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Social Security and Medicare Update: Republican Proposes Bill to Consider Major Changes
Gus Bilirakis' proposal would create a commission to recommend reforms to prevent Social Security from running out of funds. Read More
‘This bill has teeth,’ lead House KOSA sponsor defends its overhaul.
I’m in the hearing room where House lawmakers are discussing 19 bills they say will make kids safer online. Subcommittee Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) begins by defending the massive rework of KOSA. “Don’t mistake durability for weakness,” he says. I’ll share more updates in the stream below. [Link: Congress moves forward on kids online safety | https://www.theverge.com/24205393/kids-online-safety-act-minors-age-verification-kosa | The Verge] Read More
Faradouris: The blockade on the Egyptian candidacy for UNESCO is the last chance for the Holy Monastery of St. Catherine of Sinai
The Greek MEP questions Egypt's ability to lead Unesco and is working with Republican MEP Gus Bilirakis as he said he does not operate within narrow party lines when it comes to national interests Read More
Florida GOP Rep. Bilirakis Asks to Not Be Paid
Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., asked for his congressional salary to be withheld during the government shutdown, saying lawmakers shouldn’t be paid while federal workers go unpaid and urging Congress to pass a clean funding bill to reopen the government. Read More
Veterans Across U.S. Can't Access Benefits Because Key Agency Hasn't Returned to Work
“I was mad as hell,” said U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.), describing how he felt when he learned of the delays last fall. “They served our country; they... Read More