As flags are raised across America today in honor of National POW/MIA Recognition Day, we stand united as a nation remembering and honoring those captured and who have gone missing while serving our great country, as well as their loved ones. Today, as in every day, we shall live by the POW/MIA flag’s creed: You Are Not Forgotten. America's service members are the backbone of the freedom and prosperity this country has enjoyed for more than two hundred years. As the proud son and brother of mili...
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WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 7, 2015 – U.S. Rep. Dennis A. Ross (FL-15), Senior Deputy Majority Whip, recently met with U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Charlie Clark, 89, to congratulate Cpl. Clark on finally receiving multiple belated military service medals and to thank him for his service in World War II. Ross and his district staff helped Cpl. Clark obtain multiple medals he earned, but never received, during his service in the Marine Corps between 1943 and the end of World War II. Cpl. Clark finally recei...
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WASHINGTON, D.C., July 29, 2015 – U.S. Rep. Dennis A. Ross (FL-15), Senior Deputy Majority Whip, released the following statement after voting to pass H.R. 1994, the VA Accountability Act, which authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to remove or demote VA employees based on performance or any misconduct, as well as remove such individuals from the civil service or demote the individuals through a reduction in grade or annual pay rate. “America's Veterans are the backbone of the free...
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WASHINGTON, D.C., July 21, 2015 – U.S. Rep. Dennis A. Ross (FL-15), Senior Deputy Majority Whip, released the following statement after President Obama signed into law H.R. 1326, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2000 Mulford Road in Mulberry, Florida, as the “Sergeant First Class Daniel M. Ferguson Post Office.” Sergeant First Class Ferguson was stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, with his fiancée at the time of the April 2, 2014, shootings. He sacrificed his l...
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WASHINGTON, D.C., July 9, 2015 – U.S. Rep. Dennis A. Ross (FL-15), Senior Deputy Majority Whip, released the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed H.R. 1326, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2000 Mulford Road in Mulberry, Florida, as the “Sergeant First Class Daniel M. Ferguson Post Office.” Ross introduced H.R. 1326 on March 4, and the bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives on June 15, with support from the entire Florida delegation. The...
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WASHINGTON, D.C., July 7, 2015 – U.S. Rep. Dennis A. Ross (FL-15), Senior Deputy Majority Whip, released the following statement after voting to pass H.R. 91, the Veteran’s I.D. Card Act, which requires the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to issue an identification card to certain Veterans that proves their service in the United States Armed Services. This bill passed both the House of Representatives and Senate unanimously. “Today, my colleagues and I came together to pass ...
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WASHINGTON, D.C., June 15, 2015 – U.S. Rep. Dennis A. Ross (FL-15), Senior Deputy Majority Whip, today delivered the following statement on the House Floor before voting with his colleagues to pass, H.R. 1326, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2000 Mulford Road in Mulberry, Florida, as the “Sergeant First Class Daniel M. Ferguson Post Office.” Ross introduced H.R. 1326 on March 4, 2015, with support from the entire Florida delegation. Click here to watch Ro...
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WASHINGTON, D.C., June 11, 2015 – U.S. Rep. Dennis A. Ross (FL-15), Senior Deputy Majority Whip, released the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 2685, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, which will provide funding for the Department of Defense (DoD) in Fiscal Year 2016. “I was proud to vote in favor of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act to ensure our troops have the tools they need to properly and safely defend our great nation, including the necessary resource...
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WASHINGTON, D.C., May 15, 2015 – U.S. Rep. Dennis A. Ross (R-FL-15), Senior Deputy Majority Whip, released the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 1735, the National Defense Authorization Act, which will authorize and prioritize funding for the Department of Defense (DoD) and other select national security programs within the Department of Energy for Fiscal Year 2016. “After speaking with multiple veterans and military leaders in my community, I voted for the National Defense Autho...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. --U.S. Rep. Dennis A. Ross (R-FL-15), Senior Deputy Majority Whip, today released the following statement after voting to pass H.R. 2029, the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016. This legislation passed with bipartisan support, by a vote of 255 – 163. “Today, I voted to pass legislation that will fund the Department of Veterans Affairs at the highest level in the history of our country. Our brave veterans made honorable sacrif...
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