Jacob OglesFebruary 19, 2019
6min548
Neither has signaled they play to leave on their own.
Tag: Vern Buchanan
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3min361
The Tampa Bay Republicans want answers on poor conditions.
Jacob OglesFebruary 11, 2019
7min738
Democrats and Republicans from Florida's Congressional delegation condemned remarks.
Jacob OglesJanuary 20, 2019
11min722
Congressional responses so far broke down along party lines.
Jacob OglesJanuary 15, 2019
5min274
The new Governor has declared war on algae outbreaks, red tide.
Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 8, 2019
4min402
Congress members Charlie Crist, Kathy Castor, Francis Rooney and Vern Buchanan reintroduced Tuesday the Florida Coastal Protection Act seeking to ban offshore drilling around the state. The bill would make the current federal moratorium permanent. The current ban is set to expire in June of 2022. The reintroduced act would also extend the ban into […]
Jacob OglesJanuary 6, 2019
4min347
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, chairman of Florida’s legislative delegation, filed seven new bills at the start of the 116th Congress. “I am hopeful that we can advance meaningful bipartisan legislation to continue generating economic growth and opportunity for millions of Americans,” said the Sarasota Republican. His newly filed legislation touches on a range of topics from […]
Jacob OglesJanuary 5, 2019
4min204
U.S. Rep. Ross Spano won’t be collecting his first paycheck, he says, as long as a partial shutdown of the federal government continues. After being sworn in to his first term of office, the Dover Republican issued a statement stating he would forgo being paid for now. “This Congress is being seated at a time […]
Jacob OglesDecember 13, 2018
3min788
The Farm Bill passed out of the House includes in it a ban on the slaughter of household pets for food, a priority of U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan. The Sarasota Republican sponsored legislation, the Dog and Cat Meat Trade Prohibition Act of 2018, which passed in the House earlier this year. Buchanan introduced the bipartisan legislation […]
Scott PowersNovember 26, 2018
5min264
Outside groups spent more than $37 million on U.S. House races in Florida’s general election, putting more than $1 million in seven different contests, with Republicans winning four and Democrats, three. The big money, about half of all the outside cash that rained into Florida’s general election for U.S. House contests, poured into Florida’s 26th […]