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This week, U.S. Reps. John Rutherford, R-Fla., and Josh Gottheimer, D-NJ, announced they would lead the Crohn’s and Colitis Caucus over the next two years. The caucus “is dedicated to educating Congress and the American...

At the end of last week, U.S. Rep. John Rutherford, R-Fla., urged the U.S. Senate to pass a bill offering “targeted investments in local police departments and ensure that police officers in smaller communities...

Last week, U.S. Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., added his proposal sanctioning Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and their supporters to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which cleared the U.S. House. Back in March 2019,...

Members of the Florida congressional delegation are calling for a federal investigation of the Mapping Project, which is part of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement targeting Israel. The Mapping Project defines itself as a...

At the end of last week, U.S. Rep. John Rutherford, R-Fla., announced he would be the main co-sponsor of U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer’s, D-NJ, proposal offering “targeted investments in local police departments and ensure...

In recent years, Rutherford, the former sheriff of Duval County, has been championing the “Protect and Serve Act” with U.S. Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla., as the main cosponsor. According to Rutherford’s office, the bill “would create federal penalties for individuals who deliberately target local, state, or federal law enforcement officers with violence.”

The two co-chairs of the caucus--U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-NJ, and Tom Reed, R-NY, weighed on what they hope to accompany over the next two years.

Last week, U.S. Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., brought back his bill sanctioning Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and their supporters.

Rubio, who leads the U.S. Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, thanked the backers of the proposal but noted that it provides less than $300 billion for small businesses, including another round of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and more funds for Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL).

U.S. Rep. Brian Mast’s, R-Fla., bill sanctioning Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and their supporters passed the U.S. House this week.

Although the bill still has to face the U.S. House Financial Services Committee, forty members have lined up as cosponsors.

Mast paired up with the two leaders of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee to introduce the  “Palestinian International Terrorism Support Prevention Act" which “imposes sanctions on foreign persons, agencies and governments that assist Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad or their affiliates.”