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Mitch PerryJune 13, 2016

Tampa Bay area Rep. Kathy Castor says when she returns to Congress Monday night, there’s likely to be a moment of silence on behalf of the 49 people killed in an Orlando LGBT nightclub on Sunday morning. But she says the times call for something bigger than that. “I’m pretty tired of having moments of silence without […]

Phil AmmannDecember 9, 2015

Sarasota Republican U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan said Wednesday that Gretchen Andersen will be the new press secretary for his Washington, D.C., office. Andersen previously was press secretary for U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania, a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee. Murphy also wrote a sweeping mental health reform bill co-sponsored by Buchanan. Before […]

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Kathy Castor says she’s weary of having moments of silence in gun tragedies without any action to follow

Personnel note: Vern Buchanan hires Gretchen Andersen as new press secretary