Florida Senate passes 6-week abortion ban backed by DeSantis
The Florida Senate has approved a bill to ban abortions after six weeks.
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The Florida Senate has approved a bill to ban abortions after six weeks.
With two years remaining in his first term, Sen. Rick Scott on Wednesday told a group in South Florida that he is planning to seek reelection.
The bill provides an additional $45 billion in emergency assistance for Ukraine in its continued fight against Russia.
The short-term funding bill will fund the government through Dec. 23, giving Congress additional time to finish crafting a massive longer-term spending package.
The measure now goes to President Biden's desk for his signature.
The legislation passed the Senate and the House this week.
The House vote to impose a contract brokered by the White House but rejected by some workers was 290 to 137.
The vote was 61-36, with a number of Republican senators choosing not to vote.
The projected win in Nevada means that Democrats will retain control of the Senate, regardless of the outcome of the Georgia runoff.
Val Demings and Marco Rubio are slated to debate Tuesday evening, the first -- and only -- scheduled meeting between the two in which each is expected to discuss their vision for Florida
Statewide, 47% of Florida voters currently support Rubio, while 41% back Demings
With less than 60 days until the mid-term elections, Jim DeFede travels to Sarasota for an interview with state Sen. Joe Gruters, the chairman of the Florida Republican party. Later, Jim goes one-on-one democrat Raquel Pacheco who will go up against State Sen. Ileana Garcia in November.
Sens. Joe Manchin and Chuck Schumer craft a scaled-back version of the economic package thwarted by Manchin last year.
Fifteen Republicans joined Democrats to pass the bipartisan-negotiated bill.
"The good news is if we can get this passed, we don't have to do this stupidity anymore," Senator Marco Rubio said on the Senate floor.
