A Florida Republican congressman wants to build economic ties with Mongolia which is located between two major powers in China and Russia. 

This week, U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., the top Republican on the U.S. House Asia and the Pacific Subcommittee, introduced the “Mongolia Third-Neighbor Trade Act” in the House along with U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev. On the other side of Capitol Hill, U.S. Sens. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, and Ben Cardin, D-Mass., are championing the proposal. 

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is looking for the federal government to crack down on slumlords, and he's got  some bad actors close to home in mind. 

This week, Rubio brought back the “HUD Inspection Process and Enforcement Reform Act" which, he insists, will “improve the federal housing inspection process, hold slumlords accountable for misusing taxpayer dollars and ensure they are not endangering the health and safety of tenants.”

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., wants only licensed health care providers to conduct medical disability examinations (MDEs) on behalf of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Last week, Rubio paired up with U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., to bring out the “Better Examiner Standards and Transparency for Veterans Act" (BEST for Vets Act) after reports surfaced that physicians with revoked medical licenses were conducting MDEs for the VA. 

Florida’s two U.S. senators and a freshman congressman brought out a proposal to ensure the federal government does not work with businesses supporting the Maduro regime in Venezuela. 

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., and U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Fla., are championing the “Venezuelan Contracting Restriction Act” which, they insist, will “hold Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro accountable by prohibiting federal agencies from doing business with anyone that supports the oppressive Maduro regime.”

This week, two Florida congressmen have brought back their proposal battling fraud against seniors. 

Two Florida Republicans are leading the charge on Capitol Hill to crack down on fentanyl being brought in to the U.S. from China, Mexico and other nations. 

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is calling for a closer partnership with Israel, Greece and Cyprus as he backs a new strategy in the eastern Mediterranean--and taking aim at Turkey.  

This week, Rubio, who sits on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, paired up with U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-NJ, to bring out the “Eastern Mediterranean Security and Partnership Act.”

President Donald Trump’s announcement that his administration will designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) is garnering strong support from Republicans in the Florida congressional delegation. 

Marco Rubio, who sits on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, applauded the announcement.            

Leveraging his position as chairman of the Animal Protection Caucus, U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., insists he is ready to push several bills over the rest of 2019 and through 2020. 

Buchanan, R-Fla.,  and U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Oreg., who cochairs the caucus, printed a piece in The Hill on Monday highlighting their agenda. 

A South Florida congresswoman is looking to crack down on what her office is calling the “alarming rise in e-cigarette use among youth.”

On Friday, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., paired up with U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Ct., to showcase the “Preventing Opportunities for Teen E-Cigarette and Tobacco Addiction (PROTECT) Act.”