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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 27, 2016

Two years after resigning from office amid scandal, Trey Radel is penning a book. BuzzFeed reporter Andrew Kaczynski on Wednesday reported the former Fort Myers congressman is writing a book about his time in Congress. The book — which BuzzFeed reported is expected to be announced Wednesday by Blue Rider Press, the imprint of Penguin […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 25, 2016

As the son and grandson of small business owners, I understand how hard it can be to achieve success for the company on which a family’s hopes and dreams rest. It is a daily struggle, made all the harder in recent years by over-regulation, a deep recession, and a complicated, burdensome tax code. Congress should […]

Martin DyckmanJanuary 25, 2016

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Had a modern Rip Van Winkle, who happened to be a Republican, fallen asleep 20 years ago, he might think that he had awakened now in hell. His choice in the 1996 party primaries for president would have been among a 10-person field including Bob Dole, the senator and eventual nominee; Sen. Richard Lugar of […]

Martin DyckmanJanuary 24, 2016

Had a modern Rip Van Winkle who happened to be a Republican fallen asleep 20 years ago, he might think that he had awakened now in hell. His choice in the 1996 party primaries for president would have been among a 10-person field including Bob Dole, the senator and eventual nominee; Sen. Richard Lugar of […]

Scott PowersJanuary 21, 2016

U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson announced Thursday he had filed a bill to make tuition free and restructure student loans for students at public colleges and universities. Grayson, an Orlando Democrat running for Florida’s U.S. Senate seat, modeled his House Resolution 4385, introduced last week, after a bill introduced in the U.S. Senate last year by […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 19, 2016

My name is David Jolly. I’m a sitting Member of Congress and the current Republican front runner to replace Marco Rubio in the United States Senate. I’m about to share with you two truths. The first truth is every Member of Congress is expected to spend more time raising money than they are solving the […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 19, 2016

David Jolly wants members of Congress, including himself, to stop begging for money and get back to work. During a press conference Tuesday morning, the Pinellas County member of Congress announced a bill he’s proposing next week in the House that would forbid federally elected officials from directly soliciting campaign contributions. That includes not only […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 19, 2016

The corrupting effect of money on politics is a battle cry often heard from the left or more often from third-party or independent voters. Republican U.S. Rep. David Jolly, however, is throwing his weight behind a measure that could limit how federal candidates raise money. Jolly has proposed bill that would prevent federally elected officials […]

Scott PowersJanuary 13, 2016

U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson announced he would deliver nearly 6,000 public comments Wednesday on the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, more than tripling the number of public comments the Office of the United States Trade Representative has received. The office will review the comments on the proposed trade deal’s potential effect on U.S. employment, including labor markets. Today is […]

Frank ClementeJanuary 6, 2016

Surprisingly, Congress’s $680 billion holiday-season tax deal will bring some cheer to working families and not just to big corporations this year. Refundable tax credits putting extra cash in the hands of hard-pressed workers and parents were included in a huge year-end gift-wrapped package of tax breaks—the type of bill that usually only offers big […]

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Martin Dyckman: Is Ted Cruz eligible to be president? The question needs to be resolved

Alan Grayson joins Bernie Sanders’ move for free college tuition

David Jolly: Peeling back the curtain

David Jolly not flinching at pushback to his fundraising ban idea

David Jolly aims to curb federal elected officials from raising money while in office

Alan Grayson aims to flood TPP deal with public comments

Frank Clemente: Tax bill helps families a little, corporations a lot