Press Releases
Washington, DC- For the fourth year in a row, Congressman Gus Bilirakis has been ranked as one of the most bipartisan members of Congress, according to the Bipartisan Index rankings from the Lugar Center and Georgetown University's McCourt School, which were released earlier this week. With an overall ranking of 27th out of 435 Members of Congress, Bilirakis led the Florida Congressional Delegation with the highest score for bipartisanship.
Washington, DC- The unprecedented leak of a draft ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is a reprehensible and deliberate attempt to undermine the credibility of the judiciary and to apply political pressure on Supreme Court Justices. As Chief Justice Roberts indicated earlier today, a full investigation will be conducted and the responsible party must be held accountable for this egregious violation of confidentiality. As the Court finalizes its decision in the landmark case of Dobbs v.
Washington, DC— Representatives Steve Womack, Gus Bilirakis and a group of Republican colleagues have introduced of the Veterans First Act of 2022 to stop the White House from diverting resources for our Veterans to manage its self-inflicted southern border crisis.
Washington, DC- On March 31, 2022 Congressman Gus Bilirakis was contacted by a local WFLA reporter alerting him of concerns that the National Parks Service (NPS) had discontinued escorts for the U.S. Honor Flight program in Washington, DC. The Honor Flight Program is a wonderful initiative to honor our nation's heroes. Congressman Bilirakis has had the privilege of meeting many honor flight groups during their visit to the nation's Capital and each time has found it to be a very moving and memorable experience.
Washington, DC- On March 31, 2022 Congressman Gus Bilirakis was contacted by a local WFLA reporter alerting him of concerns that the National Parks Service (NPS) had discontinued escorts for the U.S. Honor Flight program in Washington, DC. The Honor Flight Program is a wonderful initiative to honor our nation's heroes. Congressman Bilirakis has had the privilege of meeting many honor flight groups during their visit to the nation's Capital and each time has found it to be a very moving and memorable experience.
Washington, DC: Earlier today, Congressman Gus Bilirakis took to the House Floor to denounce what he referred to as "the complete and utter failure of the Biden Administration's dangerous open border policies." Bilirakis highlighted that there were 221,303 migrant encounters at the southern border in March of this year, which is a 542% increase from March of 2020.
Washington, DC: In this week's Health Subcommittee hearing, Congressman Gus Bilirakis grilled Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra on a variety of pressing public health concerns, including his agency's failure to uphold the existing federal partial birth abortion ban. When Secretary Becerra testified before the same subcommittee in 2021, Bilirakis asked him about the ban. In response, Secretary Becerra falsely claimed that there was no law dealing specifically with the term partial-birth abortion.
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) today, with Congressman Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), introduced the Armenian Genocide Education Act, legislation modeled after her Never Again Education Act that will give teachers across the United States the resources they need to educate our children on the atrocities of the Armenian Genocide and the consequences of intolerance and hate.
Washington, DC: Earlier today Representatives Gus Bilirakis and G.K. Butterfield introduced the New Era for Preventing End-Stage Kidney Disease Act. This important legislation will help transform the delivery of care to rare kidney disease patients by increasing community and healthcare provider awareness and education. Each year, Medicare spends more than $84 billion providing critical care to patients with chronic kidney disease, including $36 billion on patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD).