November 17, 2014 - 6:00pm
Vern Buchanan: Freeze Aid to the Palestinian Authority
Submitted by Kevin Derby on November 18, 2014 - 1:29pm
With four rabbis killed by Palestinian terrorists in Jerusalem this week, U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., called for freezing federal aid to the Palestinian Authority.
This act of cold-blooded violence is an abomination, said Buchanan. Releasing millions of hard-earned taxpayer dollars to the Palestinian Authority is outrageous. How can we justify this? We need to send an undeniable message to the world that actions do indeed have consequences.
Buchanan is the only member of the Florida delegation on the Ways and Means Committee.
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Conservatives Slam Gwen Graham Over Nancy Pelosi
November 17, 2014 - 6:00pm
Gwen Graham Draws Fire Over Nancy Pelosi
Submitted by Kevin Derby on November 18, 2014 - 12:07pm
Noting that newly elected Gwen Graham, the Democrat who beat U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland, R-Fla., earlier this month, said she would not vote for U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., to lead her partys caucus, conservative group Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF) took her to task.
On Tuesday, the CLF pointed to reports showing Pelosi had been elected to lead Democrats without any opposition.
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David Jolly Wants to End Obamacare's Individual Mandate
Submitted by Kevin Derby on November 18, 2014 - 10:45am
U.S. Rep. David Jolly, R-Fla., unveiled a bill to repeal the individual mandate included in President Barack Obama's federal health-care law. Jolly is calling his proposal the? ?Patient Freedom Act of? ?2014.
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Democrat Files to Run for Open Florida Senate Seat
Submitted by Kevin Derby on November 18, 2014 - 10:23am
Teacher David Cox took 37.5 percent as the Democrat challenger against U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., who won with 62.5 percent. But on Monday, less than two weeks after the final votes were counted, Cox filed to run for the Florida Senate seat opened after Sen. John Thrasher, R-St. Augustine, resigned to take the helm at Florida State University.
Cox becomes the first Democrat to run for the seat. Already two Republicans in the Florida House -- Travis Hutson of Palm Coast and Doc Renuart of Ponte Vedra Beach -- have filed.
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Nicolas Maduro's Regime Spies on Marco Rubio and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Submitted by Kevin Derby on November 18, 2014 - 9:58am
Reports emerged on Monday that Nicolas Maduro said his regime in Venezuela is running a large spy operation in the U.S. and two Florida Republicans who have been sharp critics -- U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen -- are targets.
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Marco Rubio Calls Out FARC as 'Terrorist Group'
Submitted by Kevin Derby on November 18, 2014 - 9:49am
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., a member of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, took aim at the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) after news emerged on Monday that it had kidnapped a Colombian general. Rubio said he supported the Colombian government ending peaces talks with FARC.
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Where The Polls Were Wrong -- And, Maybe, Why
November 17, 2014 - 6:00pm
Were the polls wrong? It's a question asked after every election. Sometimes, as in 1948, the answer seems as obvious as the answer to the question, "Why did Custer lose at Little Bighorn?" Sometimes the answer is less obvious, as it is this year.
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