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Staff ReportsJune 29, 2017

Americans for Prosperity wants Sen. Marco Rubio to lead the charge to pass pro-growth tax reform. The organization launched its third ad as part of a grassroots campaign urging members of Congress to “un-rig the economy by seizing the opportunity to enact pro-growth tax reform. The digital ad is part of a summer-long effort by […]

Guest AuthorJune 27, 2017

Donald Trump has been mired in controversy his first few months in office, and by his own admission, the job of being President is harder than he thought. But Trump has an opportunity to get something meaningful done quickly and in a bipartisan fashion for Floridians. He can act on an appeal from our two […]

Jim RosicaJune 27, 2017

Former Congresswoman and now Democratic candidate for governor Gwen Graham on Tuesday rapped the U.S. Senate’s proposed Obamacare replacement, saying “if you get quality health care, you can have a miracle.” Graham, speaking to reporters in the state Capitol, was referring to her husband’s recent cancer remission. Steve Hurm was diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer […]

Scott PowersJune 27, 2017

In a new video he released through his office through social media, Florida’s Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio said he still is undecided about the Senate health care bill, but is still studying how it might affect Floridians and sounds generally encouraged, especially about Medicaid. Last week when the Senate bill was released, Rubio issued […]

Staff ReportsJune 26, 2017

President Donald Trump signed a bill into law aimed at reforming the Department of Veterans Affairs by allowing the secretary to dismiss bad employees. The bill, which was sponsored by Sen. Marco Rubio, gives the VA secretary the authority to fire and demote employees. It also adds protections for whistleblowers, by prohibiting the secretary from using […]

Mitch PerryJune 24, 2017

Last week, North Florida Republican Ted Yoho co-signed a letter — along with 22 of his Republican colleagues — calling on Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson to review the agency’s ‘Housing First’ policy. The lawmakers claim Housing First puts a tough strain on homeless shelters in Florida and across the nation. GOP lawmakers say […]

Scott PowersJune 22, 2017

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Florida’s Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio released a video statement Thursday saying he won’t judge the new Republican Senate health care bill until he has studied it, while Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson blasted it. “Now we know why they tried to keep this secret,” Nelson said in a statement issued by his office a […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 22, 2017

On Thursday, Sen. Marco Rubio spoke on Capitol Hill with U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, addressing U.S. international engagement and needed reforms at the U.N. It was more like a puff-piece interview than a probing dialogue, with no daylight between positions and rhetoric of the two. Rubio referred to one of Haley’s challenges being that […]

Associated PressJune 21, 2017

Sometimes all you can do is surrender to Twitter. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio probably started out his day Tuesday thinking about paid family leave, child care tax credits and other deep issues. But when Twitter went wild over an awkward photo of him leaning in for a hug with Ivanka Trump when she arrived for […]

Peter SchorschJune 20, 2017

Andrew Gillum blasted Senate Republicans Tuesday for “hiding” behind its Obamacare repeal-and-replace bill, an “immoral disaster” which is being written largely behind closed doors and without Democrat input. But the Tallahassee Mayor and Democratic candidate for Florida Governor is not the only one. Gillum is part of a growing chorus of disapproval coming from both […]

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Family members appear behind a pile of debris outside their home in Steinhatchee, Fla., Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, after Hurricane Helene slammed Florida's Big Bend as a Category 4 storm Thursday night. (Ashleigh Lucas/WUFT News)

Americans for Prosperity urges Marco Rubio to be ‘leading voice in effort to passing pro-growth tax reform’

Linda Geller-Schwartz: Donald Trump should act on Florida’s bipartisan support for judicial nominees

Gwen Graham: ‘Health care is a right’

Marco Rubio still undecided on health care bill, but liking what he sees

Donald Trump signs VA reform bill backed by Marco Rubio

Ted Yoho gets pushback for challenging HUD’s ‘Housing First’ policy

Bill Nelson blasts Senate health care plan, Marco Rubio says he’s looking at it

Marco Rubio, Nikki Haley talk Israel, UN reform needs

Capitol Hill buzz: Marco Rubio joke-investigates Ivanka Trump hug

Andrew Gillum blasts Republicans for hiding ‘immoral disaster’ of Senate health care bill