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Mitch PerryOctober 5, 2015

After John Boehner became Speaker following the GOP’s takeover of the House of Representatives back in 2011, Republican leaders decided Congress should meet less in Washington. So they announced a loose goal of two weeks on, one week off in the nation’s Capitol – giving members the chance to spend extended time back in their districts every third week. […]

Mitch PerryOctober 5, 2015

Welcome to the first Monday in October, where in Tampa the temperatures began this morning in the upper 60’s… Lots going on in pop culture and sports this past weekend, but let’s stick with hard news and talk about the issue of gun violence in America in the wake of the latest mass shooting in […]

Mitch PerryOctober 4, 2015

Florida’s two presidential candidates – Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio- remain in the middle of the pack in two new polls taken in Iowa and New Hampshire and released on Sunday. Donald Trump continues to lead the Republican field in both states, according to the NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist surveys. In New Hampshire, Trump now holds a […]

Mitch PerryOctober 2, 2015

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Jeb Bush received a torrent of criticism Friday afternoon after he said “stuff happens” in reference to calls for legislative action after the mass shooting that took place in Oregon on Thursday. “I had this challenge as governor because we had — look, stuff happens,” he said at a forum in South Carolina. “There’s always […]

Mitch PerryOctober 2, 2015

The Florida Democratic Party announced that Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill will keynote the FDP’s Saturday night dinner at the 2015 State Convention. “Today we are thrilled to announce the Senator Claire McCaskill will keynote our 2015 State Convention dinner on October 31st.” said FDP Chair Allison Tant. “We couldn’t be more excited to have Senator McCaskill on our team as we […]

Mitch PerryOctober 2, 2015

Last month Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alan Grayson bashed his chief rival for the Democratic nomination for Senate, Patrick Murphy, for being one of just seven U.S. House Democrats who voted to create the Benghazi Select Committee. But after Republican House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy admitted on Fox News this week that the committee’s work had done its job in weakening Hillary Clinton‘s […]

Mitch PerryOctober 2, 2015

A new Economist/YouGov poll finds Donald Trump continuing to lead the GOP presidential race, but the numbers are troubling for his candidacy going forward. The New York City based businessman/celebrity leads with 25 percent support, followed by Marco Rubio at 16%, Ben Carson at 15%, Ted Cruz at 9%, Carly Fiorina at 8%, Jeb Bush at 7% and Rand Paul at 4%. The poll shows that just two weeks ago, nearly […]

Mitch PerryOctober 2, 2015

No doubt some Florida Republicans must have scoffed about how “clueless” Donald Trump was when they heard his remarks regarding the relationship between Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio in New Hampshire on Wednesday night. “They hate so much. They hate more than anybody in this room hates their neighbor,” Trump said, adding “It’s political bulls_”. Now […]

Mitch PerryOctober 1, 2015

The Republican-led House’s approval of a multibillion-dollar defense policy bill could end up being vetoed by President Obama and ultimately hurting MacDill Air Force Base, contends Tampa Bay area Democrat Kathy Castor. But she’s not blaming the president, but the John Boehner-led House. That’s because the $612 billion bill, which will cover new ships, aircraft and […]

Mitch PerryOctober 1, 2015

In what is being described as a good faith gesture, Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission Chairman Victor Crist announced on Thursday that the PTC has asked its legal counsel to temporarily postpone all legal actions currently pending against ridesharing companies Uber and Lyft until after the Florida Legislative session concludes early next year. “We want […]

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David Jolly introduces bill mandating Congress work a 40-hour work week

Mitch Perry Report for 10.5.15 – O’Malley and Clinton unveil plans to address gun violence

Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio still in middle of the pack in new Iowa, NH polls

Jeb Bush gets blasted for ‘stuff happens’ remark about Oregon mass shooting

Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill to keynote FDP State Convention on Halloween

Alan Grayson again blasts Patrick Murphy for supporting Benghazi investigation

Marco Rubio in second place in Economist/YouGov GOP survey

Mitch Perry Report for 10.2.15 – On Jeb and Marco

Kathy Castor says GOP defense bill that violates the sequester could end up hurting MacDill AFB

Hillsborough PTC to temporarily postpone legal actions against Uber until after legislative session ends next year