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A.G. GancarskiFebruary 7, 2018

Donald Trump maligned what he called “disgraceful” Democrats in a new campaign ad Tuesday. The specific Democratic disgrace: not applauding POTUS during the State of the Union. The campaign ad, per a campaign media release, “displays the predictable and consistent, yet utterly disgraceful, behavior of Democrat Members of Congress as they reacted to President Trump’s first […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 5, 2018

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Lauren Baer is less than equivocal about whether she’d welcome House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to campaign for her in Florida’s 18th Congressional District this year. “I think when it comes to anyone to campaign for me the question is: do they share my values?” the Democratic hopeful told MSNBC’s Kasie Hunt on her “Kasie DC” program Sunday night. […]

Scott PowersJanuary 30, 2018

The Republican U.S. Senate leadership is launching a new digital ad on Tuesday attacking Florida Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson for not working with President Donald Trump. The 15-second ad “Senator Nelson Doesn’t Care” from the National Republican Senatorial Committee, being pushed out on Facebook Tuesday ahead of Trump’s State of the Union Address, accuses […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 24, 2018

Nancy Pelosi, the leader of the Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives, returns to Florida later this week when she joins fellow Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and others for a town hall on the recently enacted GOP tax reform plan. The event is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 25 at the Student Union-House Chambers on […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 18, 2018

To garner sufficient support to keep the government from shutting down midnight Friday, House Republican leaders are including funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to a four-week spending bill. That’s good enough for Longboat Key Republican Vern Buchanan to get on board in supporting the bill. “We cannot allow this program to lapse […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 18, 2018

While Congress stares at a potential government shutdown Friday, St. Petersburg U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist is one House Democrat who says he won’t vote for another stopgap spending bill to keep the government afloat for another four weeks. “The House of Representatives is once again being asked to vote on a short-term spending bill that […]

Scott PowersJanuary 16, 2018

Republican state Rep. Mike Miller, a candidate for Congress in Central Florida, denounced comments from U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and declared that the Republican Tax Reform Bill approved last month is welcomed by “hard-working families” in Florida’s 7th Congressional District. Miller said in a news release issued by his congressional campaign Tuesday that […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 11, 2018

The nation’s second largest educators union is targeting two South Florida Republicans over their position on DACA. It comes as the clock continues to count down for Congress to find a solution for the young immigrants known as “Dreamers” before President Donald Trump will cancel an Obama-era executive order known as DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood […]

Mitch PerryNovember 20, 2017

Like most House Democrats, St. Petersburg Congressman Charlie Crist voted against the GOP tax reform bill that passed last Thursday. The House’s tax overhaul reduces the number of individual tax brackets, cuts the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 20 percent and curbs other tax breaks and deductions. The plan, in total, would lower taxes […]

Peter SchorschNovember 9, 2017

There are three critical “T’s” of political campaigns: timing, temperature and tone. Mary Barzee Flores hit all three when she called for the impeachment of Donald Trump. The former circuit judge and current candidate in Miami’s “clown car” Democratic primary in Florida’s 27th Congressional District also urged fellow Democrats to run on the issue in […]

Tag: Nancy Pelosi

Donald Trump ad disses ‘disgraceful’ Democrats for SOTU ‘disrespect’

Lauren Baer not saying if she wants Nancy Pelosi’s help in CD 18

Senate Republicans’ ad portrays Bill Nelson as against Donald Trump

Nancy Pelosi to join Debbie Wasserman Schultz for FAU town hall

Vern Buchanan says CHIP funding enough reason to support short-term spending bill

Charlie Crist a ‘no’ vote on bill to avoid government shutdown

Mike Miller defends tax reform benefits from Democrats’ ‘crumbs’ claim

Down on Dreamers? Teachers’ union targets Fla. GOP members of Congress

Nat’l Republicans take another whack at Charlie Crist over tax reform bill

Mary Barzee Flores impeachment talk hits the mark; will Democrats listen?