Tag: covid
Rick Scott, Marco Rubio Want DOJ to Sue Chinese Communist Party on COVID
On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., led U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Mike Braun, R-Ind, Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., in a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick...
Greg Steube Wants to Know Why U.S. Naval Academy Denied Diplomas to Unvaccinated Midshipmen
On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., led a letter “in demanding transparency from the U.S. Naval Academy on the denial of diplomas to unvaccinated Midshipmen.”
Steube rounded up seven House Republicans--U.S. Reps. Jim Banks...
Ashley Moody, State AGs Oppose CDC Adding COVID Vaccine to Child Immunization List
At the end of last week, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, with 11 other state attorneys general, called on the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) to...
Marco Rubio: Did Harvard Get $115 Million to Cover Up China’s COVID Origins?
Last week, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., sent a letter to Dr. Lawrence Bacow, the president of Harvard University, regarding a potential quid pro quo agreement in which officials from the real estate company,...
Public Schools Being Told To Fund ‘Permanent’ Projects With Temporary COVID Money
Since the COVID pandemic started in March 2020, federal bailout packages backed by both the Trump and Biden administrations have sent $190 billion to public schools.
School districts have used the money on priorities ranging...
Survey Finds Politics, COVID Among Most Annoying Topics to Discuss With Co-Workers
A survey from Quality Logo Products shows 90 percent of Americans work alongside an annoying co-worker.
The survey of 1,902 American employees focused on what they find annoying about their co-workers, including topics of conversation.
The...
Vern Buchanan Calls on White House to Protect Intellectual Property of Companies With COVID...
This week, U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., showcased a letter he led to President Joe Biden, calling on the White House to “halt its plan to waive intellectual property (IP) protections for U.S. companies”...
Marco Rubio: Feds Should Examine How Pandemic Impacted Student Outcomes, Well-Being
Last week, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., introduced a bill to have the U.S. Education Department “include a new longitudinal component on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on student outcomes and well-being to...
HUD Sending Funds to Palm Beach County to Fight Discrimination Related to COVID Pandemic
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced at the end of last week that it will send $250,000 to the Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County.
The funds are part of...
Florida TaxWatch Looks at Wage Growth During the COVID Pandemic
At the end of last week, Florida TaxWatch (FTW) released an economic commentary entitled “Wage Growth and Talent Attraction in the Pandemic Labor Market.”
The report presents wage growth as a result of companies’ recent...
Florida TaxWatch Releases Report on Inflation’s Role in the COVID Economy
On Thursday, Florida TaxWatch (FTW) released an economic commentary entitled “The Great Imbalance: Inflation’s Influence in the COVID-19 Economy.”
The report analyzes pandemic-induced inflation, resulting from a significant imbalance between supply and demand, as well...
Democrats Looking To Spend More COVID Money
Democrats plan to use the latest Omicron variant as an excuse way to spend more money
Congressional Democrats recently announced they may look to the Biden White House to push for new spending measures due...
