Anne GeggisMarch 1, 2022
5min0
Ted Deutch's exit from Congress has produced a number of pols thinking it over.
Tag: Iran deal
Anne GeggisMarch 1, 2022
Melissa S. RazdrihJuly 6, 2019
6min301
"We urge you to reject their nuclear blackmail.”
Scott PowersOctober 19, 2016
5min244
No more Mr. Nice Guy: U.S. Rep. John Mica, who vowed last month to try to present a positive campaign as long as possible, has launched a new TV commercial blasting the backers and views of his Democratic opponent, Stephanie Murphy. In the 30-second commercial “Washington’s Perfect Candidate,” debuting Wednesday on Orlando TV, Mica, a 12-term […]
Scott PowersAugust 18, 2016
4min378
In a flurry of foreign policy statements Thursday, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio blasted the administration for allegedly lying about the cash-for-hostages Iran deal, and called for the U.S. to cut humanitarian support for Palestinians. A statement from Rubio’s re-election campaign also called out Rubio’s most-likely Democratic challenger in the November election, U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, for […]
Jim RosicaJanuary 18, 2016
5min287
In his first interview after the Iran-U.S. prisoner swap, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday again defended the current nuclear technology deal with that country, one that has been assailed by Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater. “The world is safer today,” Kerry said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program. “… Iran had a completely invisible, unaccountable, unverified […]
Jim RosicaJanuary 7, 2016
5min231
Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater says he’s “championing” bills this legislative session in three policy areas: Life insurance, divestment from Iran and medical billing. Atwater, first elected in 2010, laid out his priorities in an email sent Wednesday. Life insurance: Atwater wants to “ensure that insurance companies will utilize current technology and public information that will assist […]
Jim RosicaSeptember 17, 2015
3min160
Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater Thursday compared Democratic members of the U.S. Senate to the man who ordered the execution of Jesus Christ for obstructing a vote on the pending nuclear deal with Iran. In an blistering statement, he said, “History will remember them as the cowards who abdicated their duty to vote on one of the most […]
Guest AuthorAugust 30, 20156min173
Those of us who make it a point to stay up-to-date on foreign affairs took great interest in last month’s Iran deal aimed at stopping that volatile country from developing nuclear weapons. One of the main concessions from the United States in the deal is to lift sanctions and allow Iran to export more goods, […]
Bob SparksAugust 28, 2015
6min221
Down deep, U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham may already know whether she will run for re-election next year. With the Florida House and Senate in agreement on the new look of her District 2 and Corrine Brown’s District 5, the writing (or map) appears to be on the wall. Graham is doing the right thing by […]
Bob SparksAugust 27, 20156min250
Down deep, U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham may already know whether she will run for re-election next year. With the Florida House and Senate in agreement on the new look of her District 2 and Corrine Brown’s District 5, the writing (or map) appears to be on the wall. Graham is doing the right thing by […]