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Mitch PerryJanuary 21, 2018

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Washington’s blame game began just a few hours after the federal government officially shut down. The National Republican Senate Committee (NRSC) is targeting Sen. Bill Nelson with an online Facebook ad condemning Democrats for the failure to come together on a Continuing Resolution to keep the government running. The ad focuses on how the shutdown threatens […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 20, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott made a trip this week to Louisiana, where business development meetings populated his official schedule. However, the most prominent Democrat in the Pelican State — Gov. John Bel Edwards — thought that there was more to the trip than just pitching Florida relocation to local companies. “Gov. Scott should call this what it is […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 19, 2018

With Congress potentially just hours away from a government shutdown in part because of a dispute over whether to include a plan to deal with those affected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, a group of Florida Democrats slammed Gov. Rick Scott Friday for what they called his hypocrisy regarding DACA recipients, also […]

Staff ReportsJanuary 19, 2018

Florida is not yet “off the table” in a federal plan to expand offshore oil drilling, according to an official of the Donald Trump administration. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) acting director Walter Cruickshank revealed to a congressional committee Friday that Florida could still be included in offshore drilling activities, paving the way for […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 17, 2018

Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson on Wednesday made moves to block three Department of the Interior Nominees until Secretary Ryan Zinke publishes a new offshore drilling plan that officially takes Florida “off the table.” Zinke announced last week that the department would not explore offshore drilling in Florida, so far the only coastal state that […]

Drew WilsonJanuary 17, 2018

Republican U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz on Wednesday dismissed a recent controversial remark by President Donald Trump and said his conservative colleagues in the House should stand strong on policies such as ending the visa lottery and building a wall on the southern border. “President Trump is right that America deserves an ‘America First’ immigration policy. […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 16, 2018

A Senate committee approved a resolution calling Congress to keep in place a moratorium against oil drilling in the eastern part of the Gulf of Mexico. The military uses the area in question for air and sea training. Tuesday’s vote by the Committee on Environmental Preservation and Conservation comes a week after the Donald Trump administration […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 15, 2018

Bill Nelson‘s campaign says the senator will report raising just over $2.4 million in the final three months of 2017. That brings him to more than $8 million cash-on-hand heading into this election year. Nelson has represented Florida in the Senate since 2000. It’s widely expected that he’ll be challenged in his reelection bid this fall by […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 15, 2018

U.S. Senator Bill Nelson believes President Donald Trump’s comments about “sh*thole” countries were “deplorable” and only serve to divide Americans. “The president’s comments are awful. They’re deplorable,” Nelson told two reporters Monday in St. Petersburg. “What a president ought to be is a uniter, not a divider. And that’s what’s so troubling about so many of […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 15, 2018

Although the Donald Trump administration removed Florida from its controversial proposal to permit drilling in most U.S. continental shelf waters, U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan said Monday that “Florida is not out of the woods yet” when it comes to protecting the state from another catastrophic oil spill — and wants legislation extending a drilling ban. “Although I’m […]

Tag: Bill Nelson
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National Republicans attacking Bill Nelson over government shutdown

‘Not a candidate’: Rick Scott coy on Louisiana fundraising question

Florida Democrats blast Rick Scott op-ed supporting Dreamers

Doanld Trump administration official admits Florida offshore drilling still ‘on the table’

Bill Nelson blocks three Interior nominees over offshore drilling plan

Matt Gaetz focused on policy, not Donald Trump’s immigration remarks

Senate committee advances moratorium on oil drilling in part of eastern Gulf

Bill Nelson has $8M cash-on-hand for re-election campaign

At event honoring MLK, Bill Nelson calls Donald Trump comments ‘deplorable’

Vern Buchanan: Florida ‘not out of the woods yet’ for offshore drilling