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Border
September 9, 2021

GAINESVILLE, FL – Congresswoman Kat Cammack (FL-03) and Congressman Clay Higgins (LA-03) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas seeking answers about the Department's reinstatement of the Migrant Protection Protocol (MPP).


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Ocala
September 8, 2021

GAINESVILLE, FL – The Office of Congresswoman Kat Cammack announced the City of Ocala received a $777,000 Diesel Emission Reduction Act Award grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The city will use the money to replace heavy-duty diesel-fueled trucks with zero-emission, electric-powered refuse trucks.

The City of Ocala will be among the early adopters of the new technology in the country and one of Florida's first cities to implement the new sanitation trucks in its fleet.


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Soldiers
September 1, 2021

GAINESVILLE, FL – Congresswoman Kat Cammack (R-FL-03) joined Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI-10) and 157 original cosponsors in introducing legislation to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 13 U.S. military servicemembers who were killed in Afghanistan last week.


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AFG
August 26, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Kat Cammack (R-FL-03) issued the following statement on the loss of servicemembers and the catastrophe unfolding in Afghanistan.


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PR
August 20, 2021

GAINESVILLE, FL – Today, Congresswoman Kat Cammack (R-FL-03) announced that the Clay County Fire Rescue Department has received an "Assistance To Firefighters" Grant from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The department will receive $414,454 to improve its operations and safety, including using the grant for new protective equipment.


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Plane
August 16, 2021

This morning, Congresswoman Kat Cammack (R-FL-03) issued the following statement on the situation unfolding in Afghanistan:

"Yesterday morning, I was on a call hosted by the White House with Secretary of State Blinken, Secretary of Defense Austin, and General Milley. More than six times, all three officials stated, 'we are engaging in an orderly and safe withdrawal' and we have 'planned for all contingencies.' Finally, they said 'the Taliban isn’t in Kabul.' They cut off questions from Members leaving us with few or no answers.


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Sugar Industry
July 29, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Kat Cammack (R-FL-03), with Congressman Dan Kildee (D-MI-05), introduced a new resolution to zero out the foreign subsidies that make sugar the world's most distorted commodity market.


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American Ag
July 27, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Cammack applauded the unanimous passage of H.R. 267, the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP+) Reauthorization Act. The bill makes important updates to the administration of the program and causes of loss to cover sugar and dairy cooperative processors; smoke-tainted wine grapes due to wildfires; losses from high winds, derechos, excessive heat, and freezes.

The committee also incorporated changes to the bill's language to ensure all Florida and Louisiana cane farmers are covered by the program.


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Economic Disparity
July 20, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) appointed Congresswoman Kat Cammack (FL-03) to serve as a member of the Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth.


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Constitution
June 30, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy has named Congresswoman Kat Cammack to the "Future of American Freedoms" Task Force. The Republican Task Forces, seven issue-specific task forces spearheaded by House Republican leadership, will identify and develop policy solutions to the issues facing the American people.

The "Future of American Freedoms" Task Force will be led by Rep. Jim Jordan (OH-04) and will focus on issues including preserving constitutional freedoms, such as the First and Second Amendments.