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November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
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By Kevin Derby
With buzz growing that President Barack Obama will call for more than $300 billion in federal spending as part of his jobs speech on Thursday night, the National Republican Senate Committee (NRSC) is looking to link incumbent Democrat U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, who is running for a third term in 2012, to the president and big government.
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The Obama administration is taking another hit for its management of the nation's space program, from U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla.
Nelson, in a joint release with U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas,claim the administration had concealed actual financial totals in order to keep the Space Launch System project from moving forward.
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Business groups and conservative scholars downplayed the U.S. 4th Circuit Court ruling rejecting Virginia's challenge to Obamacare on Thursday.
Todays decision, while disappointing, does not come as any surprise. It was obvious to all who heard the 4th Circuit oral argument that the plaintiffs faced an uphill battle," said Karen Harned, executive director of the National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center.
By Kevin Derby
Former U.S. Rep. Joe Scarborough, the former Republican congressman from the Panhandle turned MSNBC show host, released a country song this week to mark the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Scarborough wrote and performed on Reason to Believe which he has compared to the anti-war songs from the Vietnam War era. The former congressman is calling for less American military involvement in the Middle East.
By Kevin Derby
Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis took to the House floor on Thursday to weigh in on the continuing high unemployment rate plaguing the state and nation. Bilirakis called on the federal government to get out of the way of business and ease off on burdensome regulations.
By Kevin Derby
With the bicameral Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction meeting for the first time on Thursday, Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan repeated his call for greater transparency in the supercommittee, which is entrusted to cut $1.2 trillion in federal spending over the next 10 years.
By Kevin Derby
Dave Bitner, chairman of the Republican Party of Florida since January and due to resign for health reasons Sept. 23, died Thursday due to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).
By Kevin Derby
The team behind Republican presidential hopeful former Gov. Jon Huntsman of Utah slammed the two favorites for the GOP nomination -- Gov. Rick Perry of Texas and former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts -- on Social Security.
By Kevin Derby
Following the debate among the Republican presidential candidates on Wednesday night, the team behind Congressman Ron Paul took aim at primary rival and fellow Texas Republican Gov. Rick Perry.
Jesse Benton, a spokesman for Paul and the chairman of his presidential campaign, sent a letter to Perry continuing the attacks on the Texas governor.
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