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Mitch PerrySeptember 23, 2015

In Washington on Tuesday, Senate Republicans introduced a short-term spending bill that would essential fund the government through Dec. 11 and avert a shutdown. The measure would defund Planned Parenthood and increase defense spending by about $13 billion. It’s expected to fall short when it comes up for a vote Thursday. The next likely scenario is that Senate Majority […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 20, 2015

The U.S. Senate’s refusal to debate or vote on the Iran nuclear agreement is a national embarrassment. The culprit is clear: the 60-vote threshold required to stop a filibuster. It’s time to end the filibuster, a relic of the past that is contributing to gridlock and dysfunction. This week I sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 17, 2015

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Speaking on Fox and Friends Thursday morning, Marco Rubio defended his remarks in Wednesday night’s presidential debate about missing more votes than anyone else this year in the Senate. “When there is a vote that’s meaningful and serious, we are there and doing our job,” he told the cable new network’s morning show. Hours later, […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 3, 2015

Marco Rubio likes to say he’s representing the future of the Grand Old Party. (An oxymoron, no?) He’s a new face, he’s young, he’s definitely not “low-energy” or overly familiar (Jeb Bush; Hillary Clinton), he’s sane (not Rand Paul), he has charisma (not Scott Walker), he’s unflappable (not Chris Christie), he’s not brash and false […]

Associated PressAugust 23, 2015

President Barack Obama may have finally shed his summer curse — just in time for a daunting fall. After a string of sunny seasons gripped by controversy, crises and plummeting popularity, the summer of 2015 has been among the most productive stretches of Obama’s presidency. Late June victories in the Supreme Court on health care […]

Phil AmmannJuly 31, 2015

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson pledged to use “every possible procedural move” to prevent legislation opening areas off the Florida Gulf Coast to offshore drilling. In a letter to Senate leadership on Thursday, the Florida Democrat voiced his opposition to a vote by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, which narrowly approved a GOP-backed offshore […]

Peter SchorschMay 22, 2015

First of all, Memorial Day commemorates something completely sober that transcends the material: the brave sacrifices by countless Americans made to secure our freedoms, safety, and values. So much so, that our elective representatives have set a day aside where public institutions are closed and where people are encouraged to do the same in their own ways. […]

Mitch PerryMay 21, 2015

It may not have actually been the definition of a filibuster, but Rand Paul worked his tail off Wednesday night on the Senate floor, calling attention to the dangers of the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs. He spoke for 10-and-a-half hours, beginning at 1:18 p.m. and lasting nearly until midnight, calling it a day at 11:49 […]

Mitch PerryMay 18, 2015

Jeb Bush isn’t the only leading Republican presidential contender from Florida struggling to get his story straight on whether invading Iraq was the right thing to do. On Fox News Sunday, Chris Wallace refused to let Marco Rubio off the hook regarding where he stands on the issue, since he had what appear to be two completely […]

Mitch PerryMay 14, 2015

David Jolly says he’s excited to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives, but confesses he’s still considering entering the race for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Florida in 2016. “I would be happy to see the field develop in a way that there was a candidate that I knew I could fully […]

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Kathy Castor warns GOP about government shutdown threats

Vern Buchanan: Time to end the filibuster

Marco Rubio says he’ll show up in Senate when vote is “meaningful”

Chris Timmons: The future is Marco Rubio's for the taking

Barack Obama sheds summer curse, just in time for daunting fall

Bill Nelson vows to block Senate bill allowing oil drilling off Florida Gulf Coast

Memorial Day is brought to you by these Florida lobbyists, Publix, and a slew of political associations

Mitch Perry Report for 5.21.15 — A comeback for Rand Paul?

Mitch Perry Report for 5.18.15 — Jeb Bush talks tough on gay marriage

David Jolly’s dilemma: Unimpressed by GOP Senate field, no desire to leave House