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When meeting Kristen and Kirsten Hernandez, they try to put you at ease about identifying them.

Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson: "I think the president has a sensible plan, both short- and long term, to empower the Afghan people and allow for U.S. troops to complete their mission and come home.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement following the House passage this afternoon of the Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act.

Conservative and liberal lawmakers Wednesday sharply criticized President Obama's plan to start a U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan in July 2011.

WASHINGTON - Congressman Connie Mack , the Ranking Republican of the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, issued the following statement this evening on President Obama's primetime address to the nation about U.S. policy in Afghanistan.

Lee County government officials will meet with U.S. Sens. Bill Nelson and George LeMieux and Rep.

A new opponent is in the wings for U.S. Rep. Connie Mack IV, R-Fort Myers, as Cape Coral Democrat Jim Roach says he plans to enter the race.

U.S. Rep. Connie Mack, R-Fort Myers, announced today that 22 students in his congressional district will receive nominations to United States service academies for the class of 2014.

On Saturday, Nov. 7, a bipartisan majority of the House of Representatives made history by passing H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act.

One of the responsibilities of Members of Congress is to nominate outstanding young men and women to the four U.S. Service Academies, which include the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y.; the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md.; the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo.; and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y.

The Washington Post " reported " today on Thursday's Hearing at the Foreign Relations Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Published: Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 12:12 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 3:07 a.m. WASHINGTON At a tempestuous hearing, one House member after another criticized a growing campaign to lift the ban on American tourists traveling to Cuba.

NAPLES: Six years ago, Janelle Hail's life came to an end. Her mother remembers the knock at the door.

A GOP lawmaker, in a tense exchange Thursday with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, called on Geithner to resign immediately, blaming him for rising unemployment, growing federal deficits and accounting flaws in the number of stimulus jobs created, among other economic problems.

The race for Lee County Commission District 2 -the seat now held by Brian Bigelow - got more crowded this week as another Democrat filed papers to start a campaign.

Legislation in Washington that essentially shields journalists from being punished for doing their jobs is especially important now, given a combustible mix of concerns: privacy, patriotism, online paranoia and protection of and by the First Amendment.

The $53.1 million project to construct a new Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Cape Coral was awarded to Kraft Construction Co.

E-mails show Crist's aides knew of Obama visit to SWFL E-mails obtained by a Florida newspaper show Gov.

Mike Wiley, a Republican candidate running against U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., in the 2010 election, got his start in politics as a radio talk show host, just like Rush Limbaugh.

Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez - together with the likes of Cuba's Castro brothers, Ecuador's Rafael Correa, and Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega - is spewing a populist, leftist, and strongly anti-American brand of politics that is spreading throughout Latin America.