Today, Representatives Carlos Curbelo (FL-26), Frederica Wilson (FL-24), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27) and Alcee Hastings (FL-20) introduced bipartisan legislation to grant legal permanent resident status to over 300,000 qualified Nicaraguan, Honduran, Salvadoran and Haitian migrants. Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador and Haiti continue to have substantial disruptions of living conditions which has prevented these nations from adequately handling the return of its nationals for many years. Over tha...
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Earlier today, Representative Carlos Curbelo (FL-26) joined Axios and Mike Allen to discuss the need for bipartisanship in Washington. Consistently ranked as one of the most bipartisan Members of Congress, Curbelo discussed how he sees bipartisanship as a means to achieving better and more lasting policy, as well as how personal discipline and flipping the script on risk-taking drives him to continue working across the aisle. Curbelo also discussed his hopes for immigration and tax reform before...
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As the U.S. House of Representatives moves forward with plans to introduce and pass the first tax reform bill in 31 years, Representative Carlos Curbelo (FL-26), the only South Florida Member on the tax-writing Committee on Ways and Means, discusses how allowing all Americans to keep more of their hard-earned paychecks will ensure economic recovery will reach every household. Curbelo joined Speaker Paul Ryan and other Members of House leadership at their weekly press conference to share why tax ...
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With debris removal continuing to be a problem throughout South Florida, Representative Carlos Curbelo (FL-26) and other Members of the Florida delegation have been urging FEMA to act swiftly as local municipalities struggle to obtain sufficient federal support. Curbelo and other Members of the Florida delegation reiterated their concerns and constituents' frustrations with the debris removal delays, and urged the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to act swiftly. During an interview on ...
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Following today’s passage of disaster relief funding in the House of Representatives, Representative Carlos Curbelo (FL-26) released the following statement: “Since Hurricane Irma hit earlier last month, hard-working Americans in my home state of Florida, and specifically many of my constituents in the Florida Keys, have been working around the clock to get their communities, businesses and homes up and running after the storm’s 130 mile per hour winds and significant storm surge. Many lost ever...
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Today, Representatives Carlos Curbelo (FL-26) and Ted W. Lieu (CA-33) were joined by Representatives Mia Love (UT-4) and Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18) in introducing the Pretrial Integrity and Safety Act of 2017, bipartisan and bicameral legislation that incentivizes moving away from a money bail system. Under money bail systems, the decision to detain a person prior to their trial is based on their ability to pay bail instead of their flight risk or danger to society. The Senate companion legislat...
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Today, Representatives Carlos Curbelo (FL-26) and Seth Moulton (MA-6) introduced bipartisan legislation to ban the manufacture, sale, and use of “bump stocks” and similar devices.The legislation would also make violation of the law a felony and allow for increased penalties for offenders through a review of federal sentencing guidelines. The perfectly bipartisan effort has 20 original co-sponsors – 10 Republicans and 10 Democrats. Co-sponsorship of the legislation is structured in the Noah’s Ark...
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Today, Representatives Carlos Curbelo (FL-26) and Seth Moulton (MA-6) announced they are leading a perfectly bipartisan effort to introduce legislation to ban the manufacture, sale, and use of “bump stocks.” The Members hope to introduce and move this legislation as quickly as possible. Moulton’s and Curbelo’s legislation would be structured in the Noah’s Ark style, meaning Members would have to sign on as a co-sponsor with a Member from the other Party. “It’s time for Members of Congress to fin...
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Despite earlier objections from Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), today, Representative Carlos Curbelo (FL-26) will attend a press conference by FWD.us and Senators Durbin and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) to show support for DACA recipients, known as Dreamers, who will be flying to Washington to ask Congress for a permanent solution to their situation. As outlined in a report by The Hill, FWD.us initially invited Curbelo to speak at the press conference about his Recognizing America’s Children (RAC) Act, a p...
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Today, during a Ways and Means Committee markup of the Protecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare Act of 2017 (H.R. 849), which would repeal Obamacare’s Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), Representative Carlos Curbelo (FL-26) called out his colleagues who have supported this measure in the past and are now choosing to oppose it for political reasons. Curbelo, a strong advocate for bipartisanship, called on his colleagues to put politics aside and come together on areas of agreement. Curbelo ...
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