Press Releases
WASHINGTON—Congressman Bilirakis and more than 80 Members of Congress released a bicameral joint statement earlier today, calling on the Biden Administration to reverse course on its plan to erode the full and faithful implementation of the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 by moving the Palestinian Affairs Unit (PAU) out of the U.S. Ambassador to Israel's reporting chain of command and renaming the PAU the "U.S. Office of Palestinian Affairs" that would serve as an unofficial U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Reps. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL-12), Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee with purview over health care, Scott Peters (D-CA-52), Richard Hudson (R-NC-08), and Kurt Schrader (D-OR-05), have introduced the Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act, or SALSA. The legislation seeks to protect American seniors' access to laboratory services that are threatened by Medicare payment cuts. These cuts may threaten access to critical testing for American's seniors.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Representative Gus Bilirakis and Debbie Lesko (AZ-08) have introduced the Political Bias in Algorithm Sorting Emails Act (Political BIAS Emails Act) to hold Big Tech accountable for using biased algorithms that filter political emails and to increase transparency on the censoring practices used by Big Tech companies.
Washington, DC: With gas prices at or above $5.00 per gallon, Congressman Bilirakis understands that his constituents are feeling significant pain at the pump. Today, he took to the House Floor to urge his colleagues to join his fight to ease their pain.
Washington, DC: Last night, Congressman Bilirakis spoke on the House Floor about the economic crisis Americans are enduring and how Democrats continue deflect, blame, and pursue misguided priorities that will further compound the financial pain.
Washington, DC: Three more Bilirakis-authored measures passed the House last night as part of the Food and Drug Amendments of 2022. This comprehensive legislative package now heads to the Senate for final approval. Each provision aims to provide much needed support for children and patients suffering with a rare disease.
Washington, D.C. — Suspecting that President Biden intends to use the newly created DHS "Disinformation Governance Board" to increase the targeting of conservatives online, House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers, and Subcommittee Republican Leaders Gus Bilirakis and Bob Latta are demanding answers.
New Port Richey, FL: Congressman Gus Bilirakis is hosting his 16th Annual Veterans Resource Fair. All local Veterans and their families are encouraged to attend to learn more about available resources in the community, including: healthcare, education, benefits, employment services, mental health treatments, housing, and other social services. The press is also welcome to attend.
WASHINGTON, DC – Earlier today,Hellenic Caucus Co-Chairs Congressman Gus Bilirakis (FL-12) and Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (NY-12), alongside, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced their bipartisan opposition to the Biden administration's proposal to sell advanced weapons and equipment to Turkey in light of its continued violation of U.S. law and its increasingly belligerent rhetoric and behavior towards Greece, America's reliable, democratic NATO ally.