Scott PowersMarch 20, 2019
2min538
'We seek a Congress where members serve with integrity, civility and courage.'
Tag: Civility
Scott PowersMarch 20, 2019
Ryan NicolFebruary 27, 2019
7min718
Gaetz is facing a Florida Bar investigation over the remarks.
Janelle Irwin TaylorDecember 21, 2018
3min478
Pinellas County Congressman Charlie Crist was recognized Thursday night on the House floor for his efforts to bring more civility to the U.S. House of Representatives. Rep. Claudia Tenney, a Republican from New York, thanked Crist during a speech before the freshman class of Congress for bracelets he gifted members. “It says, ‘practice the Golden […]
Scott PowersDecember 12, 2018
6min506
Florida’s Democrat Bill Nelson bid adieu to his colleagues in the U.S. Senate Wednesday afternoon but vowed to not leave public life, a pledge warmly welcomed by other senators starting with Republican Marco Rubio who said he will be remembered as a giant. In a 30-minute speech from the floor of the U.S. Senate, Nelson recalled […]
Ryan NicolJuly 1, 2018
6min780
As voters and politicians spent the recent weeks discussing civility, and then discussing the discussion about civility, Gwen Graham made clear her position in a conversation with Florida Politics at the Leadership Blue conference in Hollywood. “I know that as Governor, I’m going to face a lot of people who disagree with me. And I am […]
Guest AuthorMay 31, 2016
8min369
Certain indelible moments remain fixed in our collective memory. Moments that transform history and us. “Where were you when” … moments. Moments like when JFK, MLK and RFK died. Or when Neil Armstrong took one small step. Or this spring when two men vying for America’s highest office sank low debating their … nether regions. […]
Peter SchorschOctober 29, 2015
4min266
Did Don Gaetz really say what he said on Wednesday? Did he really apologize for not putting people under oath when his Senate – for the first time in memory – had to plead guilty to violating the Constitution? Did he really use a point of personal privilege to give a speech that should have […]