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Mitch PerryNovember 21, 2017

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South Florida Republican Congressman Carlos Curbelo is the target of a new TV and digital ad calling on him to pass the DREAM Act. Curbelo, who is considered one of the most vulnerable House Republicans in the country for reelection in 2018, has introduced his own version of the Dream Act: Recognizing America’s Children (RAC). RAC, if […]

Associated PressJuly 7, 2016

The U.S. government on Thursday tentatively approved scheduled commercial airline service to Havana from 10 American cities, further bridging the gulf between countries as close as an hour flight but long kept at a greater distance by the Cold War. The decision is another long stride in President Barack Obama‘s effort to normalize U.S.-Cuba relations. […]

Associated PressMarch 6, 2016

Republicans can blame their united stand against President Barack Obama for their party’s splintering. Conservatives’ gut-level resistance to all things Obama — the man, his authority, his policies — gave birth to the tea party movement that powered the GOP to political success in multiple states and historic congressional majorities. Yet contained in the movement […]

Mitch PerryOctober 27, 2015

Although Bill Nelson hasn’t officially come out to run for re-election in 2018, he has done nothing to indicate that he won’t be doing so, and Monday Nelson flat out said he would run again in 2018. In a statement announcing the departure of longtime chief of staff Pete Mitchell, Nelson wrote, “Pete will pursue opportunities […]

Mitch PerryJune 30, 2015

Outraged by media reports that U.S. workers are being displaced by employees being brought to America through H-1B visas, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida said Tuesday that unless he gets satisfactory answers, he’s prepared to call for Congress to actively reduce the number of such visas in the future. “I’m afraid that this visa program […]

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New ad urges Carlos Curbelo to pass DREAM Act

U.S. gives tentative OK to flights to Cuba from 10 U.S. cities

Seeds of GOP splinter in opposition to all things Barack Obama

Bill Nelson all but announces 2018 re-election bid for U.S. Senate

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson threatens to cut number of H-1B visas