Economy

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Kat Cammack (R-FL-03) and Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced their updates to the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act to put power back in the people's hands instead of the administrative state.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Cammack joined Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID), and over 150 of their colleagues in a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan urging the Biden administration to overturn its de facto electric mandate on trucks, tractors, buses, and semis.

The final rule is entitled "Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles – Phase 3" and was published on April 22, 2024.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Cammack applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development's (RD) announcement to invest $317,400,000 to strengthen rural Florida's power grid and ensure that 32,000 people have access to reliable electricity. 

GAINESVILLE, FL — Today, Congresswoman Kat Cammack announced the City of Ocala received a $104,000 grant from the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program. The SS4A program funds regional, local, and tribal initiatives through grants to prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries. 
 
The City of Ocala will use the grant to conduct supplemental planning to develop a city-wide Local Road Safety Plan (LRSP) and a Speed Management Plan targeting safer speeds in residential areas and around schools.  

GAINESVILLE, FL — Hurricane Idalia severely impacted Florida’s fisheries, a significant contributor to Florida’s economy. These small businesses need assistance to recover from this Major Hurricane.

On September 5, 2023, the State of Florida requested the U.S. Department of Commerce to declare a federal fishery resource disaster to support fishery businesses affected by Hurricane Idalia.

CEDAR KEY, FL – Today, Representative Kat Cammack joined Senator Rick Scott, Levy County Sheriff Bobby McCallum, Cedar Key Police Chief Edwin Jenkins, and Cedar Key Mayor Heath Davis to tour impacts of Hurricane Idalia in Levy County and receive an update on response and recovery efforts. Following Idalia’s landfall as a major Category 3 hurricane on Florida’s Nature Coast, Rep.

GAINESVILLE, FL — Today, Congresswoman Kat Cammack (FL-03) led a letter with House members of the Florida congressional delegation urging House and Senate leadership to support a clean supplemental appropriations bill to replenish the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) and to help those affected by recent natural disasters, including Hurricane Idalia, recover.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Unfair trade practices by Mexico continue to harm American fruit and vegetable producers, especially growers in the Southeastern United States, and undermine our nation’s food security. There is strong, bipartisan support for federal action and relief from Mexico’s unfair trade practices.