Congressman Vern Buchanan

Congressman Vern Buchanan released an following update after a conference call with the head of FEMA and Governor Ron DeSantis regarding Hurricane Dorian.

WASHINGTON -- Following an alarming rise in anti-Semitism across the country, Congressman Vern Buchanan Wednesday called for passage of legislation he co-sponsored to help educate students nationwide about the horrors of the Holocaust. Shockingly, a 2018 survey found that 22 percent of U.S. millennials have either never heard of or are unsure if they have heard of the Holocaust.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Vern Buchanan today urged the Trump Administration to drop plans to weaken the Endangered Species Act, calling the proposal “an assault against nature.”

SARASOTA – Congressman Vern Buchanan today urged congressional leaders to immediately pass his bill to toughen penalties against cop killers in the wake of six police officers being shot in Philadelphia earlier this week.

SARASOTA – Congressman Vern Buchanan applauded Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ formation of the Red Tide Task Force to study the causes of the harmful algae.