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November 19, 2024 | Press Releases

Rep. Greg Steube Introduces FEMA for America First Act to Remove FEMA Eligibility of Paroled Noncitizens, Asylees and Refugees

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) introduced the FEMA for America First Act to prevent parolees who are noncitizens and asylees and refugees who are not in the process of becoming Lawful Permanent Residents (green card status) from being eligible for FEMA benefits after a natural disaster.

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November 15, 2024 | Press Releases

Rep. Greg Steube Files Discharge Petition for the Sunshine Protection Act to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) filed a discharge petition for H.R.1279, the Sunshine Protection Act. This bipartisan legislation would make daylight saving time (DST) permanent nationwide, ending the outdated and disruptive practice of changing clocks twice a year. 

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November 15, 2024 | Press Releases

Rep. Steube Demands Answers from FEMA on Allegations of Agency-Wide Political Discrimination Policy

WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) has sent a letter to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell, demanding immediate answers following reports that a FEMA employee instructed FEMA staff to avoid homes displaying signs in support of President Trump while canvassing Florida neighborhoods for disaster recovery assistance.

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October 28, 2024 | In The News

Mother Nature opens Midnight Pass, stabilization sought

SIESTA SAND — Mother Nature provided a miracle in the face of natural disaster.
Hurricane Helene started the job on September 26 and Hurricane Milton carried it through October 10. Now, Midnight Pass, which historically ran between Siesta Key and Casey Key but was filled in the 1980s due to concerns with property erosion, is flowing once more.

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October 25, 2024 | Press Releases

Rep. Greg Steube Demands SBA Transparency on Disaster Assistance Awarded to Noncitizens Amid Program Exhaustion

WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) is demanding answers from Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Isabel Guzman regarding the agency’s allocation of disaster loan funds to “qualified aliens.” Following the SBA’s announcement that new disaster loan awards will be paused until Congress approves additional funds, Rep. Steube insists on full transparency of how many noncitizens received SBA disaster relief, particularly while American citizens are now forced to wait for critical disaster recovery aid.

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October 23, 2024 | In The News

Midnight Pass reopened after back-to-back hurricanes. Will it stay that way?

WFLA — There’s a stretch of sand in Sarasota County that’s been a controversial topic for years. Midnight Pass has been closed since the 1980s after two homeowners feared erosion caused by the pass would threaten their properties. The Army Corps of Engineers did the work at that time.

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October 22, 2024 | Press Releases

Rep. Greg Steube Urges U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to Permanently Restore Midnight Pass Following Helene and Milton

SARASOTA, Fla. — U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) today called on Lieutenant General William H. Graham, Jr., of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to permanently restore Midnight Pass, which was naturally reopened by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. In his letter to General Graham, Rep. Steube emphasized the opportunity presented by the storms to address long-standing environmental and economic concerns caused by the 1984 closure of the pass by the Corps.

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