Media

"This bipartisan bill sends a clear message to the Iranian regime that the U.S. is committed to preventing Iran from continuing to pursue nuclear weapons capabilities. These new and expanded sanctions target its energy industry, as well as financial institutions, shipping companies, and insurers doing business with Iran. The U.S. must continue to pressure Iran until it complies with international obligations."

"While we must continue to work to create a stable economic environment which facilitates growth, I host these regular employment fairs as a means of putting those seeking work in touch with employers in the Tampa Bay area," Bilirakis said.

The Honoring America's Veterans Act included the language of H.R. 2274, which will create an accountability mechanism to ensure that the Post 9/11 Educational Assistance Program is adequately providing the education benefits intended.

"To create meaningful jobs and cut the unemployment rate, we need to cut the red tape," Bilirakis said. "Regulations that don't add value have gone too far and have limited businesses ability to expand and hire."

The Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act (H.R. 4078) would require cost-benefit analyses of proposed regulations, would streamline the approval process for certain permits, and would allow impacted parties the opportunity to voice their opinions before the administration enacts overzealous and potentially damaging regulations.

The Protecting Veterans Pensions Act would address a common scam in which unethical financial advisors and firms prey on elderly and disabled veterans by promising to help them qualify for VA pension benefits if they divert their assets into trusts or annuities. While the firms profit from those trusts or annuities, they are often poor investments for seniors, leaving veterans without access to adequate financial resources. These firms further profit by charging veterans exorbitant fees and selling them additional, costly services.