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Scott PowersSeptember 28, 2017

Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy of Winter Park proudly pushed through a bill amendment that ensured families in Puerto Rico are treated equally under the federal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program, and after the full bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday, she touted it with a tweet, “House just passed my […]

Scott PowersMarch 27, 2017

Bill Nelson ended any suspense there may have been regarding his views of President Donald Trump‘s first Supreme Court nominee. Florida’s Democratic senator intends to vote no on the confirmation of Neil Gorsuch. Nelson also announced Monday he also would support a Democratic filibuster, by voting against likely Republican efforts to invoke cloture to prevent a filibuster. […]

Scott PowersOctober 17, 2016

U.S. Rep. John Mica is finding himself defending a “no” vote and comments he made 36 years ago in the Florida House of Representatives against a bill that would have made marital rape a crime. Apparently in 1980 it was unclear whether Florida statutes considered marital rape as rape. It took two more years before […]

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Stephanie Murphy touts bill that she voted against

Bill Nelson to vote no on Neil Gorsuch

John Mica: 1980 ‘spousal rape’ bill was flawed, and spousal rape is rape