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Mitch PerrySeptember 19, 2016

Trying to build up his numbers with the Hispanic vote in Florida, Democratic Senate hopeful Patrick Murphy made a campaign stop at Arco-Iris, a Cuban eatery in West Tampa on Monday afternoon. The restaurant sits in one of the most highly concentrated districts of Hispanic voters in all of Florida, and is a staple for Democrats running […]

Larry GriffinSeptember 19, 2016

Marco Rubio introduced a bill Monday that would help victims of terrorist attacks, such as the one at the Pulse nightclub earlier this year, with deferments on their student loans so they could move on from the trauma at their own pace and continue living the lives they were trying to before the attacks. Although the […]

Marco RubioSeptember 19, 2016

Fifteen years ago this month, on Sept. 11, 2001, our nation suffered the deadliest terrorist attack on U.S. soil when al-Qaida hijacked four airplanes and murdered thousands of innocent people. Three months ago, Orlando became a new ground zero when a radical Islamic terrorist opened fire inside Pulse nightclub, and Floridians witnessed firsthand the deadliest terrorist attack on […]

Associated PressSeptember 17, 2016

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is canceling another week of television ad buys in support of Florida U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy. The committee on Friday canceled ads it had reserved in Florida for the week of Oct. 4. It previously canceled ads reserved in September. That’s bad news for Murphy, who is hoping to unseat […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 16, 2016

Patrick Murphy’s resume is once again at the center of an attack ad. The National Republican Senatorial Committee released a new ad Friday hitting Murphy over his resume. The 30-second spot, called “Revealed,” is meant to highlight questions about his professional experience. “Patrick Murphy is an empty suit who couldn’t manage to tell the truth […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 15, 2016

Democrat Patrick Murphy wasted little time in finding the fatal flaw in a bill by Republican Marco Rubio to prevent suspected terrorists from purchasing firearms, while attempting to protect the rights of lawful gun owners. On Thursday, the Florida senator submitted the “Terror Intelligence Improvement Act of 2016,” which requires federal agencies to flag anyone attempting […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 15, 2016

House Democrats were on the losing side of a vote Thursday to prevent the transfer of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, and Patrick Murphy’s opposition to the measure has predictably earned the wrath of Marco Rubio’s Senate campaign. “For far too long the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay has been a stain on American values that undermines our security around the […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 15, 2016

The U.S. Senate passed a wide-sweeping water bill Thursday that includes $1.9 billion for Everglades restoration projects. The Senate approved the $10 billion water projects bill 95-3, with both Sens. Bill Nelson and Marco Rubio supporting the proposal. The measure authorizes 29 projects in 18 states for dredging, flood control, and other projects overseen by […]

Phil AmmannSeptember 15, 2016

A group aligned with conservatives Charles and David Koch has canceled its final week of TV spots in the Florida market, pulling more than $300,000 out of the U.S. Senate race. Matt Dixon of POLITICO Florida reports the move by “Freedom Partners Action Fund,” part of the Koch Brothers’ network, is part of a shift […]

Scott PowersSeptember 15, 2016

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is introducing another bill aimed at preventing suspected terrorists from buying weapons, this time with a 10-year look-back provision on anyone who had previously been investigated. The bill, dubbed the Terror Intelligence Improvement Act, would require federal agencies to coordinate efforts so anyone investigated for terrorism by any federal agency in the […]

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Patrick Murphy in Tampa: Marco Rubio is trying to smear my record to distract from his terrible record

Marco Rubio introduces bill to help victims of terrorist attacks with student loans

Marco Rubio: After Pulse: Lessons from the response

Democratic committee pulls ad time in Florida’s U.S. Senate race

NRSC once again attacks Patrick Murphy over resume

Patrick Murphy quick to blast Marco Rubio’s flawed terrorist gun bill, says it ‘accomplishes nothing’

Marco Rubio slams Patrick Murphy’s vote on Gitmo detainees transfer

U.S. Senate approves Everglades restoration plan

Koch-affiliated group shifts strategy, pulls $300K in ads from Florida

Marco Rubio introducing bill to stop gun purchases by suspected terrorists