This week, the U.S. House Veterans Affairs Committee passed without opposition a proposal from two Florida congressmen to increase access for congressional staffers to have access to help clear the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs’ (VA) backlog.
While she no longer leads Republicans on the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., currently the chairwoman of the U.S. House Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, continues to rank as one of the most influential shapers of foreign policy on Capitol Hill.
This week, the U.S. House passed U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan’s, R-Fla., bill giving tax incentives to farmers who need to replace trees impacted by citrus greening.
John Rutherford has his work cut out for him in Congress as he stands in the shadows of three congressional representatives from Northeast Florida.
With energy exploration and offshore drilling becoming an increasingly important part of the economy of Cyprus, two Florida Republicans are pushing for increased American ties with that Mediterranean nation.
Looking to offer Florida’s citrus industry relief in the wake of citrus greening, U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan’s, R-Fla., measure giving tax incentives to farmers who need to replace trees impacted by the disease passed a key committee on Wednesday and is now headed to the House floor.
From his perch as one of the co-chairs of the South Sudan Caucus, U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney, R-Fla., is pushing an arms ban in that African country.
The two congressional representatives from Florida who lead the House Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee scored a win this week as the U.S. House passed a resolution backing a longterm Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on military assistance between the U.S. and Israeli governments.
U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., who chairs the subcommittee, was joined by her colleague U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla., the ranking Democrat on the subcommittee, in launching the resolution back in May. Twenty other members of the Florida delegation also co-sponsored the proposal.
From his perch on the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., scored a win this week as his proposal cracking down on state sponsors of terror passed the House.
