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Feb. 8, 2023
Letter to Debra Haaland, Secretary of the Interior, Randy Moore, Chief of the Forest Service - Republicans Seek Immediate Action on Lingering Regulatory Delays
Rep. Daniel Webster, ...
Nov. 1, 2022
Tweet - "IN THE NEWS: Rick Scott, Marco Rubio urge NOAA to drop proposed right whale protection rule"
Sen. Rick Scott
Oct. 20, 2022
Letter to Richard Spinrad, Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Scott, Graham, Colleagues Raise Concerns Over Proposed NOAA Rule
Sen. Rick Scott, ...
Oct. 5, 2022
Salazar and Kind Introduce Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act
Rep. Maria Salazar
Oct. 5, 2022
Reps. Kind and Salazar Introduce the Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act
Rep. Maria Salazar, ...
Sept. 27, 2022
Tweet - "Hurricane #Ian's deadly storm surge and destructive winds are a threat to your whole family - including your pets! Prepare NOW before it's too late."
Sen. Rick Scott
Aug. 29, 2022
Letter to Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior - Kilmer Pushes for Federal Funding to Fight Invasive Species
Rep. Darren Soto, ...
Aug. 10, 2022
Letter to Richard Spinrad, Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Rep. Cammack Joins Reps. Rutherford, Murphy In Letter To NOAA Administrator Calling For More Data Amid Consideration Of Red Snapper Fishery Closures
Rep. John Rutherford, ...
July 27, 2022
Letter to Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce - Advocating for Management Flexibility to Preserve Red Snapper Season
Rep. Neal Dunn, ...
July 20, 2022
Letter to Jolie Harrison, Chief of the Permits and Conservation Division of the National Marine Fisheries Service, and Carolyn McKinnie, Senior Staff Veterinarian at APHIS Animal Care - Requesting Update on Welfare of Miami Orca, Lolita
Rep. Frederica Wilson, ...
June 22, 2022
Letter to Robert Califf, Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Rep. Titus Fights for Animal Testing Alternatives
Rep. Brian Mast, ...
May 9, 2022
Letter to Martha Williams, Director of the US Fish and Wildlife Service - Expanding Sportsmen's Access to Hunting and Fishing Opportunities
Sen. Rick Scott, ...
March 14, 2022
Letter to Hon. Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States- Rep. McClain Leads Letter to President Biden Demanding He Stop Funding Russian Research Labs
Rep. Carlos Gimenez, ...
Dec. 15, 2021
Letter to Hon. Deb Haaland, Secretary Dept. of Interior - Bipartisan Delegation Seeks Emergency ESA Gray Wolf Listing Protections
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, ...
Dec. 7, 2021
Letter to Hon. Michael Connor, Assistant Secretary of the Army-Civil Works Dept. of the Army - Everglades Restoration
Sen. Rick Scott, ...
Nov. 9, 2021
Steube Pens Op-Ed in Sarasota Herald-Tribune Criticizing Fauci's Animal Abuse
Rep. Greg Steube
Nov. 4, 2021
Letter to Hon. Thomas J. Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Schiff, Feinstein, Huffman, Delbene, Colleagues Urge USDA to Improve Standard of Care for Captive Marine Mammals
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, ...
Oct. 24, 2021
Letter to Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - Cruel Taxpayer-Funded Experiments on Puppies
Rep. Brian Mast, ...
Oct. 22, 2021
Buchanan, Wasserman Schultz Hold Florida Delegation Meeting on Water Quality
Rep. Vern Buchanan
Oct. 7, 2021
Rubio, Wicker, Salazar Introduce the REEF Act
Rep. Maria Salazar, ...
Oct. 1, 2021
Representatives Cohen, Fitzpatrick, Schakowsky and Buchanan Introduce PAST Act
Rep. Vern Buchanan, ...
Sept. 30, 2021
Letter to Rochelle Walensky, Director of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Fitzpatrick, Deutch Lead Bipartisan Letter Calling on CDC to Lift Dog Import Suspension
Rep. Maria Salazar, ...
Sept. 7, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Thomas J. Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - O'Halleran Advocates for Animal Safety in Extreme Weather Events
Rep. Frederica Wilson, ...
Aug. 19, 2021
Letter to Richard Spinrad, Administrator of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and Martha Williams, Principal Deputy Director of US Fishh and Wildlife Service - Huffman, Porter, Strickland Call for Examination of Toxic Chemical Impacts on Endangered Salmon
Rep. Darren Soto, ...
Aug. 10, 2021
Soto, Buchanan Introduce Bill to Upgrade Manatees to "Endangered"
Rep. Darren Soto
Aug. 9, 2021
Buchanan, Soto Introduce Bill to Upgrade Manatees to "Endangered"
Rep. Vern Buchanan
July 27, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Richard Spinrad, Administrator National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Mast Calls for NOAA to Address Causes of Manatee Mortality
Rep. Brian Mast
July 16, 2021
Rutherford, Murphy Reintroduce Right Whale Legislation
Rep. John Rutherford
June 14, 2021
Buchanan Calls on U.S. Fish & Wildlife to Re-Designate Manatees as "Endangered"
Rep. Vern Buchanan
May 21, 2021
Webster Leads Reintroduction of Shark Trade and Conservation Bill
Rep. Daniel Webster
May 19, 2021
Buchanan, Schakowsky Introduce Bill to Ban Horse Slaughter
Rep. Vern Buchanan
May 7, 2021
Mast, Murphy Introduce Legislation To Protect Indian River Lagoon Manatees
Rep. Brian Mast, ...
April 22, 2021
Buchanan Bill Ends Mandatory Animal Experiments at FDA
Rep. Vern Buchanan, ...
April 16, 2021
Mast, Posey, Bonamici Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Protect Estuaries
Rep. Brian Mast, ...
April 7, 2021
Letter to Colonel Andrew Kelly, District Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Mast Demands Answers From The Army Corps Regarding "Indefinite" Discharges From Lake Okeechobee
Rep. Brian Mast
April 3, 2021
Buchanan Calls on EPA to Assist with Piney Point
Rep. Vern Buchanan
March 26, 2021
Rutherford, Murphy Announce South Atlantic Great Red Snapper Count
Rep. John Rutherford
March 26, 2021
Murphy and Rutherford Announce South Atlantic Great Red Snapper Count
Rep. John Rutherford, ...
March 22, 2021
Steube Holds Virtual Town Hall with Okeechobee Chamber of Commerce
Rep. Greg Steube
March 16, 2021
Letter to Hon. Thomas Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Representatives Cohen, Schakowsky, Buchanan, and Fitzpatrick Lead More than 100 Members Asking Secretary Vilsack to Publish Rule Preventing Horse "Soring"
Rep. Vern Buchanan, ...
March 1, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Martha Williams, Principal Deputy Director of the US Fish and Wildlife Service, and Leopoldo Miranda, Southeast Region Director of the US Fish and Wildlife Service - McEachin Leads More Than 30 Colleagues in Letter Urging FWS to Save the American Red Wolf
Rep. Darren Soto, ...
Feb. 18, 2021
Letter to The Hon. Thomas Harker, Acting Secretary of the Navy - Rep. Salazar Urges US Navy to Create Artificial Coral Reef Off the Florida Coast
Rep. Clifford Franklin, ...
Sept. 30, 2020
Letter to Dr. Neil Jacobs, Acting Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Wicker, Hyde-Smith Recommend Actions Now to Resume NOAA Fisheries Surveys in 2021
Sen. Rick Scott, ...
Sept. 28, 2020
Buchanan Earns 100% Score (Again!) From U.S. Humane Society
Rep. Vern Buchanan
Sept. 2, 2020
Mast Joins Bipartisan Efforts To Protect Oceans, Reduce Carbon Emissions
Rep. Brian Mast
Aug. 12, 2020
Mast Introduces Legislation Prohibiting Toxic Discharges
Rep. Brian Mast
July 23, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - 83 Members of Congress Urge Support for Animal Shelters and Rescues
Rep. Kathy Castor, ...
July 14, 2020
Reps. Titus, Mast, Lieu, and Buchanan Respond to Inspector General's Finding that the VA Violated Federal Law to Conduct Painful Dog Experiments
Rep. Brian Mast, ...
June 12, 2020
Mast Cosponsors Bipartisan Legislation To Protect Public Lands, Everglades National Park - Great American Outdoors Act Would Permanently Fund The Land and Water Conservation Fund
Rep. Brian Mast
June 8, 2020
Letter to Donald Trump, the President of the United States - Hastings, Buchanan Urge President Trump to Call on China to Ban Live Animal Markets Ahead of the 2020 Yulin Dog Meat Festival
Rep. Vern Buchanan, ...
Date
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Politician
Feb. 8, 2023
Letter to Debra Haaland, Secretary of the Interior, Randy Moore, Chief of the Forest Service - Republicans Seek Immediate Action on Lingering Regulatory Delays
Rep.Daniel Webster, ...
Nov. 1, 2022
Tweet - "IN THE NEWS: Rick Scott, Marco Rubio urge NOAA to drop proposed right whale protection rule"
Sen.Rick Scott
Oct. 20, 2022
Letter to Richard Spinrad, Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Scott, Graham, Colleagues Raise Concerns Over Proposed NOAA Rule
Sen.Rick Scott, ...
Oct. 5, 2022
Salazar and Kind Introduce Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act
Rep.Maria Salazar
Oct. 5, 2022
Reps. Kind and Salazar Introduce the Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act
Rep.Maria Salazar, ...
Sept. 27, 2022
Tweet - "Hurricane #Ian's deadly storm surge and destructive winds are a threat to your whole family - including your pets! Prepare NOW before it's too late."
Sen.Rick Scott
Aug. 29, 2022
Letter to Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior - Kilmer Pushes for Federal Funding to Fight Invasive Species
Rep.Darren Soto, ...
Aug. 10, 2022
Letter to Richard Spinrad, Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Rep. Cammack Joins Reps. Rutherford, Murphy In Letter To NOAA Administrator Calling For More Data Amid Consideration Of Red Snapper Fishery Closures
Rep.John Rutherford, ...
July 27, 2022
Letter to Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce - Advocating for Management Flexibility to Preserve Red Snapper Season
Rep.Neal Dunn, ...
July 20, 2022
Letter to Jolie Harrison, Chief of the Permits and Conservation Division of the National Marine Fisheries Service, and Carolyn McKinnie, Senior Staff Veterinarian at APHIS Animal Care - Requesting Update on Welfare of Miami Orca, Lolita
Rep.Frederica Wilson, ...
June 22, 2022
Letter to Robert Califf, Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Rep. Titus Fights for Animal Testing Alternatives
Rep.Brian Mast, ...
May 9, 2022
Letter to Martha Williams, Director of the US Fish and Wildlife Service - Expanding Sportsmen's Access to Hunting and Fishing Opportunities
Sen.Rick Scott, ...
March 14, 2022
Letter to Hon. Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States- Rep. McClain Leads Letter to President Biden Demanding He Stop Funding Russian Research Labs
Rep.Carlos Gimenez, ...
Dec. 15, 2021
Letter to Hon. Deb Haaland, Secretary Dept. of Interior - Bipartisan Delegation Seeks Emergency ESA Gray Wolf Listing Protections
Rep.Debbie Wasserman Schultz, ...
Dec. 7, 2021
Letter to Hon. Michael Connor, Assistant Secretary of the Army-Civil Works Dept. of the Army - Everglades Restoration
Sen.Rick Scott, ...
Nov. 9, 2021
Steube Pens Op-Ed in Sarasota Herald-Tribune Criticizing Fauci's Animal Abuse
Rep.Greg Steube
Nov. 4, 2021
Letter to Hon. Thomas J. Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Schiff, Feinstein, Huffman, Delbene, Colleagues Urge USDA to Improve Standard of Care for Captive Marine Mammals
Rep.Debbie Wasserman Schultz, ...
Oct. 24, 2021
Letter to Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - Cruel Taxpayer-Funded Experiments on Puppies
Rep.Brian Mast, ...
Oct. 22, 2021
Buchanan, Wasserman Schultz Hold Florida Delegation Meeting on Water Quality
Rep.Vern Buchanan
Oct. 7, 2021
Rubio, Wicker, Salazar Introduce the REEF Act
Rep.Maria Salazar, ...
Oct. 1, 2021
Representatives Cohen, Fitzpatrick, Schakowsky and Buchanan Introduce PAST Act
Rep.Vern Buchanan, ...
Sept. 30, 2021
Letter to Rochelle Walensky, Director of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Fitzpatrick, Deutch Lead Bipartisan Letter Calling on CDC to Lift Dog Import Suspension
Rep.Maria Salazar, ...
Sept. 7, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Thomas J. Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - O'Halleran Advocates for Animal Safety in Extreme Weather Events
Rep.Frederica Wilson, ...
Aug. 19, 2021
Letter to Richard Spinrad, Administrator of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and Martha Williams, Principal Deputy Director of US Fishh and Wildlife Service - Huffman, Porter, Strickland Call for Examination of Toxic Chemical Impacts on Endangered Salmon
Rep.Darren Soto, ...
Aug. 10, 2021
Soto, Buchanan Introduce Bill to Upgrade Manatees to "Endangered"
Rep.Darren Soto
Aug. 9, 2021
Buchanan, Soto Introduce Bill to Upgrade Manatees to "Endangered"
Rep.Vern Buchanan
July 27, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Richard Spinrad, Administrator National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Mast Calls for NOAA to Address Causes of Manatee Mortality
Rep.Brian Mast
July 16, 2021
Rutherford, Murphy Reintroduce Right Whale Legislation
Rep.John Rutherford
June 14, 2021
Buchanan Calls on U.S. Fish & Wildlife to Re-Designate Manatees as "Endangered"
Rep.Vern Buchanan
May 21, 2021
Webster Leads Reintroduction of Shark Trade and Conservation Bill
Rep.Daniel Webster
May 19, 2021
Buchanan, Schakowsky Introduce Bill to Ban Horse Slaughter
Rep.Vern Buchanan
May 7, 2021
Mast, Murphy Introduce Legislation To Protect Indian River Lagoon Manatees
Rep.Brian Mast, ...
April 22, 2021
Buchanan Bill Ends Mandatory Animal Experiments at FDA
Rep.Vern Buchanan, ...
April 16, 2021
Mast, Posey, Bonamici Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Protect Estuaries
Rep.Brian Mast, ...
April 7, 2021
Letter to Colonel Andrew Kelly, District Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Mast Demands Answers From The Army Corps Regarding "Indefinite" Discharges From Lake Okeechobee
Rep.Brian Mast
April 3, 2021
Buchanan Calls on EPA to Assist with Piney Point
Rep.Vern Buchanan
March 26, 2021
Rutherford, Murphy Announce South Atlantic Great Red Snapper Count
Rep.John Rutherford
March 26, 2021
Murphy and Rutherford Announce South Atlantic Great Red Snapper Count
Rep.John Rutherford, ...
March 22, 2021
Steube Holds Virtual Town Hall with Okeechobee Chamber of Commerce
Rep.Greg Steube
March 16, 2021
Letter to Hon. Thomas Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Representatives Cohen, Schakowsky, Buchanan, and Fitzpatrick Lead More than 100 Members Asking Secretary Vilsack to Publish Rule Preventing Horse "Soring"
Rep.Vern Buchanan, ...
March 1, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Martha Williams, Principal Deputy Director of the US Fish and Wildlife Service, and Leopoldo Miranda, Southeast Region Director of the US Fish and Wildlife Service - McEachin Leads More Than 30 Colleagues in Letter Urging FWS to Save the American Red Wolf
Rep.Darren Soto, ...
Feb. 18, 2021
Letter to The Hon. Thomas Harker, Acting Secretary of the Navy - Rep. Salazar Urges US Navy to Create Artificial Coral Reef Off the Florida Coast
Rep.Clifford Franklin, ...
Sept. 30, 2020
Letter to Dr. Neil Jacobs, Acting Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Wicker, Hyde-Smith Recommend Actions Now to Resume NOAA Fisheries Surveys in 2021
Sen.Rick Scott, ...
Sept. 28, 2020
Buchanan Earns 100% Score (Again!) From U.S. Humane Society
Rep.Vern Buchanan
Sept. 2, 2020
Mast Joins Bipartisan Efforts To Protect Oceans, Reduce Carbon Emissions
Rep.Brian Mast
Aug. 12, 2020
Mast Introduces Legislation Prohibiting Toxic Discharges
Rep.Brian Mast
July 23, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - 83 Members of Congress Urge Support for Animal Shelters and Rescues
Rep.Kathy Castor, ...
July 14, 2020
Reps. Titus, Mast, Lieu, and Buchanan Respond to Inspector General's Finding that the VA Violated Federal Law to Conduct Painful Dog Experiments
Rep.Brian Mast, ...
June 12, 2020
Mast Cosponsors Bipartisan Legislation To Protect Public Lands, Everglades National Park - Great American Outdoors Act Would Permanently Fund The Land and Water Conservation Fund
Rep.Brian Mast
June 8, 2020
Letter to Donald Trump, the President of the United States - Hastings, Buchanan Urge President Trump to Call on China to Ban Live Animal Markets Ahead of the 2020 Yulin Dog Meat Festival
Rep.Vern Buchanan, ...
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