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Mitch PerryApril 8, 2016

Florida’s Congressional District 13 seat based in Pinellas County has received a lot of attention in recent years. The special election to replace the late C.W. “Bill” Young in 2014 was one of the most expensive congressional elections in U.S. history. After the Florida Supreme Court ordered the state Legislature to redraw the district last year which […]

Mitch PerryApril 4, 2016

Advocates critical of Debbie Wasserman Schultz stance on payday lenders are amping up their campaign against her. “‘Debt Trap Debbie’ is siding with payday lenders rather than President Obama,” is the message being displayed on two illuminated billboards placed in heavily used traffic routes in Wasserman Schultz’ South Florida congressional district. One billboard will be placed above the […]

Mitch PerryApril 3, 2016

Bernie Sanders isn’t the only political figure talking about a revolution in 2016. In an opinion piece penned for the conservative website Newsmax that posted Friday night, Rick Scott writes that it’s time for a “peaceful revolution” in our politics. “With a majority of Americans unhappy about our current course, America’s next president will have to begin a revolution of […]

Mitch PerryMarch 31, 2016

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Marco Rubio is calling on President Barack Obama to ensure that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have the opportunity to weigh in on China’s biggest-ever overseas acquisition. State-owned China National Chemical Corporation (ChemChina) plans to spend $43 billion on Syngenta, a Switzerland-based seed giant company with a significant presence […]

Mitch PerryMarch 30, 2016

Patrick Murphy has snagged another major endorsement from labor in his race for the U.S. Senate. The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the largest federal employee union representing 670,000 government workers, said Wednesday that it is backing the Jupiter congressman. “AFGE is proud to offer our support to Congressman Patrick Murphy for the U.S. Senate,” […]

Mitch PerryMarch 29, 2016

Pinellas County Republican Representative David Jolly met privately with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday in Jerusalem. According to the congressman’s office, the two discussed national security issues in the Middle East, the continuing role of Iran in backing acts of terror against Israel, Iran as a potential security threat, and the need for a continued security partnership […]

Mitch PerryMarch 29, 2016

Tampa-St. Petersburg Democratic U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor and three other Democratic activists stood in front of the steps of the U.S. Federal Courthouse on Tuesday with a simple message for Marco Rubio and the rest of the Republican Senate regarding Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland. “We are here to ask Senator Marco Rubio to please do […]

Mitch PerryMarch 29, 2016

The Democratic race for president is already pretty well decided, right? Hillary Clinton is at least 250 pledged delegates ahead of Bernie Sanders in the race for the nomination, and is up by more than 400 super delegates. That’s with 32 states having participated to date. The Sanders camp, though, is feeling very optimistic at […]

Mitch PerryMarch 28, 2016

Being a descendant of Cuban exiles, it’s no surprise that Carlos Lopez-Cantera takes a dim view of President Barack Obama’s rapprochement with the Raul Castro-led government. “They’ve figured out our political system. They’ve seen how our political system works,” the Lieutenant Governor and U.S. Senate candidate said in a speech at the Tampa Economic Club on Monday. […]

Mitch PerryMarch 25, 2016

As you might have heard, President Barack Obama has been severely criticized in some quarters this week for his reaction to the latest terrorist attacks in Brussels. Some objected to the president choosing to hang with Raul Castro while watching that historical baseball game in Havana between the Rays and the Cuban national team. They […]

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Mark Bircher: I wouldn’t run if I couldn’t win CD 13

Billboards take Debbie Wasserman Schultz to task on payday loans

In op-ed, Rick Scott says he wants a “peaceful revolution”

Marco Rubio calls on feds to closely inspect potential Chinese investment in U.S. food supply

Largest federal employee union backs Patrick Murphy in Florida’s U.S. Senate race

David Jolly visits Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, demands more money for Israel

Kathy Castor, other Democratic activists call on GOP Senate to give Merrick Garland a vote

Mitch Perry Report for 3.29.16 – Bernie Sanders camp says Hillary Clinton a “weak front-runner”

Carlos Lopez-Cantera says Cuban government taking advantage of U.S.

Mitch Perry Report for 3.25.16 – Obama in a time of terrorism