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As Senate Democrats vow to push through a health care reform bill with or without Republican support, a Republican senator who will be voting on the bill visited South Florida Tuesday.

Share + Nov 24, 2009 12:10 am US/Eastern It's no secret that many times the federal government can spend your tax dollars in ways that might leave you scratching your head or even make you angry.

Two Florida congressional members are raising red flags over proposed constitutional amendmentsproposed for next year's ballotthat could place tighter control over politicians when they re-draw the lines of their legislative districts.

Havana, Nov 17 About $11 million have been paid to US lawmakers, including republicans and democrats, to support the aggressive policy against Cuba in their country''s Congress, Granma newspaper reported Tuesday.

Republican Rep. Sam Graves, a farmer from a rural northwest Missouri congressional district, was once a consistent supporter of easing trade and travel restrictions on Cuba.

Supporters of the U.S. embargo against Cuba have contributed nearly $11 million to members of Congress since 2004 in a largely successful effort to block efforts to weaken sanctions against the island, a new report shows.

AAFP President Lori Heim, M.D., of Vass, N.C., returned to Capitol Hill on Nov. 5, meeting with lawmakers and their staff members for the second time in less than two weeks to re-emphasize the importance of primary care and family medicine in any health care reform bill passed by Congress.

The measure passed in the House 220-215. Sunday, November 8, 2009 The House has acted.

November 5, 2009 - The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America supports legislation under consideration by the House Transportation Committee that would encourage the adoption and enforcement of statewide building codes throughout the nation.

At a rally in Fort Myers on Feb. 10, Gov. Charlie Crist touted the stimulus bill with President Barack Obama.

A prominent Miami marketing firm co-run by the wife of U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart has federal tax trouble.

Who are the the DIABLOs ? Who are the RINOs ? Unfortunately, the American Conservative Union's rankings are pretty useless.

County/Region: Miami-Dade county FL / Miami-Dade Year built: 1989 Builder: N/A Square footage: 5,096 sq.

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan, center, speaks with Jennifer Roberts, left, holding her daughter Madison, and Heather DeSola, right, holding a photo of one of her two sons, Tuesday, Oct.

The Progressive Caucus whip count continues in the House. While all of the actual caucus signed on long ago, it's still necessary to get to 218.

The nation's top housing official on Tuesday toured homes near Boynton Beach that are tainted with Chinese drywall, promising weary and impatient residents "help is on the way." That aid could include loan modifications and federal money for repairs, said Shaun Donovan, secretary for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Even in a time when the Democratic Party controls both houses of Congress and the White House, the FIU College Republicans are still championing the conservative cause.

Read-only mm_head Read-only mm_summary Read-only byline Read-only body KIM GEIGER Reporting from Washington A new study mapping congressional districts with the highest concentrations of people without medical insurance has identified areas in California, Florida, and Texas where more than 30 percent of the residents have no healthcare coverage.

U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen holds a copy of Hondurasa constitution during a press conference with interim President Roberto Micheletti in Tegucigalpa on Monday, Oct.

Three U.S. Republican Congressmen from Florida state arrived here Monday to meet with different Honduran sectors and discus about the political crisis in the country.