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Ryan RayNovember 19, 2015

Florida’s congressional delegation split on the “SAFE Act”‘s Thursday afternoon vote. The measure calls for a halt on accepting any more Syrian refugees until vetting procedures are made more stringent. The vote came after Gov. Rick Scott joined a national push by mostly Republican fellow governors in telling federal authorities they wouldn’t allow refugees displaced from […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 18, 2015

The Jacksonville Jaguars host the Tennessee Titans on Thursday night in the only nationally televised game that night, giving it added significance in light of the Paris terror attacks this past Friday. With that in mind, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry and Sheriff Mike Williams called a news conference Wednesday to discuss security preparations for the […]

Guest AuthorNovember 17, 2015

You no doubt feel overwhelmed by the reporting and commentary after this past Friday’s slaughter in Paris. A lot of smart people have written about the brutality of the attacks, the complexities of the ISIS threat and the West’s response. To simplify things, I’ve drafted sobering answers to basic questions I suspect many of you […]

Associated PressNovember 16, 2015

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson is calling on Congress to withdraw funding to resettle Syrian refugees in the United States, arguing there is no credible way to tell the difference between an Islamic State militant and an innocent citizen fleeing war. In a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan, Carson urged congressional Republicans to “extinguish” […]

Associated PressNovember 16, 2015

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says he would consider closing U.S. mosques with radical leadership because of the Paris attacks if he were elected president. “I would hate to do it, but it’s something that you’re going to have to strongly consider,” Trump told MSNBC in a telephone interview Monday. Trump and his rivals have […]

Ryan RayNovember 16, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott announced Monday afternoon his administration will not grant requests to relocate some 425 displaced Syrians inside Florida’s borders, and is asking Congress to help ensure it cannot be coerced to reconsider. Scott addressed the issue in a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. The governor told the Congressional Republican leaders though […]

Ryan RayNovember 16, 2015

A prominent father-son pair of Northwest Florida lawmakers are calling on Gov. Rick Scott to join a push by a number of conservative governors to defy the Obama administration’s plan to accept more refugees displaced from war-torn Syria. On Monday, state Sen. Don Gaetz and Rep. Matt Gaetz sent a letter to Scott urging him to not accept […]

Tag: Syrian refugees

Florida delegation breaks 19-8 in favor of House SAFE Act to block refugees; 2 Dems defect

Lenny Curry, Mike Williams discuss stadium security, Syrian refugees in wake of 11/13

Tom O’Hara: Grim questions, sobering answers after Paris

Ben Carson: Congress should stop funding refugee resettlement

Donald Trump says he would consider closing certain mosques

Rick Scott will refuse 425 Syrian refugees, seek Congressional action to stop federal relocation plans

Don Gaetz, Matt Gaetz call on Rick Scott to refuse Syrian refugees