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Mitch PerryFebruary 1, 2017

Marco Rubio has come out solidly in support of President Trump’s selection of Neil Gorsuch to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. “Judge Gorsuch is a highly qualified, mainstream jurist, which is why he was unanimously confirmed to the circuit court by the Senate in 2006,” Rubio said in a statement shortly after the announcement […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 31, 2017

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Debbie Wasserman Schultz blasted President Trump Tuesday morning, a day after he fired acting Attorney General Sally Yates for what the White House called “refusing to enforce a legal order designed to protect the citizens of the United States.” “I think it’s important to note that she did exactly what she said she would do […]

Associated PressJanuary 29, 2017

Though “Obamacare” still divides Americans, a majority worry that many will lose coverage if the 2010 law is repealed in the nation’s long-running political standoff over health care. A new poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that 56 percent of U.S. adults are “extremely” or “very” concerned that many will […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 27, 2017

Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who has asserted that he is helping President Donald Trump work on a replacement for “Obamacare,” made his feelings known about the Affordable Care Act again on Friday. In an editorial on CNN‘s website, Scott made a number of points. Among them, that the Affordable Care Act was nothing more than an expansion […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 26, 2017

Following moves by President Trump and the GOP-led Congress this week on abortion, St. Petersburg Democratic Representative Charlie Crist is blasting D.C. Republicans on the issue of women’s reproductive rights. “This past weekend, I stood with thousands of my neighbors in St. Petersburg, Florida to demand the protection of women’s health and rights – a […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 25, 2017

Although U.S. Senator Bill Nelson’s press conference on Wednesday in Tampa was ostensibly to discuss President Donald Trump’s campaign pledge to spend up to one trillion dollars improving the nation’s infrastructure, he spent considerable time discussing – and criticizing- some of the moves that the newly-inaugurated president has made in his first week in office. Nelson has voted against Jeff Sessions for Attorney […]

Associated PressJanuary 24, 2017

The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local): 2 p.m. A spokesman says President Donald Trump’s belief that there were millions of illegal votes cast in the November election is based on “studies and evidence.” But spokesman Sean Spicer did not provide examples of that evidence. Trump first made the false claim during the […]

Associated PressJanuary 23, 2017

White House press secretary Sean Spicer told a roomful of reporters that “our intention is never to lie to you,” although sometimes the Trump administration may “disagree with the facts.” Spicer’s first full press briefing was closely watched Monday following a weekend statement about President Donald Trump‘s inauguration audience that included incorrect assertions. After White […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 23, 2017

A South Florida Democrat has filed a resolution calling on the Florida House to stand with Congress in its condemnation of the United Nations. Rep. Jared Moskowitz, a Coral Springs Democrat, filed a resolution (HR 281) last week objecting to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334. “The passage of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 […]

Associated PressJanuary 22, 2017

President Donald Trump‘s speech Saturday at the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency turned into the latest battle in, as he put it, his “running war with the media.” He had two central complaints: that the media misrepresented the size of the crowd at his inauguration and that it was incorrectly reported a bust of […]

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Marco Rubio says Senate Democrats should confirm Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court

Debbie Wasserman Schultz tells Fox Business that Donald Trump ‘believes he was elected dictator’

Americans feat they’ll lose coverage with Obamacare repeal: Poll

Rick Scott: Obamacare expanded the welfare state

Charlie Crist slams the GOP for ‘extreme measures’ on women’s reproductive rights

Bill Nelson sounds off on what he calls Donald Trump’s “rocky” first week in office

Sean Spicer cites ‘studies’ to back Donald Trump voter claim

White House press secretary: ‘Our intention is never to lie’

Jared Moskowitz files resolution condemning U.N. Security Council Israeli settlement vote

Fact Check: Donald Trump overstates crowd size at inaugural