Gus Bilirakis

Last week the administration announced it would delay the employer mandate under ObamaCare. Even though the administration does not have the authority to do this, it is a sign that even the law's authors are realizing the law is…

I don't believe that our intel is very actionable in regards to, you know, we are concerned about chemical weapons falling into the wrong hands.

On Thursday, July 11, 2013, I missed rollcall vote No. 348 for unavoidable reasons. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows: rollcall No. 348: ``nay'' (on motion to adjourn).

I appreciate the Committee's consideration of our bipartisan bill to stop scams against our nation's veterans, and hope to see this legislation move through the House expeditiously.

I'm proud to have Representatives Kurt Schrader (D-OR), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Ron Barber (D-AZ) join me as original cosponsors of this bill, the Protecting Veterans Pensions Act (H.R. 2341).

H.R. 4057, a bill introduced by Rep. Gus Bilirakis and now Public Law 112-249.

We must not lose sight of the greater goal of overall preparedness by harnessing all of our resources toward a single static technology.

However, we must be smart about how we accomplish that goal.

Along with many Floridians, I am concerned about the alarming increase in prescription drug abuse and illegal sales of prescription medications.

One of the most important ways to combat cyber attacks is for companies and the federal government to work together to combat cyber attacks through robust information sharing

Lots of damage can be done to America in terms of dollars to our economy, in terms of lives by cyber attacks in Houston, Texas

One out of every eight American jobs depends on travel and tourism.

More than 1 million Floridians are directly employed by the tourism industry.

Tourism is the lifeblood of the Florida economy.

I think if it were up for sunset today, that many in this Congress would view and vote to take it down because of the mismanagement that is there.

Yes or no, do you believe you have such authority to shift funds between HHS accounts to cover expenses related to implementation of the health care law?

The implementation of this law might be 'a train wreck.'

I don't think we can defend this country with that budget.

I enlisted the assistance of Congressman Gus Bilirakis' office to resolve the issue.

I think the technology obviously enables that notion of care at a distance in ways that are much more efficient...

The EPA issued an America nutrient criteria for Florida to avoid litigation with environmental groups and, in the process, circumvented the State's reasonable and scientifically based efforts to address its water quality.

I am honored, of course, to have the opportunity to represent Florida's Ninth--12th Congressional District--it is 12 now--on the committee.

I want to focus also on the regulation and the overlapping regulation or overregulation as well.

What I'd like to do is I'll reserve the balance of my time, and then I'll close once the gentlelady does.

I have no further speakers. Does the gentlelady have further speakers?