Scott PowersMarch 20, 2019
2min538
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Scott PowersMarch 20, 2019Scott PowersNovember 14, 2018
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Democratic U.S. Reps. Stephanie Murphy and Darren Soto didn’t waste any time flexing muscles of their centrist sides, signing a letter Tuesday to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi outlining a number of demands for House rules changes if Pelosi wants their votes for House Speaker. The two Central Florida lawmakers, members of the bipartisan “Problem Solvers” caucus, […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 8, 2018
5min1730
Former Congressman David Jolly has left the Republican Party, he announced Friday on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher. “I left the party about five weeks ago. My wife and I both did,” Jolly said to a shocked panel and cheers from the audience. Jolly has been an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump and […]
Scott PowersAugust 1, 2018
9min232
Three sitting members of Congress, four challengers, two primary rivalries and two potential general election showdowns were on display Tuesday night at a congressional forum. The result was mostly cordiality, with many of the sparks provided from candidates furthest on the left and right, Chardo Richardson and Wayne Liebnitzky. The evening forum at the Orlando Science Center co-sponsored […]
Ryan NicolMay 30, 2018
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Longtime Republican U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen may be ready to retire after her current term ends, but she’s still got plenty to say in a new interview with the Washington Blade, the oldest LGBT newspaper in the U.S. She again spoke about one of her main sticking points with the Donald Trump administration: Its efforts […]
Scott PowersMay 24, 2018
4min735
U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy is trying again to put the brakes on members of Congress enriching themselves through their offices, this time by introducing a bill that covers everything from making congressional pay raises tougher to a ban on post-tenure lobbying. Murphy, a Winter Park Democrat, and U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, a Pennsylvania Republican, have […]
Scott PowersMarch 16, 2018
3min431
Jolly & Murphy are taking their “Why Gridlock Rules Washington” show national, with upcoming gigs booked at Harvard University and in Washington, D.C., and Chicago. The duo, made up of Republican former U.S. Rep. David Jolly of Belleair Bluffs and Democratic former U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy of Jupiter, has been touring Florida universities and town […]
Scott PowersMarch 5, 2018
6min357
When someone fails a background check while attempting to purchase a gun, that should be reported to state law enforcement as a possible precursor to criminal gun activity, under a bill being pushed by Florida’s U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson and a bipartisan group of several other key U.S. senators. Republican Rubio, Democrat […]
Scott PowersFebruary 18, 2018
5min825
In a potential breakthrough bipartisan agreement on gun issues following last week’s horrendous high school mass murder in Parkland, Republican Congressman Carlos Curbelo tweeted his support for a bill Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy is pushing to renew federal research into gun violence. The apparent deal was struck via Twitter late Friday and Saturday after U.S. […]
Scott PowersOctober 11, 2017
3min322
Florida U.S. Reps. Bill Posey, Charlie Crist, and Alcee Hastings are joining a newly-formed, bipartisan Congressional NASA Caucus to promote the space agency’s agenda, research and budgetary needs. The caucus, announced Wednesday, is distinctly different from the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and its Subcommittee on Space, as Crist, a Democrat from St. Petersburg, […]