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In an effort to engage the Floridians to talk about the challenges facing our country, Gus hosted an America Speaking Out Town Hall in Plant City on Thursday night.
Over 100 people packed City Hall to share their ideas for solving America's most pressing problems including the economy, jobs, national debt, health care and immigration.
"When our heroes return home from the battlefront, we must use every resource available to help them lead normal and productive lives," said Bilirakis. "This hearing will allow us to examine one of the many new avenues to accomplish this vitally important goal."
Therapeutic recreation focuses on all aspects of improving an individual's health and functioning and is a vital component of integrated medical care at the VA. James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital in Tampa is home to a dynamic recreation therapy services program.
On Saturday more than 600 Tampa Bay area residents attended Gus's latest foreclosure assistance workshop, at Freedom High School in New Tampa. The workshop offered homeowners an opportunity to meet directly with lenders and receive assistance from housing counselors. Gus previously held similar workshops in Pasco County in 2008 and a second one in Pinellas County last year.
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WASHINGTON (5 May) – On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis (R-Fla.) introduced H.R. 5208, the Student Visa Security Improvement Act, which would improve the background checks conducted on student visa applicants from high risk areas and enhance America's ability to ensure, once in the country, foreign students are abiding by the terms of their visas.
WASHINGTON (23 April) – U.S. Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis (R-Fla.), representing Florida's 9th Congressional District, today issued the following statement in response to the analysis of the Democrats' health care law from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS):
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WHO: U.S. Reps. Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.) and Chris Carney (D-Pa.)
WHAT: Committee on Homeland Security's Subcommittee on Management, Investigations and Oversight field hearing: "Unclogging Pipeline Security: Are the Lines of Responsibility Clear?"
WHEN: 10 A.M., Monday, April 19