Matt Gaetz, Halsey Beshears and Dr. Jason Pirozzolo have more in common than a plane trip to the Bahamas that led to the Department of Justice launching an investigation of Gaetz and sex trafficking allegations.
The two North Florida politicians were members of the House and the Central Florida physician was doctor of the day when legislation creating Florida’s medical marijuana industry was first approved by the Legislature seven years ago.
Through that tight bond they rose through the ranks of the GOP apparatus. Gaetz went on to Congress in 2016 where he has continued to advocate for marijuana reforms; Beshears was appointed head of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation by Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2019; Pirozzolo became a medical marijuana entrepreneur and GOP fundraiser.
The rise of Matt Gaetz ally and Orlando hand doctor Jason Pirozzolo from secondary political player to successful entrepreneur and major GOP fundraiser was fueled by connections to powerful Republican friends and the ascendant medical marijuana industry.
POLITICO Playbook: Fury over Anglo-Saxon caucus
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Framing their new organization around former President Donald Trump, Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) plan to call their group the “America First Caucus.” | Susan Walsh/AP Photo
DRIVING THE DAY
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE (R-Ga.) and
PAUL GOSAR (R-Ariz.) are planning to launch a House caucus based on “uniquely Anglo-Saxon” (read: “white people”) traditions has GOP leaders and Democrats protesting the embrace of blatant racism by some in the chamber. All eyes are on House Republican Leader
KEVIN MCCARTHY, who last night tweeted his disapproval of the proposed new group but who will no doubt be called on to do more to stop it entirely.
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Congressional Republicans are slamming President Joe Biden s recent executive actions on gun control in the wake of two mass shootings as unnecessary and counterproductive, and claim further restrictions on ownership are not the answer to gun violence.
A new poll by Morning Consult/Politico shows that most Americans feel differently. Limiting the ability for any law-abiding American to buy a gun will not make America safer, tweeted Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) this week.
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) wrote in a tweet Sunday, It s clear Democrat guncontrol laws don t work. Just look at the cities they control. If violent crime were down in places like Chicago, Portland and D.C., we might entertain their logic. Their failed policies don t prevent violence or protect our communities.