Tag: u.s. house homeland security committee
John Rutherford: Congress Needs to Do More to Help Law Enforcement
At a roundtable event on the First Coast on Thursday, U.S. Rep. John Rutherford, R-Fla., called for Congress to do more to support law enforcement.
Before being elected to Congress in 2016, Rutherford served in...
Frederica Wilson’s Haitian Deportation Relief Act Backed By House Leadership, Florida Democrats
Some Democrats in the Florida delegation on Capitol Hill and key committee chairs are lining up behind a proposal to suspend deporting Haitians in the U.S. illegally during the coronavirus pandemic.
Val Demings Champions the Coronavirus Workers’ Compensation for TSA Employees Act
Demings, who sits on the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee, showcased the bill on Friday and noted that more than 500 Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees have already tested positive for coronavirus and five of them have died due to it.
Val Demings: We Need to Get Ready for Hurricane Season During Coronavirus Pandemic
At the end of last week, U.S. Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla., led a letter to Florida Emergency Management Director Jared Moskowitz, asking for a congressional briefing on how the state will plan for hurricane season during the coronavirus pandemic.