Press Releases

Representatives Carlos Curbelo (FL-26) and Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02), along with the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), today hosted a press conference announcing the introduction of bipartisan legislation to evaluate states’ marijuana policies. The Marijuana Data Collection Act would require the National Academy of Sciences to create a federally recognized report on the status of state-level marijuana legalization policies, including both medical and non-medical use, an... Read more

Today, Representative Carlos Curbelo (FL-26), sponsor of the “Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Permanence Act of 2017,” welcomed the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners unanimous passage of Commissioner Daniella Levine Cava’s resolution urging Congress to pass his bill that would permanently authorize free tax preparation services for taxpayers making less than $54,000 and for those with a limited proficiency in English. “I want to thank the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners fo... Read more

Today, Representative Carlos Curbelo (FL-26), South Florida’s only member on the House Ways and Means Committee, welcomed bipartisan passage of legislation to repeal the Medical Device Tax, a burdensome levy imposed on consumers and raising healthcare costs. “While there are many positive aspects to the ACA, there is bipartisan consensus that the Medical Device Tax was not one of them,” Curbelo said. “This burdensome tax increases healthcare costs for patients, cripples medical device innovation... Read more

Today, Representative Carlos Curbelo (FL-26), co-chair and co-founder of the House Climate Solutions Caucus, joined the Columbia University Center for Global Energy Policy to discuss the introduction of his new legislation to fight carbon emission and fund infrastructure. According to an analysis by Columbia University, Curbelo’s proposal would reduce carbon emissions by 27–32 percent reductions in net greenhouse gas emissions levels by 2025 and 30–40 percent reductions by 2030. “I truly believe... Read more

MYTH: Imposes a massive tax directly on American manufacturers. Bill excerpt: “The point of taxation shall be for products manufactured in the United States, the manufacturing facility” FACT: Excerpt is from page 19, line 1. Falsely implies tax is on ALL manufacturers when the reference is of emitting products such as fuel ethanol, soda ash, nitrous oxide, and other ozone depleting products listed on page 16, line 9. MYTH: Gives unfettered power to the EPA chief to impose carbon taxes. The bill ... Read more

Today, Representative Carlos Curbelo (FL-26), co-chair and co-founder of the House Climate Solutions Caucus, joined the Columbia University Center for Global Energy Policy to discuss the introduction of his new legislation to fight carbon emission and fund infrastructure. H.R. 6463, the Modernizing America with Rebuilding to Kick-start the Economy of the Twenty-first Century with a Historic Infrastructure-Centered Expansion Act, or the MARKET CHOICE Act, would: · Set the United States on a path ... Read more

Following the introduction of the MARKET CHOICE Act, Representative Carlos Curbelo’s (FL-26) new legislation to fund infrastructure modernization, reduce carbon emission levels, provide regulation stability, and repeal regressive taxes that discriminate lower- and middle-income Americans, Curbelo joined Fox Bussiness’ Stuart Varney and Bloomberg TV’s Kevin Cirilli to discuss the importance of the bill as part of the national dialogue around combating climate change and funding infrastructure. “T... Read more

Republicans scoff at a carbon tax as Curbelo unveils his own climate-change plan Miami Herald By: Alex Daugherty July 19, 2018 https://hrld.us/2JBUxu7 … Curbelo’s massive bill would repeal the federal gas tax and instead tax fossil fuels at the source. In exchange, the bill would enact a moratorium on certain environmental regulations if lower carbon emissions are met. “Next week, you’ll see major legislation authored by a Republican and cosponsored by other Republicans to kind of show a good so... Read more

Curbelo says 1,313 kids in Homestead shelter are treated with ‘care and compassion’ Miami Herald By: Alex Daugherty July 20, 2018 https://hrld.us/2LDnyHP Miami Republican Rep. Carlos Curbelo said one of the country’s largest compounds for immigrant children felt a lot like a high school after touring it for the first time on Friday. Curbelo was able to visit the Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied Children after initially being denied entry to the facility, which is in his district, by... Read more

Florida Republican to Introduce Carbon-Tax Bill Wall Street Journal By: Timothy Puko July 19, 2018 https://on.wsj.com/2LwFsM7 Rep. Carlos Curbelo says plan would replace gasoline tax, generate more revenue for infrastructure A Florida Republican is set to propose a carbon-tax bill in Congress next week, hoping to generate new traction for climate-change efforts in the face of GOP leadership pushing firmly the other way. The plan from Rep. Carlos Curbelo, who represents a Miami-area district that... Read more