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Mitch PerryMarch 14, 2017

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The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) predicted Monday that changes occurring with a repeal of the Affordable Care Act and the implementation of the American Health Care Act would result in 14 million people losing coverage in just the first year. The CBO continued by saying that it expects premiums to come back down afterward, but the number […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 21, 2017

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Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Daniel Webster concluded a meet and greet event at the Inverness Government Center this afternoon. You can watch the video below, where many of those in attendance appeared upset that they didn’t get to ask questions of the Congressman, now representing Florida’s 11th Congressional District, which encompasses all of Citrus, Hernando and Sumter counties, […]

Scott PowersJanuary 18, 2017

Whether or not congressional Republicans have a plan to replace Obamacare they are beginning to respond to voters concerns about lost coverage, and U.S. Rep. Daniel Webster has told his that “we do not intend to pull the rug out.” In his newsletter to constituents of Florida’s 11th Congressional District, which includes much of Lake […]

Scott PowersJanuary 13, 2017

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U.S. Rep. Daniel Webster of Clermont has been appointed to a seat on the U.S. House Science, Space and Technology Committee, essentially replacing former U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson as Central Florida’s second member of that committee. Webster, whose Florida’s 11th Congressional District includes parts of Lake County plus most of west-central Florida, joins fellow Republican […]

Martin DyckmanDecember 1, 2016

Aiming to regain some relevance in the Republican Party, Jeb Bush argues that it should show voters that it stands “for a few a big ideas” rather than only for things to vote against. Regrettably, four specific ideas that he proposed in a Nov. 24 Wall Street Journal op-ed are not simply big but bad. […]

Terry RoenNovember 8, 2016

Republican incumbents strolled to victory Tuesday over their Democratic opponents in three U.S. House races. District 6 Republican Ron DeSantis, a two-term Republican incumbent who ran for the U.S. Senate this year before dropping out this summer, won Florida’s 6th Congressional District race to defend his seat. DeSantis, of Palm Coast, beat Democrat Bill McCullough, a political […]

Mitch PerryAugust 31, 2016

Good morning, everyone. Florida’s primary election is history. So, where to begin? Patrick Murphy will face Marco Rubio in November. Murphy crushed Alan Grayson, 59 to 18 percent, with Pam Keith a close third at 15 percent. Rubio gets credit for honesty, saying that he can’t say for sure that he’ll fulfill all six years of his term if elected, […]

Mitch PerryAugust 30, 2016

Daniel Webster defeated Justin Grabelle in the Republican Primary for Florida’s 11th Congressional District. Webster won by taking 58 percent of the vote to Grabelle’s 42 percent. Webster will now take on Democrat Dave Koller and independent Bruce Ray Riggs in November. Although Webster has served in the House for the past six years, this […]

Mitch PerryAugust 30, 2016

Primary Election Day is here, finally, for those of us who care. Because that isn’t close to the majority of registered voters in Florida. Going into today, the turnout by percentage via early and absentee voting here in Hillsborough County where I’m located was lower than it turned out to be in 2012, which Congresswoman Kathy Castor […]

Associated PressAugust 23, 2016

A former police chief, the former state Democratic Party chairman, an incumbent state senator and a political newcomer are vying to represent an Orlando-area congressional district reshaped so drastically the Republican incumbent decided to run in a new, neighboring district. Florida’s 10th Congressional District now favors Democrats after redistricting. So Republican Rep. Daniel Webster, a […]

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Tampa Bay area GOP Representatives weigh in on American Health Care Act

Daniel Webster jeered for declining to answer questions at Inverness meet and greet

Daniel Webster: Congress will not pull rug out on health care coverage

Daniel Webster gets seat on Science, Space Committee

Martin Dyckman: On Jeb Bush’s relevance

Republicans steamroll to win U.S. House races

Mitch Perry Report for 8.31.16 — Moving on to November

Daniel Webster defeats Justin Grabelle in CD 11

Mitch Perry Report for 8.30.16 — Election Day questions

Democrats take advantage of CD 10 reshaping

Florida politics had 11 questions before federal qualifying week. Here are the answers.