WASHINGTON, D.C., JAN. 24, 2016 – U.S. Rep. Dennis A. Ross (FL-15), Senior Deputy Majority Whip, released the following statement on his plans to censure President Obama for failing to uphold his responsibility to enact the Visa Waiver Program Improvement Act as congressionally intended by not requiring foreigners tied to terrorist hotspots and state sponsors of terrorism, including Iran, to go through an extra layer of security screening before receiving approval to visit the U.S.: “The highly ...
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WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 22, 2016 – U.S. Rep. Dennis A. Ross (FL-15), Senior Deputy Majority Whip, released the following statement after returning nearly $143,000 of his 2015 Congressional office budget to the U.S. Treasury: “If every day, hard-working Americans can live responsibly and on tight budgets, there is no reason our federal government cannot do the same, especially when it is spending taxpayer dollars. Like my neighbors across Florida’s 15th Congressional District, I sit down at the be...
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WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 21, 2016 – U.S. Rep. Dennis A. Ross (FL-15), Senior Deputy Majority Whip, released the following statement after introducing H.R. 4392, legislation requiring the Office of Personnel Management to submit an annual report to Congress relating to the use of “Official Time” by federal employees: “I introduced H.R. 4392 so Congress may better account for federal employees’ use of working hours and eliminate wasteful spending. This bill will require the Office of Personnel Manag...
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WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 16, 2016 – U.S. Rep. Dennis A. Ross (FL-15), Senior Deputy Majority Whip, released the following statement in response to the implementation of Iran sanctions relief: "Today is a sad day for protecting America and the world from terrorism and countries who promote and execute such evil atrocities, like Iran. "In exchange for Iran's 'compliance' with the poorly negotiated Iran Nuclear Deal, the U.S. will lift the crippling economic sanctions it had imposed on Iran that prev...
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WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 16, 2016 – U.S. Rep. Dennis A. Ross (FL-15), Senior Deputy Majority Whip, released the following statement after Iran released four U.S. prisoners held hostage in exchange for the release of six prisoners being held in the U.S. on charges related to sanctions against Iran: "I am very grateful Iran released the four U.S. prisoners it has been unjustly holding hostage. However, this "swap" of prisoners between Iran and the U.S. is not equal. Iran did not take these U.S. pris...
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WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 15, 2016 – U.S. Rep. Dennis A. Ross (FL-15), Senior Deputy Majority Whip, released the following statement after introducing H.R. 4391, the Finish the Fence Act, which amends the Illegal Immigration and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to complete the required 700-mile southwest border fencing by Dec. 31, 2016: “Since I was first elected, securing our border has been a top priority. This week, I introduced H.R. 4391 because ...
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WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 14, 2016 – U.S. Rep. Dennis A. Ross (FL-15), Senior Deputy Majority Whip, released the following statement after showcasing his legislation, H.R. 2901, that helps provide homeowners additional flood insurance options and lowers the cost of flood insurance policies during multiple House Financial Services Committee hearings this week: “Since joining the House Financial Services Committee, I have urged my colleagues to work with me to address the shortcomings of the current ...
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WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 12, 2016 – U.S. Rep. Dennis A. Ross (FL-15), Senior Deputy Majority Whip, released the following statement after President Obama’s final State of the Union address: “For seven long years, President Obama has delivered thousands of empty words in his State of the Union addresses, and tonight was no different, unfortunately. As usual, we were lectured on sidetracked issues in an attempt to distract us from what have been the failed policies of this administration, such as de...
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WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 8, 2016 – U.S. Rep. Dennis A. Ross (FL-15), Senior Deputy Majority Whip, released the following statement after co-sponsoring a resolution to censure President Obama: “President Obama has repeatedly ignored the Separation of Powers our Forefathers established to prevent any one person from possessing too much control over our government and the American people. The President continues to circumvent Congress when he does not get his way within the realms of our legislative ...
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WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 6, 2016 – U.S. Rep. Dennis A. Ross (FL-15), Senior Deputy Majority Whip, released the following statement after voting to pass H.R. 3762, Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act, which provides reconciliations to the FY16 Budget to dismantle ObamaCare, protect taxpayer dollars and lives, and invest in women’s health care: “Today, I proudly voted in favor of the Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act because it repeals the core pillars...
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