Jacob OglesOctober 26, 2023
4min0
The St. Petersburg Republican wants sea turtle research grants open to rehabilitation facilities.
Tag: House Natural Resources Committee
Jacob OglesOctober 26, 2023
Staff ReportsJanuary 19, 2018
6min249
Florida is not yet “off the table” in a federal plan to expand offshore oil drilling, according to an official of the Donald Trump administration. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) acting director Walter Cruickshank revealed to a congressional committee Friday that Florida could still be included in offshore drilling activities, paving the way for […]
Scott PowersOctober 6, 2017
6min206
U.S. Rep. Darren Soto spent the early part of the week touring Puerto Rico and then on Thursday met with the House Natural Resources Committee, leaving convinced that the island is in desperate straights and that the administration of President Donald Trump still has not come to terms, but that Congress has. In an interview […]
Scott PowersJanuary 13, 2017
3min296
Additional congressional committee assignments are rolling out and Orlando’s new representatives are getting seats to oversee natural resources, small businesses and the oversight and government reform. U.S. Rep. Val Demings, an Orlando Democrat, has been chosen to be on the House Oversight and Government Reform committee, a powerful panel that Congress has used to investigate […]