Half a year after he announced he was launching an exploratory bid for the Republican presidential nomination, former Gov. Jeb Bush, R-Fla., will join the growing field of GOP hopefuls later this month, scheduling appearances in states that hold early presidential primaries and caucuses.
Saturday marks the 71st anniversary of D-Day, the Allied landing of Normandy and the start of the liberation of France from Nazi control during World War II. Florida played a supporting role in the amphibious landing and the start of what Gen. Dwight Eisenhower, the Allied commander, called the crusade in Europe.
Two Florida congressmen -- Republican Vern Buchanan and Democrat Ted Deutch -- teamed up on Thursday to unveil the “Seniors Fraud Prevention Act” which cracks down on bogus sweepstakes and other scams targeting seniors.
The proposal, which also is backed by U.S. Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., would set up an office in the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Affairs to tackle new reports of scams directed at seniors.
Former Gov. Rick Perry, R-Texas, launched a second bid for the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday and that could spell bad news for former Gov. Jeb Bush, R-Fla.
As he’s been going around the nation, specifically focusing on Iowa, Perry has tried to present a different image than he did during his 2012 bid. The media have mostly focused on Perry’s glasses but the changes in the former Texas governor go far beyond that. In 2012, Perry tried at first to run to former Gov. Mitt Romney’s, R-Mass., right on economic issues only to get flanked on immigration.
On Thursday, U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., took his efforts to ensure authority over armed drones remains solely with the Department of Defense (DOD) to the national level as he showcased his Drone Reform Act (DRA) and claimed it was starting to pick up steam.
Two members of the Florida congressional delegation -- Republican David Jolly and Democrat Gwen Graham -- teamed up this week to ensure the current ban on drilling for oil in the eastern Gulf goes all the way through 2027. Currently there is an effort in the U.S. Senate from U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., which would allow drilling up to 50 miles off the Florida Gulf Coast.
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., a rising figure on the national scene for his party, announced on Wednesday that he is backing U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla., in the race to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in the Senate while Republicans tried to pin President Barack Obama’s federal health-care law on the Florida Democrat. Rubio is running for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016 and has said he will not run for a second Senate term.
From his perch as chairman of the U.S. Senate Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination and an opponent of normalizing relations with the Castro regime, introduced the “Cuban Military Transparency Act” on Wednesday.
This week, Florida congressmen left their marks on the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act which is moving through the U.S. House.
On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Curt Clawson, R-Fla., introduced an amendment “to increase funding for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Operations, Research and Facilities by $2 million and reduce funding for Legal Services Expenses of the U.S. Parole Commission by a similar amount which passed on a voice vote.
A Florida congresswoman who co-chairs the Congressional Soccer Caucus is calling for major reforms to international soccer, even as FIFA President Sepp Blatter announced his resignation on Tuesday.
Blatter’s resignation will take effect when FIFA chooses his replacement, which will happen in a meeting that is expected to be no earlier than December. In recent days, Interpol and the U.S. authorities have indicted FIFA officials on corruption charges, including accusations that South African officials sent $10 million to FIFA as a bribe to hold the World Cup.
