U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., will be focused on the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs (VA) budget as the House Veterans Affairs Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on Thursday. Miller chairs the committee.
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U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney, R-Fla., brought out two bills on Tuesday to crack down on fraud targeting veterans. Rooney, who served in the Army and taught at West Point, serves on the U.S. House Veterans Affairs Appropriations Subcommittee.
Pointing toward increased fraud involving veterans, Rooney said that was the result of increased benefits.
U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., showcased his support for repealing Medicare’s Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) which was set up by President Barack Obama’s federal health-care law. IPAB was created to “reduce the per capita rate of growth in Medicare spending" but Yoho and other critics said the unelected board had too much power over Medicare.
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Candidates in a South Florida U.S. House race are bringing in congressional leaders to rally the troops during the last days of the second quarter fundraising period.
Running against U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla., former Miami-Dade Democratic Chairwoman Annette Taddeo turned to U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., on Monday. Pelosi sent out a fundraising email on Taddeo’s behalf.
Praising Taddeo as a “voice for hard-working South Florida families,” Pelosi insisted national Republicans will go all out to help Curbelo.
Dark horse Republican presidential candidate Mark Everson, the former commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), came out firing at businessman Donald Trump’s presidential campaign kickoff, comparing him to Charleston gunman Dylann Roof. Everson has been a supporter of immigration reform though he opposes President Barack Obama’s use of executive action to change the laws.
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There are no sure things in politics, but Hillary Clinton is the closest thing to a sure thing to become the Democrats' candidate for president in 2016.
Gov. Rick Scott and the state Cabinet agreed Tuesday to pay about $55,000 in legal fees as part of a settlement to close a lawsuit alleging they violated the state's Sunshine Law.
Another session of the Florida Legislature is history. After decades of watching them roll by, you begin to wonder if anything ever changes.
Since it has been a long time since I sat through sessions on a daily basis, I called upon an old-timer who knows the ropes better than I ever did.
Gov. Rick Scott drew fire from the Republican leadership of the Florida Senate and cheers from fiscal conservatives, including in the House leadership, after vetoing more than $460 million from the state budget on Tuesday.
