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Much of the criticism from lawmakers was directed at Colombian President Gustavo Petro, the country鈥檚 leftist leader elected in 2022.
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The hearing, to be held in Broward County, comes a day after Florida鈥檚 Supreme Court cleared the way for the state to ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.
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The three hostages 鈥 Elkana Bohbot, Yair Horn, and Eitan Horn 鈥 hold dual citizenship with their respective countries and Israel. Bohbot, 34, is Colombian-Israeli. Yair is 45 years old; Eitan is 37 years old. Both are Argentine-Israeli.
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U.S. Rep. Mar铆a Elvira Salazar, R-Miami, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston and U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Parkland, are among a large number co-sponsors of H.R. 6578, "the Commission to Study Acts of Antisemitism in the United States Act."
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If passed, the Tigertail Historical Tree Island Repatriation Act would authorize the Army Corps of Engineers "to realign a portion of the levee located within the Tigertail Camp to give Miccosukee."
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U.S. Rep. Wasserman Schultz is partnering with Freedom House and Amnesty International for the 鈥渋mmediate and unconditional release鈥 of Latin Grammy-winning rapper Maykel 鈥淥sorbo鈥 Castillo P茅rez 鈥 who co-authored 'Patria y Vida' 鈥 and performance artist Luis Manuel Otero Alc谩ntara.
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Of South Florida鈥檚 nine congressional lawmakers, only U.S. Rep. Brian Mast, R鈭扚ort Pierce, voted against the short-term funding bill to keep the federal government open.
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At a conference in Broward County, Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt 鈥 President Biden's Special Envoy to combat antisemitism 鈥攃alled the rise in hatred against Jewish people "very frightening," singling out its "normalization" in the discourse of celebrities as a "major concern."
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South Florida members of Congress invited local residents to President Biden鈥檚 State of the Union speech to highlight how public policies affect real people.
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The largest-ever federal funding package for wetlands restoration seeks to restore the natural flow of the Everglades.
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U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the senior House Democrat from Florida, is endorsing Charlie Crist for governor. Calls him a "principled leader."
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Broward County Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz says she is optimistic about bipartisan talks in Senate.