Congress lifted off to a dramatic start on Tuesday rejecting a proposed overhaul of the Office of Congressional Ethics. House Republicans, once confident in making the cuts, backed off of the measure after harsh criticism from President-elect Donald Trump.
On the first day of his second term, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., announced his committee assignments, including a seat on the Appropriations Committee.
So Charlie Crist waits hours, not even days after being sworn in as a member of Congress on Tuesday, to show up for his first fundraising effort -- and the Tampa Bay Times tells us Charlie will make his way back to Florida for a couple of fundraising soirees, Jan. 16 and 17 in his honor in Sarasota and Miami Beach.
With the new Congress convening on Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., introduced several proposals ranging from tax reform to national security to fighting citrus greening.
Senior citizens, don’t be fooled. The federal government asserts that Medicare sets a high bar for medical care and we are lucky to have it. Not so. It does, however, claim a virtual monopoly on health insurance coverage for all eligible persons.
Suffering Floridians can finally exhale. On Tuesday, medical marijuana, the relief they have waited years for, will finally be theirs for the taking.
The Senate Judiciary Committee will hear a bill next week which would expand gun owners' rights and legalize open carry in Florida.
When all is said and done, like it or not, that is the ultimate question the new FDP chair is going to be asked by Democrats in this state.
