This week, three members of the Florida delegation brought out a bill extending the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA), which is currently set to expire in 2020, through 2030.

U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., named a freshman congressman from Florida to his new group working on the debt ceiling. 

On Thursday, the U.S. House took the first step towards the first major federal tax reform in more than three decades when it passed a $4.1 trillion budget on a near party lines vote.

While he has ruled out running for statewide office next year, freshman U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., is showing no hesitation in backing other Republicans for higher office. 

This week, former Equifax CEO Richard Smith testified before a congressional committee, apologizing for a security failure leading to more than 145 million Americans having their data compromised--but that’s enough for a Florida Republican who is calling on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to take action. 

On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., one of the leading Republicans on Capitol Hill on foreign policy, scored a win as the House once again passed her “Nicaraguan Investment Conditionality Act” (NICA) without opposition. 

From his perch on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., applauded the Trump administration ordering 15 Cuban diplomats off of American soil. 

This week, freshman U.S. Rep. Francis Rooney, R-Fla., showcased his foreign policy credentials.

With conditions worsening in Venezuela, even as the Maduro regime tries to rally its supporters against the U.S., two Florida Republicans are focusing on that South American nation. 

Members of the Florida congressional delegation reacted to the Trump administration warning American travelers about visiting Cuba and moving embassy staff in Havana as it continues to investigate why more than 20 diplomatic staffers were harmed.