With his tenure in the U.S. Senate coming to a close, less than a year and a half after Gov. Charlie Crist appointed him to the seat vacated by Mel Martinez, Republican U.S. Sen. George LeMieux attempted to walk away from Washington with a flashy finish and hope for a curtain call -- increasing speculation that he intends to take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012.
As he enters the final days of his tenure in Washington, the buzz continues to grow that Republican U.S. Sen. George LeMieux is looking at making a return -- and will take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012. It looks like LeMieux could be getting some support from Beltway Republicans if he runs in 2012: On Friday, Republican U.S. Senate Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky took to the floor of the Senate, praising LeMieux and saying they had not seen the last of him.
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Social conservativesare weighing in on the U.S. Senate ending the dont ask, dont tell policy on gays serving in the military over the weekend.
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While most Americans spent this weekend doing some last-minute Christmas shopping, the Senate spent Saturday and Sunday debating and voting on amendments to the START treaty, the DREAM Act and the repeal of the Defense Department's dont ask, dont tell policy.
Forget their pricey new digs for a minute, let's look at something the judges of the 1st District Court of Appeal did right.
An effort to reduce costs for property insurers set to emerge in the state Senate will closely mirror legislation vetoed earlier this year by Gov. Charlie Crist, but with a stronger push to reduce claims for sinkhole damage.
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, invited South Florida Congressman Tom Rooney, to serve on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
The Intelligence Committee helps make decisions on issues of national security and provides oversight, policy and funding for the country's intelligence organizations.
I am honored to serve on the Intelligence Committee, and I appreciate the faith and trust that Speaker Boehner has placed in me by appointing me to this post, Rooney said in a released statement Friday afternoon.
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With a new Congress convening in January, committee assignments are starting to come in for the six new Republican members of the Florida delegation. The freshmen from the Sunshine State will be sitting on a number of important committees as the Republicans take control from the Democrats.
On Friday, House Speaker Dean Cannon, R-Winter Park, named committee and subcommittee assignments for the 2011 session.
Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum issued a notice Friday urging victims of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill to carefully review their payments before agreeing to a settlement with the Gulf Coast Claims Facility.
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