Press Releases
Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Carlos Gimenez (FL-28) grilled the President of Microsoft, Brad Smith, during a Homeland Security Committe hearing. On Thursday, June 13, the Homeland Security Committee met with the President and Vice Chairman of Microsoft to discuss the cybersecurity implications of their security failures.
Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Carlos Gimenez (FL-28) introduced the bipartisan Secure Airports From Enemies (SAFE) Act. Congressman Gimenez is joined by Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26), Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), and Jared Moskowitz (FL-23). Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) is introducing companion legislation in the U.S. Senate.
MIAMI, FL - Today, Representative Carlos A. Giménez (FL-28) joined Representative Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26) and Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) during a press conference denouncing the Biden administration's decision to allow Castro regime operatives to tour the TSA facilities at Miami International Airport earlier this week. The Castro regime is designated as a State Sponsor of Terrorism and should not be invited to view U.S. security areas, nor receive special treatment at any U.S. airport.
(Washington, DC) - Today, Congressman Carlos Gimenez (FL-28) sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas and TSA Administrator Pekoske on a recent trip by agents of the Castro Dictatorship to sensitive facilities at Miami International Airport. Rep. Gimenez was joined by Senator Rick Scott (R-FL), Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26), and Rep.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Friday, Representatives Carlos Gimenez (FL-28), María Elvira Salazar (FL-27), and Mario Diaz Balart (FL-26), along with Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Rick Scott (R-FL), denounce the Biden Administration's failure to designate Cuba as a "not fully cooperating country" (NFCC) with U.S. counterterrorism efforts:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security Chairman Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) delivered the following opening statement in a hearing to examine the U.S. Coast Guard's (USCG) shipbuilding and acquisitions process, the state of efforts to modernize the service's fleet, and ways in which the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) can facilitate faster turnaround times for USCG acquisitions programs.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Carlos A. Gimenez (FL-28) and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) co-lead a bill to enhance coral restoration efforts in South Florida. The Conserving Our Reefs Along Lower (CORAL) Florida Act would create a new $5 million grant program to states, local municipalities, non-profits, and non-governmental organizations including the Mote Marine Laboratory in the Florida Keys, to carry out coral restoration efforts.
MIAMI, FL - Today, Congressman Carlos A. Giménez announced that he is seeking a Veteran, Gold Star Family Member, or Active-Duty Spouse for a paid position handling casework related to veterans in his Miami district office.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Carlos A. Gimenez pressed members of the military of the Biden Administration's strategy in Ukraine at a full House Armed Service Committee hearing.
Miami, FL - Congressman Carlos Gimenez, Chairman of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security, participated in a joint field hearing, along with Rep. Daniel Webster (FL-11), Chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, held a joint hearing to examine security challenges and port infrastructure at PortMiami.