Last week, U.S. Rep. Neal Dunn, R-Fla., showcased his “Residential Recovery Zone Act” to help homeowners who have been impacted by natural disasters. 

Sen. Lauren Book is continuing to mine for the public support the Plantation Democrat hopes will pressure Gov. Ron DeSantis into launching an independent investigation into how the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office handled sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

While the Republican governor mulls her request, Book’s taken to Twitter to solicit signatures demanding the independent probe.

This week, U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., joined U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-NY, to propose expanding the number of low-vision devices covered by Medicare. 

In a move that could help Gov. Ron DeSantis carry out an ambitious effort to cut drug prices, President Donald Trump’s administration announced Wednesday a plan intended to make it easier for states like Florida to bring in prescription drugs from Canada and other countries.

Although the proposal has some restrictions, it could still be a victory for the Republican governor, a strong ally of the president.

Even though he has left a key committee for higher education issues, U.S. Rep. Francis Rooney, R-Fla., has teamed up with U.S. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, on a bill trying to hold tuition down by reforming federal student loans. 

Rooney and Lee brought out the Higher Education Reform and Opportunity (HERO) Act which they showcased on Wednesday. 

This week, U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., stressed his support of Israel and his opposition to the  BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) movement, as a stance that is beginning to define his re-election campaign.

First elected to Congress in 2006, Buchanan has already drawn a major challenger in state Rep. Margaret Good, D-Sarasota, who defeated his son James for an open state House seat in a special election early last year. 

Lake County commissioners backed a local historical society’s plan to house the statue of a Confederate general whose likeness has represented Florida in the U.S. Capitol for nearly a century.

After hearing two hours of mostly emotional objections from area residents, the commission voted 3-2 on Tuesday to support relocating the bronze statue of Confederate Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith from National Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C. to the Lake County Historical Society and Museum, a county facility in Tavares.

State economists are struggling to come up with estimates of how much it would cost the state and how it would affect Florida’s economy if voters approve a far-reaching constitutional amendment that calls for expanding Medicaid.

Organizers, frustrated by the refusal of the Republican-controlled Legislature to back Medicaid expansion, have been gathering petition signatures to try to force a public vote on the issue.

Now in his second term in the U.S. House, U.S. Rep. Francis Rooney, R-Fla., has a new committee assignment--which he plans to use to continue his efforts against offshore drilling and to protect water quality in Florida.

Rooney joined the U.S. House Science, Space, and Technology Committee last week which the congressman’s office showcased on Tuesday. 

U.S. Rep Frank Lucas, R-Ok., who leads Republicans on the committee, praised Rooney as he started his new duties. 

Three Florida Republican congressmen have thrown their support behind U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie’s, R-Ky, effort to end federal taxation of Social Security benefits. 

Massie introduced the “Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act” last week and Florida Republican U.S. Reps. Matt Gaetz, Greg Steube and Daniel Webster cosponsored the proposal. 

Backers of the bill point out that Social Security benefits used to be exempt from federal taxes.