Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 22, 2019
3min791
The Congress members will discuss how the shutdown is affecting airport workers.
Tag: government shutdown
Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 22, 2019
Jacob OglesJanuary 20, 2019
11min722
Congressional responses so far broke down along party lines.
Staff ReportsJanuary 18, 2019
2min689
Scott wants Coast Guard to get paid during government shutdown
Scott PowersJanuary 16, 2019
3min455
SB 21 now has a bipartisan list of 23 cosponsors including Rick Scott and Marco Rubio.
Scott PowersJanuary 16, 2019
2min236
Darren Soto said no, while Stephanie Murphy's office indicated she wasn't invited this time.
Jacob OglesJanuary 15, 2019
3min546
The Coast Guard, while an active duty military service, was inadvertently left out.
Jacob OglesJanuary 12, 2019
4min327
Sen. Marco Rubio pointed to formation of a new migrant caravan in Honduras as proof of a border emergency. “The new caravan forming in Honduras is proof that what is happening at the border is a crisis. Primarily a humanitarian one,” the Florida Republican tweeted Saturday. “Our porous border is luring more families with children […]
Ryan NicolJanuary 10, 2019
4min684
As the government shutdown entered its 20th day Thursday, GOP U.S. Rep. Brian Mast introduced a bill ensuring members of the U.S. Coast Guard still get paid. The Coast Guard is the only branch of the military whose members are not being paid during the shutdown. More than 41,000 active duty members, 6,200 reservists, and 8,500 civilian […]
Drew WilsonJanuary 8, 2019
4min475
Mr. President, make America’s roads safe again. The beginning of every year should be a time of hope, with the possibility of changing behavior for the better. Tragically, a traffic crash only three days into the new year ended in death for five children aged 9 to 14 on I-75 Gainesville. My nightmare began on […]
Scott PowersJanuary 3, 2019
2min485
Implying irony of a federal budget battle over border security leaving some critical Homeland Security workers without pay, Republican U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz started refusing congressional pay Thursday as soon as he was sworn into office. Waltz, whose freshmen class took office Thursday, wrote to the chief administrative officer of Congress Thursday declaring that he did […]