while he is no longer serving in Congress, more than 150 congressmen are currently sponsoring the legislation.

Former Congressman Allen West went to bat on Monday for the Young Marines, a program being run by the Bossier Parrish sheriffs office in Louisiana. The Young Marines were threatened with having federal funds cut off due to their inclusion of prayers in their activities. The Foundation gave the Young Marines $2,000.