Ryan NicolJanuary 16, 2019
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The appointment of Wasserman Schultz serves as another historic marker for the 116th Congress.
Tag: 116th Congress
Ryan NicolJanuary 16, 2019
Scott PowersJanuary 16, 2019
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Charlie Crist received three key House Appropriations Committee subcommittee appointments, covering defense, NOAA, NASA, special counsel.
Scott PowersJanuary 16, 2019
3min342
With a seat on the House Intelligence Committee Val Demings will help oversee Russia probe.
Scott PowersJanuary 15, 2019
1min263
Lois Frankel joins Charlie Crist on the House budgeting committee, now controlled by Democrats.
Scott PowersJanuary 10, 2019
3min628
Kissimmee’s U.S. Rep. Darren Soto has been appointed to a seat on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Soto’s appointment puts him on the committee with a wide range of authority over areas ranging from health care to environmental protection. “This appointment will give us a greater voice on behalf of our constituents to promote […]
Scott PowersJanuary 10, 2019
2min258
Winter Park’s Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy just got a seat at the grown-ups table in the House of Representatives, joining the House Ways and Means Committee. Murphy, just starting her second term, announced late Wednesday that she had been appointed to the chief tax-writing committee, with oversight on federal programs such as Medicare, Social Security […]
Scott PowersJanuary 9, 2019
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Florida’s senior U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio has been elected chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee for the 116th Congress. Rubio, whose campaigns and agenda have long emphasized the importance of small businesses and entrepreneurship to the American Dream, succeeds U.S. Sen. Jim Risch of Idaho, who last week was named the chair […]
Ryan NicolJanuary 9, 2019
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U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch has been tapped to chair the House Ethics Committee after a vote by the House Democratic Caucus. As it stands, that would make Deutch the only member of the Florida delegation to head a major committee in the 116th Congress. “I am honored to be selected by my colleagues to lead […]
Ryan NicolJanuary 4, 2019
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Just a day after Democrat Nancy Pelosi was sworn in as Speaker of the House, the congresswoman from California named two party colleagues from South Florida to the powerful House Rules Committee. Longtime Rules Committee member U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings of Florida’s 20th Congressional District will once again sit on the committee. He’ll be joined by […]
Ryan NicolDecember 31, 2018
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U.S. Rep.-elect Debbie Mucarsel-Powell has finished filling out her senior leadership team after previously announcing Laura Rodriguez as her chief of staff. “This past November changed the face of Congress,” Mucarsel-Powell said. She will take over as the representative for Congressional District 26 after unseating U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo in November. “When choosing my senior staff, […]