From our sister paper, the Sun-Sentinel:
WASHINGTON — Claiming victory on his attempt to shape U.S. policy on Cuba and Honduras, Florida Senator George LeMieux on Thursday dropped his `hold’ on a State Department nominee.
LeMieux had objected to the nomination of Tom Shannon to be ambassador to Brazil because he felt [...]
Florida Sen. George LeMieux has dropped his opposition to the incoming US ambassador to Brazil, saying he got commitments from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on some areas of concern -- including Honduras and Cuba.
For example, LeMieux says that in Honduras, the U.S. "will continue to normalize relations with that country's'" [...]
U.S. Sen. George LeMieux says he won't continue to hold up the Obama administration's nominee for ambassador to Brazil. The reason: He said he's gotten assurances from the State Department that issues in Latin America will be addressed.
"In Honduras, the U.S. will continue to normalize relations with that country’s government and [...]
Democrats will probably not get his vote, but they keep trying to pressure Sen. George LeMieux to support the health care reform bill.
Organizing for America volunteers plan to drop by his Jacksonville, Orlando and Fort Lauderdale offices tomorrow and deliver declarations from Floridians in [...]
Last time it was the Miami Herald calling on the Florida senator to release his block on the new U.S. ambassador to Brazil. This time it's the conservative leaning Investor's Business Daily, which says it's time for Tom Shannon to be endorsed.
"The whole thing annoys Brazilians and hurts us," the [...]
Sen. George LeMieux was hurrying back to his office a short while ago to get a call from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who will presumably ask him to release his hold of the administration's nominee for ambassador to Brazil.
But LeMieux said he first wants a commitment that democratic ideas will [...]
With the Senate health care bill in the final stretch, Democrats plan phone banks across the state tomorrow to urge Sens. Bill Nelson and George LeMieux to support the plan. Organizing for America, the infrastructure of the Obama campaign, said it will set up 28 call centers across the state.
But [...]
George LeMieux is criticizing Cuba for detaining a U.S. contractor who was distributing cell phones and laptop computers on the island.
"This is clear evidence the Cuba regime continues to stifle dissent and oppress the basic human rights of its people," LeMieux said in a statement over the weekend, adding [...]
Sen. George LeMieux said that U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is “very pleased with where we are” in Florida, now that state lawmakers have approved a commuter rail bill in special session.
LeMieux was one of several members of Florida’s congressional delegation who spoke last night with LaHood about… [...]
George LeMieux said he had about 50 attendees -- and several who couldn't attend but sent checks -- to a reception and dinner Tuesday night to benefit his new political action committee, Protect America's Future.
The Gov. Charlie Crist appointee brushed off speculation he'll use the committee for a future political bid when he leaves the Senate after' [...]
House and Senate negotiators have apparently reached a deal to keep anti-Castro broadcasters Radio and TV Marti alive. Congressional critics in the Senate had proposed slicing the stations' $34 million budget nearly in half -- but a compromise has been reached, setting the 2010 budget at $30 million.
Florida Sen. George LeMieux, who had threatened' [...]
The U.S. Senate took on a widening controversy amid the health care debate today by killing a proposal to tighten abortion funding under the bill. Florida's senators followed the party line, with Democrat Bill Nelson joining the majority to table the amendment and George LeMieux in the minority.
Roll call [...]
Not surprisingly, Florida's two senators split their votes on an amendment to restrict abortion coverage. Democrat Bill Nelson voted to set aside the provision, while Republican George LeMieux voted to take it up.
The measure, which cleared the House would have put strict limits on federal abortion funding in the Democrats'' [...]
New Sen. George LeMieux says " the Florida Legislature put the interests of Floridians first by supporting
commuter rail in Central and South Florida.
"With support for rail from the state, Florida’s chances of winning federal high-speed rail money greatly
improve," LeMieux says in a statement. "A high-speed rail corridor will [...]
The political transformation of George LeMieux takes another turn today as lobbyists and corporate interests line up to fill his newly created political action committee with donations.
The interim U.S. Senator will attend a fundraiser at Charlie Palmer Steak house in Washington, where guests will [...]
Sens. Bill Nelson and George LeMieux are urging Florida lawmakers to pass the rail bill, arguing in a letter to Gov. Charlie Crist and state legislative leaders that without it, "the prospects for receiving federal high speed rail funding diminish greatly.
"Without statewide support for rail, (Florida) will essentially be sending billions and billions of federal [...]
Their planned visit to Tallahassee was scratched due to the health care debate, but U.S. Sens. Bill Nelson and George LeMieux today sent a letter to legislative leaders urging passage of the rail bill.
"If Florida does not provide a dedicated funding source for [...]
Hopefully the Senate health care bill will include a dental plan. Seems Florida Sen. George LeMieux has been given the working space on the Senate floor designated as the "Candy Desk." Part of a long Senate tradition involving the chamber's wooden desks, the candy desk inhabitant -- often a new member -- is [...]
St. Petersburg Times Editorial:
Arizona Sen. John McCain should know better. So should Florida Sen. George LeMieux and Gov. Charlie Crist. They are among the politicians using tired scare tactics to build opposition to the cuts to Medicare's growth in the health [...]
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A Republican lobbyist trying to shape the healthcare legislation in Congress to benefit his drug and hospital industry clients is raising money for Sen. George LeMieux's new political action committee, according to Roll Call. LeMieux has been hammering proposed reforms.
Roll Call reports: In an e-mail sent to K Street [...]
UPDATE FRIDAY: The trip is off, due to Senate schedule.
U.S. Sens. George LeMieux and Bill Nelson are planning a trip to Tallahassee on Monday to rally support for SunRail. The visit would depend on the U.S. Senate schedule, which could have lawmakers in Washington throughout the weekend to debate health [...]
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington is asking the Senate Select Committee on Ethics to investigate the Senate's failure to follow a 2007 provision that prohibits the use of secret "holds" to block legislation -- and nominees. (Florida Sen. George LeMieux has three holds pending, including a block on the nomination of [...]
During his first visit to South Florida since joining the Senate, Republican George LeMieux talked about how he's looking out for Florida -- and for the man who put him in office, Charlie Crist. He also discussed the nationwide debate over the right course for the Republican party. Story [...]
