Pelosi: I 'kind of ignore' Trump's tweets on Floyd protests CNN / Devan Cole / May 31, 2020Washington (CNN) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday that she "kind of ignore(s)" President Donald Trump's controversial comments on the nationwide protests spurred by the recent killing of an unarmed black man in Minnesota.In an interview with ABC, the California Democrat also praised former… Read more »
Congress Plans Hearings on Racial Violence and Use of Force by the PoliceNY Times / Nicholas Fandos / May 29, 2020Top lawmakers in both parties, spurred to action by the death of a black Minnesota man in the custody of white police officers, said on Friday that they would hold hearings in the coming weeks on the use of excessive force by law enforcement and on racial… Read more »
House Democrats unveil measure to condemn police brutalityThe Hill / Cristina Marcos / May 29, 2020Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) on Friday unveiled a resolution to condemn police brutality and the excessive use of force against African Americans amid national fervor over recent high-profile deaths of unarmed black people.The resolution, authored by Democratic Reps.… Read more »
ICE has been testing migrants before deportation. But how it's doing so is problematic.Miami Herald / Monique O. Madan and Jacqueline Charles / May 29, 2020The Department of Homeland Security is only testing a sample of the detainees it is removing from the United States and using a 15-minute rapid test to determine if they have the coronavirus.The response by DHS to a Miami Herald… Read more »
Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson fights for HIV treatment amid COVID-19 Miami Times / Staff Report / April 29, 2020Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson plans to send a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services seeking information related to continued access to HIV treatment and care during the COVID-19 pandemic and the risk that the novel coronavirus poses to people living with… Read more »
Political bigamy? South Texas congressional nominee just filed to run for yet another seat, in MiamiDallasNews / Paul Cobler / April 29, 2020The Democratic nominee for Congress in Texas' 27th District is also running for Congress in Florida, filing the paperwork just over a month after losing yet a third congressional bid in California, where he actually lives. In Texas, Ricardo De La… Read more »
Mail-in voting is key to save elections and lives | U.S. Rep. Frederica WilsonSun Sentinel / U.S. Rep. Frederica S. Wilson / April 28, 2020In 2000, the words "hanging chad" entered the political lexicon as the world anxiously awaited the outcome of the presidential contest between Texas Governor George W. Bush and Vice President Al Gore. It took more than a month to count and recount… Read more »
Hospital reliefFlorida Politics / April 28, 2020Rep. Michael Waltz led a bipartisan effort by Florida's House members to urge the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to waive interest it can charge on emergency loans to Florida hospitals that extend the loans past deadlines. Waltz and 16 other Florida House members sent a letter over the weekend to HHS Secretary Alex Azar and… Read more »
Mario Diaz-Balart reelected to Congress unopposed. Carlos Gimenez faces GOP primaryMiami Herald / David Smiley and Alex Daugherty / April 26, 2020U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, South Florida's only Republican member of Congress, coasted to a 10th term Friday after his lone opponent failed to qualify as a candidate. But Republican Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez, who hopes to join… Read more »
FEMA reliefFlorida Politics / Staff Reports / April 26, 2020While the federal government goes trillions of dollars deeper in debt to fight COVID-19, states face daunting budget holes as well. Rep. John Rutherford of Jacksonville and several House colleagues believe one way to help states is for the federal government to pick up all of the costs from FEMA assistance. Rutherford and New… Read more »
