President Donald Trump’s $4.4 trillion budget proposal, which increases spending on the military while cutting other branches of the federal government and increasing the deficit and national debt, is getting a mixed reception from the Florida delegation on Capitol Hill as some Republicans have said they have problems with it.
Last week, businessman, former CIA officer and Army veteran Todd Wilcox, who ran for the U.S. Senate in Florida, resumed his political activities, backing Republican state Rep. Mike Miller who is looking to dethrone freshman U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla.
As the smoke clears from last week’s Beltway budget battle, a Republican congressman from the Sunshine State emerged as one of its winners.
A bill from two members of the Florida delegation in Congress toughening the penalties for committing Medicare fraud passed through the House this week as part of a short term spending bill.
North Florida has seen some upsets in congressional races in recent years and Alvin Brown is hoping another one will be shaping up this year.
This week, Florida’s two U.S. senators--Democrat Bill Nelson and Republican Marco Rubio--called on the Trump administration to bring a nuclear powered aircraft carrier to Mayport on the First Coast.
South Florida politics were jolted on Tuesday after reports emerged that Donna Shalala, the former secretary of Health and Human Services in Bill Clinton’s Cabinet who also led the University of Miami, might run for Congress.
The two South Florida Representatives in charge of the U.S. House Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee are urging Congress to honor the work of an Argentinian prosecutor who was a staunch U.S. ally against terrorism.
Last week, a Florida Republican congressman introduced a proposal to make sure veterans are not financially penalized by colleges and universities as they wait for their federal education benefits.
Freshman U.S. Rep. John Rutherford, R-Fla., announced this week that he would run for a second term meaning the First Coast congressman should continue to be a major player on homeland security issues.
