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Washington, DC: During today's Health Subcommittee markup, three Bilirakis-authored measures were passed. This legislation now heads to the full Energy and Commerce Committee for further consideration. Each bill aims to provide much needed support for sick children or those patients suffering with a rare disease.
Washington, DC –Representatives Gus Bilirakis (R-FL-12), Lois Frankel (D-FL-21), Joe Wilson (R-SC-02), Ted Deutch (D-FL-22), Jim McGovern (D-MA-02), and Chris Smith (R-NJ-04) released the following statement after their bipartisan bill to award Benjamin Ferencz—the last living Nuremberg prosecutor—a Congressional Gold Medal passed the House of Representatives.
Washington, DC: Representatives Gus Bilirakis, Scott Franklin and approximately 170 Republican colleagues recently sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas demanding answers from the Department of Homeland Security regarding the establishment of its Disinformation Governance Board.
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Congressman Bilirakis, alongside 41 colleagues, recently introduced a Congressional Review Act Joint Resolution of Disapproval (CRA), which would prohibit the Department of Justice from implementing President Biden's new rule to expand firearms definitions.
Washington, D.C.—Today, Representatives Gus Bilirakis (FL-12) and Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) introduced bipartisan legislation to help further development of pediatric medical devices by reauthorizing the Pediatric Device Consortia (PDC) grant program and allowing profits for certain Humanitarian Device Exemption (HDE) devices.
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.