Hurricane Preparedness Whether you are building an emergency kit or mapping an evacuation route, my office has assembled these resources that may be useful as you craft your own hurricane preparedness plan. www.floridadisaster.org A comprehensive guide to hurricane preparedness, including how to strengthen your home, create a family plan, and even protect your important financial records. www.ready.gov A federal website with useful check-lists that will help you create a communications plan and ...
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Washington, DC – Congressman Francis Rooney issued the following statement on Southwest Florida flooding. Congressman Rooney stated, “Locally, we have had record rainfall that has caused flooding throughout Southwest Florida. Please follow instructions from emergency operations personnel and local government agencies. Links to updated flooding information are provided in this statement and will be updated on our social media sites throughout the day. Kathleen and I wish to thank all of the first...
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Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Francis Rooney spoke with Governor Rick Scott, offering his thanks and support following the governor’s meeting with President Trump to discuss the Herbert Hoover Dike, Lake Okeechobee clean-up, and Everglades restoration. The governor’s office released a statement reiterating President Trump’s commitment to partnering with the State of Florida on needed repairs to the federally-operated Dike. Congressman Rooney stated, “I am grateful to Governor Scott for kee...
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On Thursday, I hunted invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades to bring national attention to the damage caused by these devastating predators, which prey on native wildlife across South Florida. We all have a vested interest in restoring and protecting the Everglades and these invasive species are a serious problem. Burmese pythons are devastating predators, killing off rabbits, birds, bobcats, panthers and even the Key Largo Wood Rat. One python was implanted with a signal and was tracked fo...
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Collier County, FL – Today Congressman Francis Rooney visited the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) of Collier County, following visits to the Lee County and City of Cape Coral EOCs earlier in the week. It is important to bring attention to the vital services provided by these centers and remind residents that being prepared for emergencies, especially during hurricane season, is something that should be taken seriously. Congressman Rooney stated, “Just as we witnessed in visits to Lee County an...
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Lee County, FL – Today Congressman Francis Rooney visited the Emergency Operations Centers of Lee County and the City of Cape Coral. It is important to bring attention to the vital services provided by these centers and remind residents that being prepared for emergencies, especially during hurricane season, is something that should be taken seriously. Congressman Rooney stated, “Both Lee County and the City of Cape Coral have been leaders in preparing to handle emergency situations and in respo...
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There has been a lot of noise created by opponents of the conservative agenda about what the House of Representatives has been able to accomplish it the first six months of the 115th Congress. The House has sent 250 bills to the Senate- for example, bills to strengthen border security, to stop funding sanctuary cities, to roll back job killing Obama era regulations, to fund Everglades and Lake Okeechobee Watershed restoration projects, to take care of our veterans and soldiers, to repeal Obamaca...
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Washington, DC – Today, Congressmen Francis Rooney and Mario Diaz-Balart announced they will be hosting a joint press conference and tour of CERP projects at 9:00AM, July 31st, at the Merritt Pump Station. The event will highlight House Appropriations funding for Fiscal Year 2018, and provide an update on Everglades restoration projects. Congressman Rooney stated, “Funding for Lake Okeechobee watershed and Everglades restoration projects are my top priority, that’s why I ran for Congress. The Ho...
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Washington, DC – Today, in the Education and the Workforce Committee, Congressmen Francis Rooney voted to support H.R. 2823, the Affordable Retirement Advice for Savers Act. This legislation will repeal the fiduciary rule, which imposed costly new mandates and burdensome regulations on savers, and protect access to affordable retirement advice for low- and middle-income families. Congressman Rooney stated, “I am proud to support this common-sense legislation. This is another step in removing dam...
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If people want to receive health care services in the comfort of their own homes, they should not be punished for their decision. Unfortunately, due to an Obama Administration regulation, seniors and disabled persons are penalized for choosing to receive home health care services. This is yet another overreaching government intrusion into peoples’ lives that needs to be reversed immediately. The Obama regulation placed an unfair burden on seniors and disabled persons in order to appease labor un...
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