Florida Lawmakers Pay Tribute To Sen. McCain
• Bipartisan tributes flow from Florida lawmakers for Sen. John McCain.
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• Bipartisan tributes flow from Florida lawmakers for Sen. John McCain.
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• Florida Senator Marco Rubio has a penchant for waking up early and tweeting a daily Bible verse to the 3 million followers of his Twitter account. But an organization devoted to the separation of church and state has asked him to stop, claiming that he’s breaking the law. Last week, the Freedom From Religion Foundation sent the request in a letter to Rubio’s Washington D.C. office. They cited the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in June that tweets from President Donald Trump’s personal Twitter account are, in fact, official statements. “We have no issue with people reading and discussing the Bible,” says Andrew Seidel, the foundation’s director of strategic response. “But it is not for the government in our …
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• Protesters gathered outside a sold out fundraiser in Altamonte Springs Tuesday night waving signs that read “Stop hiding,” and “Hold a town hall.” They hoped to make a statement for Senator Marco Rubio, who was delivering the keynote address at the Seminole County Republicans Lincoln Day dinner.
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• The Republican quest to repeal and replace Obamacare didn’t get the votes it needed. So where does the debate over health insurance go from here, and what does it mean for the 1.7 million Floridians signed up for insurance under the Affordable Care Act? Political analysts Dick Batchelor & Chris Carmody take the pulse on the health insurance battle in Florida and talk about big spending campaigns from the Governor’s mansion to Capitol Hill.
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• Senate Republicans have not revealed details of their plan to replace the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, but that didn’t stop a group of protesters from gathering on Wednesday at Senator Marco Rubio’s Orlando office.
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• U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson says he will vote against confirming Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. Nelson said in a statement that he met with Gorsuch, listened to the committee hearings, and reviewed his record with an open mind.
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• JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Protesters have gotten U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio evicted from his office space in Jacksonville, Florida, days after a landlord said the lease for his Tampa office wouldn’t be renewed because of vocal crowds of demonstrators making weekly visits.
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• TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Vocal crowds of demonstrators making weekly visits to the Tampa, Florida, office of U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio have gotten the Miami Republican evicted from the building.
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• More than 100 protesters gathered in downtown Orlando Tuesday in front of Senator Marco Rubio’s office, chanting that they want the Florida senator to hold a town hall.
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• Senator Marco Rubio met with members of Orlando’s Puerto Rican community Wednesday. Rubio is part of a congressional task force which is looking at ways to promote economic growth in Puerto Rico.
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