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At the end of last week, U.S. Sen. Rick Scott sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken requesting information about the Biden administration’s efforts to investigate charges into the Pan American...

Florida Republican U.S. Reps. Kat Cammack, Scott Franklin, Greg Stuebe and Michael Waltz backed the proposed sanctions unveiled by former U.S. Sec. of State Mike Pompeo and U.S. Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., the chairman of the Republican Study Committee.

This is not a new issue for the Florida delegation. Back in December, U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla., led a letter to Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Alexander Minnis and Bahamian Environment and Housing Minister Romauld Sotario Ferreira opposing the Bahamas Petroleum Company’s (BPC) Perseverance No. 1 oil well, off the coast of The Bahamas.

U.S. Sec. of State Mike Pompeo made the announcement this week as the Trump administration manages through its final days. 

The resolutions were introduced two weeks ago by Pennsylvania Republicans U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey and U.S. Rep. Guy Reschenthaler. Diaz-Balart and U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot, R-Ohio, are the original co-sponsors in the House. 

U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla., led a letter to Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Alexander Minnis and Bahamian Environment and Housing Minister Romauld Sotario Ferreira opposing the Bahamas Petroleum Company’s (BPC)  Perseverance No. 1 oil well, off the coast of The Bahamas.

The U.S. Treasury Department hit Mohammad Baseri and Ahmad Khazai from Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) with sanctions on Monday.