U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo, a Republican who represents the Florida Keys and part of Miami-Dade County, and the leader of a national campaign to address climate change have been named recipients of this year’s John F. Kennedy New Frontier Awards…Curbelo is a co-founder of Congress’ Climate Solutions Caucus. Its mission is “to educate members on economically viable options to reduce climate risk and to explore bipartisan policy options that address the impacts, causes and challenges of our changing...
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A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation on Tuesday to regulate a device used by the Las Vegas mass shooter to make semi-automatic rifles fire faster. ... Another bipartisan bill introduced earlier this month by Reps. Carlos Curbelo (R-Fla.) and Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) would prohibit the manufacture, sale or use of the devices, or anything similar that is designed to increase the rate of fire. Their measure currently has 24 other co-sponsors, half of which are Republicans. ... Keep ...
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A bipartisan group of South Florida lawmakers introduced a bill on Tuesday that provides a path to permanent residency for thousands of foreign citizens who participate in a temporary program that allows them to work and live in the United States. Miami Republican Rep. Carlos Curbelo introduced the Extending Status Protection for Eligible Refugees with Established Residency Act, which provides a pathway to permanent legal status for certain Haitians, Nicaraguans, Salvadorans and Hondurans who ar...
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When a Republican congressman in July tried to strip the 2018 defense spending bill of its requirement to plan for global warming and rising sea level threats, a group of House GOP lawmakers joined Democrats to kill the effort…“The Perry amendment was really the first test” that called on the group to vote as a bloc, said Rep. Carlos Curbelo, a Florida Republican who co-founded the caucus. “There will be more tests in the future.” At the time of the vote, the caucus had 48 members — 24 from each...
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A South Florida Republican is teaming up with prominent figures from the left and the right to push for reforming bail. Last week, U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla., and U.S. Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., unveiled the “Pretrial Integrity and Safety Act” which would send $10 million to the states over three years to encourage them from moving away from relying on bail to using pretrial assessments. “The Pretrial Integrity and Safety Act encourages states to replace their existing bail systems with pret...
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So-called “bump stocks,” attachments to semiautomatic rifles that exacerbate the rate of fire like those used in the recent Las Vegas mass shooting, would be banned under a bipartisan legislative effort announced by U.S. Reps. Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) and Seth Moulton (D-MA) on Thursday. ... “Common sense legislation that does not restrict Second Amendment rights is an important first step in addressing gun violence in our country,” Curbelo said. “By banning devices that blatantly circumvent alread...
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Hispanic? Yes. Democrat? No. Why the Hispanic Caucus is slow-walking Carlos Curbelo McClatchy By Lesley Clark October 4, 2017 http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article177049581.html WASHINGTON – In a Capitol riven by partisan divisions, Rep. Carlos Curbelo, a Florida Republican, says he thought it might help matters to work across the aisle with his Democratic Hispanic colleagues. In February, he met with the chairwoman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and asked about joini...
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Congress approved legislation on Thursday supported by U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) to provide targeted tax relief to the victims of Hurricane Irma, Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Maria. The House passed the bill in the morning by a vote of 264-155 and the Senate approved the bill by unanimous consent that afternoon. The bill now heads to President Donald Trump to sign into law. Curbelo, who represents the congressional district that was hit hardest by Hurricane Irma, is an original cosponsor...
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