Freshman U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist, D-Fla., says he wants to help change the tone of national politics.

At the end of last week, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, announced they would champion in the Senate U.S. Rep. Dan Webster’s, R-Fla., proposal for the  U.S. Commerce Department to increase regulation on the international shark trade.

Florida’s two U.S. senators--Democrat Bill Nelson and Republican Marco Rubio--and U.S. Rep, John Rutherford, R-Fla., are pressing the Navy secretary on why some ships are not having their maintenance done at Mayport on the First Coast. 

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is championing an effort to reform the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, saying his proposal will help veterans transition into the civilian workforce. 

While he won’t be facing voters this November, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is getting active for the campaign season, going to bat this week as the GOP looks to hold on to its majority in the U.S. Senate. 

Florida’s two U.S. senators teamed up with U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, to introduce legislation giving the U.S. Secret Service’s National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC)  more of a role in stopping school shootings.

Now well into his second term in the U.S. Senate and with a bid for the Republican presidential nomination under his belt, Marco Rubio is showing no plans to get off the national stage. 

Former U.S. Rep. Connie Mack, R-Fla., might be long gone from Congress but his “Penny Plan” lives on. 

This week, two members of the Florida delegation--Republican U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan and Democrat U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy--unveiled a proposal to tackle the nation’s opioid problem. 

With Miguel Diaz-Canel taking over from Raul Castro as the leader of the communist regime in Cuba, members of the Florida congressional delegation insisted this week that the change of leadership is meaningless.