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Jim RosicaAugust 31, 2015

If “self-interested partisans” can’t agree on congressional redistricting, then it’s time for an independent commission to redraw the state’s political boundary lines, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson said on Monday. Nelson, who met with a small of group of reporters in his Tallahassee office, referred to the recent Special Session called for lawmakers to draw a new map […]

Mitch PerryAugust 24, 2015

A new Quinnpiac poll of Floridians shows that despite the increasingly harsh rhetoric about immigration in the GOP presidential primary, a majority of Floridians (53 percent) support allowing most undocumented immigrants to stay in the country and eventually apply for U.S. citizenship. An additional 12 percent say the undocumented should be allowed to stay in the U.S., […]

Mitch PerryAugust 19, 2015

Tampa Bay area Democratic U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor says she’s not ready to say whether she supports the Iran nuclear deal, but will within the next week or so. “I’m still visiting with constituents and doing my research,” Castor told reporters who gathered to speak with her after she participated in a news conference on […]

Frank TorresAugust 18, 2015

A grassroots pro-life group rallied at the downtown Orlando offices of U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson Tuesday morning to encourage ending funding for Planned Parenthood. About 60 protesters from a group calling itself “Women Betrayed” held signs and called for action by elected officials to stop giving resources to the group, which has come under fire about recent allegations of human […]

Mitch PerryAugust 18, 2015

CD 13 Democratic candidate Eric Lynn, the only declared candidate in the Pinellas County congressional race, announced his campaign team Tuesday, and it includes two nationally known figures who played important parts in getting Barack Obama elected president twice. Bill Burton and Anita Dunn from the political communications firm SKDKnickerbocker have signed on to the […]

Mitch PerryAugust 10, 2015

Happy Monday, y’all. While the entertainment show that is the 2016 GOP presidential campaign continued to make the headlines over the weekend, I was at the movies, checking out the newest Woody Allen film and the surprise Hollywood picture of the summer. First the Woodman: Let’s face it, Woody Allen films rarely are a completely satisfying experience […]

Mitch PerryAugust 9, 2015

Vice President Joe Biden is taking some downtime with his wife Jill this week in South Carolina. When he returns to Washington, he’s expected to announce whether or not he’ll take on Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination for president. The Associated Press reports that while Biden has yet to ask staff to organize on his […]

Mitch PerryAugust 7, 2015

During the middle of Thursday night’s GOP presidential debate, New York Senator Chuck Schumer, considered a key influential lawmaker on the proposed nuclear deal with Iran, issued a statement announcing that he would oppose the proposal reached last month between the P5+1 Countries and Iran. “After deep study, careful thought and considerable soul-searching, I have decided I must oppose the […]

Mitch PerryAugust 4, 2015

Florida Senator Bill Nelson, a key Democratic centrist, announced his support for the nuclear agreement forged between the U.S. and Iran last month. Calling it one of the most important votes he ever will cast in the Senate because of the foreign and defense policy consequences are huge for the U.S. and our allies, ” I will […]

Mitch PerryAugust 4, 2015

So far this year the Republican-led U.S. Senate has scheduled votes on only five federal judges selected by President Barack Obama, leading New York Democrat Chuck Schumer to remark to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley last week, “That … is a disgrace.” Four activist groups agree: A memo released Tuesday by the groups Progress […]

Tag: Bill Nelson

Bill Nelson on redistricting: ‘Time for an independent commission’

Poll shows most Floridians favor path to citizenship, oppose Planned Parenthood funding cut

Kathy Castor still not ready to discuss publicly Iran nuclear deal

Pro-life group protests Planned Parenthood at Bill Nelson’s Orlando office

Eric Lynn’s campaign team includes high-profile Obama staff

Mitch Perry Report for 8.10.15 – A summer cinema surprise

Bill Nelson doesn’t believe Joe Biden will challenge Hillary Clinton for Dem nom

Bill Nelson not affected by Chuck Schumer decision on Iran nuclear deal

Bill Nelson comes out in support of the Iran nuclear deal

Activist groups assail Marco Rubio for blocking judicial nominees