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The FEMA funds are reimbursements for expenses from Hurricane Irma which hit South Florida back in September 2017. From her perch on the subcommittee,...
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Florida Government & Politics
“The coronavirus represents a serious international health crisis, however, here in South Florida, I have been informed that at this time there is no...
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Gimenez entering the race is a major coup for the GOP which was looking for a high profile candidate to challenge Mucarsel-Powell. Back in...
Florida Government & Politics
Last week, U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, D-Fla., was appointed vice chair of House Democrats’ Gun Violence Prevention Task Force. Besides being a survivor of...
Florida Government & Politics
Back in March, Rooney introduced the bill banning the “human use of oxybenzone and octinoxate near coral reefs in National Marine Sanctuary System including...
Florida Government & Politics
“The goal of U.S. policy is an Iran that is prosperous and lives in harmony with its neighbors and the world,” Rubio insisted. “But...
Florida News
Lopez-Cantera, who served as majority leader in the state House and as Miami Dade property appraiser before serving as Gov. Rick Scott’s understudy, announced...
Environment
The roundtable focused on restoring the Everglades and the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA).
Florida News
Currently, Medicare pays for breast reconstruction based on the requirement of the WHCRA, however, it is not legally required to follow the WHCRA.
Education News
From her perch on the Hispanic Caucus Education and Labor Task Force, freshman U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, D-Fla., is backing two proposals to change...
Florida News
While she is still in her first year on Capitol Hill, U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, D-Fla., the first South American-born member of Congress, leads...
Florida Government & Politics
“This announcement brings the total amount of FEMA funding awarded to Miami-Dade County to more than $137 million and Monroe County to more than...
Florida News
Noting that Mucarsel-Powell accepted a donation from billionaire Tom Steyer, who is running for the Democratic presidential nomination and a leading advocate for impeaching...
Florida News
Every Democrat in the Florida delegation voted for the resolution and every Republican representing the Sunshine State stood against it.
Florida News
On Thursday, freshman U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, D-Fla., sent a letter to FEMA Acting Administrator Pete Gaynor expressing her concern over the National Flood...
Florida News
This week, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced it was sending more than $86 million to the Sunshine State to help Florida recover...
Florida News
The money will be used to cut down on noise which has impacted almost 100 homes around the airport.
Florida News
Hurricane Irma was a Category 5 storm which hit the Sunshine State back in September 2017. At least 90 Americans--including 84 in Florida--were killed...
Florida Government & Politics
The congresswoman pointed to a number of reasons, including how illegal immigrants in federal custody have been treated.
Florida Government & Politics
On Thursday, Mucarsel-Powell, who is wrapping up her first six months on Capitol Hill, announced that DOT is sending $360,000 to the Monroe County...
Florida Government & Politics
“I am pleased that after the Transportation and Infrastructure hearing, FEMA has obligated this overdue funding. We’re waiting on more funds, but this is...
Florida News
“On Thursday, Attorney General William Barr is scheduled to testify before an oversight hearing of the House Judiciary Committee. He is threatening to refuse...
Florida Government & Politics
Mucarsel-Powell, who sits on the U.S. House Judiciary Committee and chairs the Hispanic Caucus Women’s Task Force, threw her support behind reauthorization on Thursday.
Environment
U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oreg., the chairman of the committee, and U.S. Rep. Grace Napolitano, D-Calif., the chairwoman of the subcommittee, announced the promotion...
Florida Government & Politics
A sweeping campaign finance and voting rights act passed by Democrats in the U.S. House is becoming an issue in what is expected to...
Florida Government & Politics
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) also came out firing, calling on Florida Democrat U.S. Reps. Charlie Crist and Debbie Mucarsel-Powell to oppose Omar...
Florida Government & Politics
In her first meeting on the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, freshman U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, D-Fla., called for more investments in South...
Education News
On Thursday, the South Florida Democrat announced $718,150 in federal funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to FIU’s medical...
Education News
Most of those funds--$2,574,300-- will be going to the University of Florida’s STRIDE Center – of which Florida International University (FIU) is a consortium...