Featured in Sunshine State News. The extra trips to the hardware store for plywood and nails to board up windows. The stocked pantries and cupboards with canned goods and water bottles. The spare batteries and flashlights stashed around the house. The safety drills to take shelter in hallways and bathtubs. These are all-too-familiar precautions we Floridians practice when hurricane season rolls around. Because, it is all about prevention. As June 1 started the official 2015 ...
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WASHINGTON, D.C., June 5, 2015 — U.S. Rep. Dennis A. Ross (R-FL-15), Senior Deputy Majority Whip and member of the House Committee on Financial Services, participated in a committee hearing this week entitled, “The National Flood Insurance Program: Oversight of Superstorm Sandy Claims.” Ross questioned Brad Kieserman, Deputy Associate Administrator, Insurance, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Federal Emergency Management Administration, about ways homeowners can better mitigate a...
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WASHINGTON, D.C., May 15, 2015 — U.S. Rep. Dennis A. Ross (R-FL-15), Senior Deputy Majority Whip and member of the House Committee on Financial Services, attended a committee hearing yesterday entitled, “Protecting Consumers: Financial Data Security in the Age of Computer Hackers.” Rep. Ross questioned Brian Dodge, Executive Vice President of Communications and Strategic Initiatives at Retail Industry Leaders Association, and Jason Oxman, CEO of Electronic Transactions Association, about persona...
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WASHINGTON, D.C., May 11, 2015 – U.S. Rep. Dennis A. Ross (R-FL-15), Senior Deputy Majority Whip, has introduced H.R. 2230, the Disaster Savings Accounts (DSA) Act of 2015, which will allow individuals to annually set aside money in tax-preferred accounts to use for natural disaster mitigation expenses. This bill will establish a new tax-preferred savings account for the purpose of fortifying residential property (i.e., houses, condos or apartments) in preparation for an impending natural disast...
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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 the House passed the Fiscal Year 2016 Congressional Balanced Budget Resolution. “I am pleased the House and Senate fulfilled their constitutional duty by passing the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Resolution that balances in 10 years and cuts more than $5 trillion in discretionary spending. This budget will strengthen our nation’s defense and improve economic growth without r...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. --U.S. Rep. Dennis A. Ross (R-FL-15), Senior Deputy Majority Whip, today received the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Spirit of Enterprise Award for his support of pro-growth and pro-job policies during the second session of the 113th Congress. “The Federal Government does not create jobs, small businesses in our local communities do,” said Ross. “Today, I am honored to receive the Spirit of Enterprise Award, and proud to support pro-growth policies that strengthen our economy and crea...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. --U.S. Rep. Dennis A. Ross (R-FL-15), Senior Deputy Majority Whip and member of the House Financial Services Committee, today released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1105, Death Tax Repeal Act and H.R. 622, the State and Local Sales Tax Deduction Act. “Today I voted to permanently repeal the death tax, which penalizes small business owners, farmers and those who receive a family inheritance upon the passing of a loved one. “The death tax i...
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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 in favor of H.R. 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015. This bill passed the House by a 392 – 37 vote. “Today, I am proud to have helped pass significant reforms to Medicare that will strengthen and save this important program for current and future recipients, without raising taxes. “Since 2003, Congress has spent nearly $170 billion on 17...
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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 in favor of the FY16 House Budget Resolution. “Today, I voted for a budget that will cut spending by $5.5 trillion, balance the Federal budget in less than ten years without raising taxes and ensure our nation starts living within its means. “At a time when our nation faces countless global threats from rogue regions and radical terrorists, this budget will incr...
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Dennis A. Ross (R-FL-15), Senior Deputy Majority Whip and member of the House Committee on Financial Services, attended a committee hearing entitled, “The Annual Testimony of the Secretary of the Treasury on the State of the International Financial System.” Rep. Ross questioned U.S. Treasury Secretary, Jack Lew, on the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), which has been criticized for its lack of transparency in its decision-making procedures, specifically in des...
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