The Cuban American Bar Association (CABA) has recommended Representative Carlos Curbelo (FL-26) for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. “Members of CABA were concerned to read that the Congressional Hispanic Caucus requested guidance from the House Administration Committee on whether the Caucus was even required to let a Republican join the Caucus,” wrote CABA President Javier A. Lopez in a letter to Caucus Chairwoman Michelle Lujan Grisham. “This should not be a political event; if the Caucus is...
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Representative Carlos Curbelo (FL-26) celebrated today’s House passage of the FY2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This bill includes Curbelo’s Foreign Spill Protection Act and language that requires the Pentagon to assess the vulnerabilities posed by climate change so we can responsibly identify and implement adaptive measures for our military installations. “I was proud to support the full funding of our national defense today, especially given the critical impact it will have on ...
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Representative Carlos Curbelo (FL-26), Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus, has been named one of this year’s recipients of the John F. Kennedy New Frontier Awards. The awards will be presented by Jack Schlossberg, President Kennedy’s grandson, during a ceremony on November 16 at 6:00pm at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government's Institute of Politics in Boston, Massachusetts. The other recipient is May Boeve, executive director of 350.org, a leading campaign in ...
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Washington, D.C. – Representative Carlos Curbelo (FL-26), South Florida's only Member of Congress on the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following statement after the completion of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act markup: "After a week of spirited debate, today my colleagues and I completed Committee consideration of the first major tax reform plan in over 30 years. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act puts middle-income American families first with a larger child tax credit and a new famil...
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Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Carlos Curbelo (FL-26), South Florida’s only Member of Congress on the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee, met with Ivanka Trump to discuss pro-family tax reform, including the Child Tax Credit. Curbelo has been a strong supporter of expanding the Child Tax Credit. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, currently under consideration by the Ways and Means Committee, would grow the Child Tax Credit from $1000 to $1600 per child. The bill also includes another family ...
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Representative Carlos Curbelo (FL-26), lead sponsor of bipartisan legislation that would grant legal permanent resident status to Nicaraguan, Salvadoran, Honduran and Haitian immigrants granted Temporary Protected Status (TPS), issued the following statement regarding last night’s announcement by the Department of Homeland Security temporarily extending TPS for Hondurans and ending it for Nicaraguans: “While hoping and waiting they would be able to return to their native countries for years, Nic...
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Representative Carlos Curbelo (FL-26), Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus, took to the House Floor earlier this week to recognize the Caucus's work and growth so far this year and its ability to foster effective dialogue on climate and environmental issues. Additionally, Curbelo urged his colleagues to help expand its influence and encouraged them to join the Caucus. "This is a not an issue that we should shy away from," Curbelo said. "We should rise to this occas...
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Today, Representative Carlos Curbelo (FL-26), South Florida's only Member of the Ways and Means Committee, celebrated the introduction of the Committee's legislation to fundamentally reform our outdated and overly complex tax code. For the first time in 31 years, Congress is working to provide the American people – especially those most in need – with a tax system that will apply lower rates for individuals, families and small businesses. Curbelo released the following statement regarding today’...
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Representative Carlos Curbelo (FL-26) released the following statement commenting on U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (U.N.) Nikki Haley’s vote against the U.N. General Assembly’s resolution calling for an end to the U.S. sanctions against Cuba: “I commend Ambassador Haley for her leadership in promoting freedom and democratic reform in Cuba. The United States will not tolerate tyrannical dictatorships that undermine American interests and threaten our national security while oppressing the...
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