King of Earmarks In 2008, Rep. Bill Young (R), the 37-year veteran of the House of Representatives from Florida's 10th congressional district in Pinellas County, inserted more earmarked dollars into spending bills than any other member of Florida's congressional delegation and more than all but two other members of Congress. A Sampler Florida lawmakers slip earmark dollars into the federal budget for everything from museums to ferry boats: * The Florida Holocaust Museum in St. Petersburg received $287,000 for exhibits and programming.
WASHINGTON - A Republican member of Congress confronted then- Rep. Mark Foley about his Internet communications with teenagers as early as 2000, according to a Washington Post report. The report pushes back by at least five years the date when a member of Congress acknowledges learning of the Florida Republican's questionable behavior toward pages.
The facts of the disgrace of Mark Foley, who was a Republican member of the House from a Florida district until he resigned last week, constitute a disgrace for every Republican member of Congress. Red flags emerged in late 2005, perhaps even earlier, in suggestive and wholly inappropriate e-mail messages to underage congressional pages. His aberrant, predatory and possibly criminal behavior was an open secret among the pages who were his prey. The evidence was strong enough long enough ago that the speaker should have relieved Mr. Foley of his committee responsibilities contingent on a full investigation to learn what had taken place, whether any laws had been violated and what action, up to and including prosecution, were warranted by the facts. This never happened. Rep. John Shimkus ...
Allen West, the Republican candidate running for Congress against Democratic incumbent Ron Klein, is a columnist for Wheels on the Road magazine. The raunchy Sunrise-based biker publication is replete with enough racist and sexist material to make a redneck blush. The first thing you see when visiting the Wheels on the Road website is a "West for Congress" banner. Next, there is a clock counting down the remaining time left in President Barack Obama's term. That is followed by a host of racially insulting cartoons targeting the President. Articles and columns follow the same pattern. One columnist refers to the President as a "lawn jockey" and some others are worse. The magazine glorifies the brutal Outlaws motorcycle gang which law enforcement organizations list as a criminal enterpris...
... is not befitting a person seeking to be a member of the U.S. Congress. EVERGLADES RESTORATION. Kirk...
...FRANCES G. BEINECKE, MEMBER, NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE B.P. DE... former Senator Bob Graham of the state of Florida and the Honorable William Reilly who led the Envir... money beyond the resource damage funds Congress will have to authorize and appropriate Clean Water...
For the local group BANANA (Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anything), Monday mornings transportation listening session will be better than going to Disneyland. An influential member of Congress will be in town. For the ankle-biters, thats like Disneyland coming to you! Surely theyll be out in force at the 9 to 11 a.m. meeting at the Clark Public Utilities Building, 1200 Fort Vancouver Way. The shows headliner will be a man unknown to many Clark County residents until recently: John Mica. The Republican congressman from Florida chairs the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. He was invited here by U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R- Camas, because the transportation reauthorization bill later this year will fund major infrastructure projects across the nation. Of co...
... 1868 Constitution, which was approved by Congress when Florida was readmitted to representation in C... it existed at the time such State became a member of the Union," or as previously "approved by Congr...
In 2002 as a State Senator, I launched an initiative to reduce class sizes in Florida's overcrowded 'public schools. As chairman of Florida's Coalition to Reduce Class Size, I led a petition drive that collected more than 500,000 signatures. I two opposition efforts in tne Florida Supreme Court, as well as a campaign meant to kill the measure at the ballot box. But, the people spoke. About 2.5 million Florida citizens voted for the measure, and it was approved. I wasn't fighting just or my daughter, Lauren. I was fighting for her classmates. I was fighting so that all kids would get a good start in an environment in which they could learn. As a father, and a lawmaker, nothing is more important to me. All in all, there's nothing like the joy that comes from helping others in need. Public...
...At an early age my mother, retired Congresswoman Carrie P. Meek, stood strong as my mentor and role... her election to Congress, my mother was a member of the Florida House of Representatives and the Fl...
Mack: "Florida does not need its version of the 'Big Dig!' WASHINGTON, March 7, 2011/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman Connie Mack (FL-14) today commended Governor Rick Scott for rejecting the $2.4 billion in big government project spending being forced on the state by U.S. Senator Bill Nelson.
...As a Florida Member of Congress, I look forward to working with your o...
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