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		<title>FEMA declares individual disaster relief for Polk, Pasco</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mitch Perry]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2017 17:47:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has now amended their initial Federal Disaster Declaration to include Pasco County and Polk County for individual assistance. The declaration now will allow individuals in both counties affected by Hurricane Irma to receive recovery support and disaster assistance. &#8220;This is so important because there are many people suffering throughout my district,&#8221; said Congressman Gus Bilirakis of Tarpon Springs. &#8220;This financial support will go a long way in helping residents as they recover from Hurricane Irma.&#8221;&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Florida congressional members cross party lines on immigration bills</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mitch Perry]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2017 11:35:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Carlos Curbelo]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The GOP-controlled House of Representatives passed two immigration-related bills Thursday afternoon. One was Kate&#8217;s Law, which mandates a minimum five-year prison sentence for anyone who re-enters the country illegally at least twice after being deported. It passed the House of Representatives on Thursday with a vote of 257 to 157. The No Sanctuary for Criminals Act passed by a 228-195 margin. Both votes were mostly along party lines, but not in Florida. Only seven Republicans voted against the No Sanctuary for&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Donald Trump signs VA reform bill backed by Marco Rubio</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2017 09:15:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gus Bilirakis]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump signed a bill into law aimed at reforming the Department of Veterans Affairs by allowing the secretary to dismiss bad employees. The bill, which was sponsored by Sen. Marco Rubio, gives the VA secretary the authority to fire and demote employees. It also adds protections for whistleblowers, by prohibiting the secretary from using his or her authority to fire employees who filed a complaint with the Office of Special Counsel. The measure — which passed the Senate on&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>VA reform bill backed by Marco Rubio, Bill Nelson headed to Donald Trump</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2017 12:10:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A bill to reform the Department of Veterans of Affairs is heading to President Donald Trump, after the U.S. House of Representatives approved it this week. The House voted 368-55 on Tuesday to approve the the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Marco Rubio, gives the VA secretary the authority to fire and demote employees. It also adds protections for whistleblowers, by prohibiting the secretary from using his or her authority&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Gus Bilirakis hears plea from conservative groups to block hearing aid regulation</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Schorsch]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jun 2017 04:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[At the center of a battle over excessive government regulation is an unlikely source — hearing aids. Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and a handful of Republicans are crafting a Senate bill to create an over-the-counter category of hearing aids known as personal sound amplification products (PSAPs). The hearing aid industry has come out strongly against the “Over-The-Counter Hearing Aid Act,&#8221; but further opposition has emerged from another unexpected coalition — Tea Party-aligned organizations such as Frontiers of Freedom, Conservative Leadership PAC,&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>In letter, Gus Bilirakis demands justice for American attacked by Turkish security detail</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mitch Perry]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 May 2017 20:27:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Like most Americans, Gus Bilirakis was repulsed after seeing footage last week of bodyguards for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan beating up peaceful protesters in Washington D.C. State Department officials expressed “concern to the Turkish government in the strongest possible terms” and summoned the Turkish Ambassador for a visit. That was pretty much it. Now, Bilirakis is joining 39 other members of Congress in a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson demanding that those Turkish officials based in the&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Fifth annual list of Tampa Bay’s 25 Most Powerful Politicians</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Schorsch]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2017 13:18:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bernie McCabe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Darden Rice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dennis Ross]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gus Bilirakis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Janet Cruz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ken Hagan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ken Welch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Suarez]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sandy Murman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yolie Capin]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Now in its fifth year, SaintPetersBlog/FloridaPolitics.com is offering its annual list of the Most Powerful Politicians in Tampa Bay. In compiling the 2017 list, FloridaPolitics.com queried several of the region’s leading political consultants, activists, bloggers, operatives and local lobbyists to name who they consider the 25 most powerful pols in the area. No suggested names were provided. For this exercise, the Tampa Bay region is defined as Pinellas, Hillsborough and Pasco, but can also include Hernando, Polk or Sarasota, particularly&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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