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Only 7 members of Florida’s congressional delegation hosting town halls during Easter break

Published on April 11, 2017 in 2017/Top Headlines by Mitch Perry

(Updated) Gainesville Republican U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho held a raucous town hall meeting Monday night, as he was jeered by members of the audience before he finished his opening statement. “I really, really expected them to be a little more civil,” Yoho to the Gainesville Sun after the event.“This was the rowdiest crowd.” Similar statements have been made by congressional Republicans around the country in 2017, as angry Democrats have crowded town halls in some of the most conservative parts of the country, expressing their…

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Bill Nelson talks offshore oil drilling ban during Southwest Florida stop

Published on April 11, 2017 in 2017 by Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster

Sen. Bill Nelson vowed to fight off threats to drill in the waters off Florida’s west coast, telling Southwest Florida officials he’ll do whatever he can to protect the coastal communities. “Increasingly we have threats to drill in the Gulf of Mexico off the west coast of Florida, and it’s getting to the point that I have to keep beating back these attempts,” said Nelson during a meeting in Fort Myers on Tuesday. In 2006, Nelson and then-Sen. Mel Martinez,…

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White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer suggests that Adolf Hitler didn’t use chemical weapons

Published on April 11, 2017 in 2017/Top Headlines by Associated Press

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer suggested Tuesday that Adolf Hitler didn’t use chemical weapons. Hitler killed Jews during the Holocaust using gas chambers at concentration camps. Spicer, comparing Hitler to Syria’s Bashar Assad, said Hitler “didn’t even sink to using chemical weapons.” An April 4 chemical weapons attack in northern Syria left nearly 90 people dead, and the U.S. has blamed Assad. Turkey’s health minister said Tuesday that test results confirm sarin gas was used. Spicer later tried to…

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Florida Democratic Party chair chips in $100K during Q1 of 2017

Published on April 11, 2017 in 2017 by Drew Wilson

The Florida Democratic Party got a $100,000 boost from their new chair last month according to new finance documents filed with the Florida Division of Elections. Stephen Bittel has been in place as the Democratic Party chair since January, when the Miami-Dade Democrat won a five-way race for the position with 55 percent of the vote. Bittel’s $100,000 infusion was the largest single contribution the party took in for the month, which saw it bring in a little over $840,000.…

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National Democrats using Google ads to highlight Rick Scott’s support for unpopular GOP health care plan

Published on April 11, 2017 in 2017 by Mitch Perry

The Democratic Senate Campaign Committee (DSCC) announced Tuesday they are launching a six-figure digital buy of Google search advertisements highlighting Florida Governor Rick Scott’s support for the American Health Care Act, the GOP health care plan that proved so unpopular with the public that House Speaker Paul Ryan pulled the measure. The DSCC says the ads will reach Florida voters across the state who are searching for information about Scott’s record on healthcare. The ads direct individuals to a Florida specific page on the…

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Rick Scott’s approval rating ticks up to 57% in new poll

Published on April 11, 2017 in 2017 by Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster

Gov. Rick Scott’s approval rating is ticking up, something that could prove critical as the Naples Republican ponders a 2018 U.S. Senate bid. A new survey from Morning Consult showed Scott has a 57 percent approval rating. That’s up 8 points from similar rankings released in September, which showed Scott had a 49 percent approval rating. Scott’s disapproval rating dropped to 36 percent in the most recent Morning Consult survey, while 7 percent of Floridians surveyed said they didn’t know…

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Darryl Paulson: The filibuster, the nuclear option and the future of American politics

Published on April 11, 2017 in 2017/Top Headlines by Darryl Paulson

What little Americans know about the filibuster is due to James Stewart‘s portrayal of Senator Jefferson Smith in the classic movie, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. In the movie, Senator Smith filibusters a fraudulent land deal until finally collapsing on the Senate floor. This past week, it was the filibuster that collapsed on the Senate floor as the “nuclear option” was invoked by Senate Republicans. History of the filibuster. The early Congress did not recognize the ability to filibuster. Senators…

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Life and politics from the Sunshine State's best city

2017 - page 76

Only 7 members of Florida’s congressional delegation hosting town halls during Easter break

Bill Nelson talks offshore oil drilling ban during Southwest Florida stop

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer suggests that Adolf Hitler didn’t use chemical weapons

Florida Democratic Party chair chips in $100K during Q1 of 2017

National Democrats using Google ads to highlight Rick Scott’s support for unpopular GOP health care plan

Rick Scott’s approval rating ticks up to 57% in new poll

Darryl Paulson: The filibuster, the nuclear option and the future of American politics

2017 - page 76

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