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Excerpts from Congressman Gus Bilirakis Newsletter
Protecting Vulnerable Children: I am proud to be leading efforts to ensure foster children have uninterrupted access to the mental health care they need. No child who has already experienced trauma should face additional barriers to treatment or stability. I will continue working in a bipartisan manner to close gaps in coverage and ensure vulnerable youth do not fall through the cracks. Click here to learn more about my efforts on this important issue.
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Donalds Introduces The Reform Immigration Through Biometrics Act: Strengthening Border Security With Accountability
WASHINGTON – Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) has introduced legislation requiring a formal evaluation of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) progress in implementing a full biometric entry-exit data system.
The “Reform Immigration Through Biometrics Act” is the 23rd piece of legislation proposed by Congressman Donalds during the 119th Congress. This bill mandates that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) report to Congress on the system’s implementation. This requirement aims to identify hurdles causing delays, close security gaps, track visa overstays more accurately, and ensure full border security.
“Knowing who has come into our country is fundamental to our nation’s sovereignty and survival. Under President Trump’s leadership and with the help of the Department of Homeland Security, the border has been secured, but the work is far from over. Visa overstays and fraudulent documentation remain a large piece of the overall illegal immigration puzzle that needs to be addressed,” said Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL). “The American people have entrusted Republicans with a clear mandate to secure our borders and resolve the immigration crisis—and we are committed to delivering on that promise. This bill is a critical step forward in delivering on this mandate. I am proud to introduce the Reform Immigration Through Biometrics Act to finally ensure oversight of our nation’s biometric entry-exit system.”
WHAT THIS BILL DOES:
This bill seeks a formal evaluation of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) progress in implementing a full biometric entry-exit data system.
BACKGROUND:
Biometric: An objective measurement of a physical characteristic used to verify identity against database records. Main types: Fingerprints, facial images, and iris scans.
In its July 2004 report, the 9/11 Commission recommended that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) implement a comprehensive biometric entry-exit system to enhance national security.
8 U.S.C. 1365a(d)(3) requires the federal government to “fully implement [an] integrated [biometric] entry and exit data system.”
In December 2006, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) fully implemented a biometric entry system for foreign nationals. While a comprehensive biometric exit system does not yet cover every port, it is currently being mandated nationwide following a December 2025 final rule.
EXCLUSIVE:
Byron Donalds Cracks Down On Persistent Border Blind Spot Leaving US Vulnerable To Overstays
Ashley J. DiMella - Fox News Digital
April 21, 2026
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Dear Fellow Floridian,
The Department of Homeland Security has been closed since February 14th because Democrats in Congress want to put illegal immigrants over the American people. This week, Senate Republicans took the first step forward in getting around their America-last funding blockade. Working until just past 3 a.m. on Thursday, after defeating numerous Democrat stalling tactics on the Senate floor, we put forward a budget resolution as the first step in the process to funding ICE and CBP for years to come.
Not a single Democrat voted to fund federal law enforcement.
The brave men and women of DHS keep us safe from countless threats around the clock every single day. They keep dangerous terrorists, and drugs from crossing our borders. They catch vicious criminals who have come to this country illegally and get them off of our streets and away from our families. And they have done a phenomenal job of getting back on mission and reversing the damage of the Biden Border Crisis since President Trump return to office over a year ago. That’s exactly why Democrats have cut their funding off for almost an entire third of the past year.
Enough is enough, we need to move as quickly as possible to get money flowing back to DHS so they can get paid for the critical work they do.
At the same time, we need to talk about how we plan to pay for all this. I balanced the budget as governor, and I have consistently fought for fiscal sanity as your U.S. Senator. As we move forward through this process, I will be offering amendments on the bill that will responsibly fund America’s homeland security mission. Our nation has over $39 trillion in debt. We are facing deficits close to $2 trillion. Our children and our grandchildren deserve to inherit a prosperous future in a land of opportunity, not a mountain of debt. We are in this situation because of decades of irresponsible spending habits in Washington and Congress’ failure to balance the budget. We need to account for every dollar we spend, and there’s no time like the present to get started.
Once we have our border security fully funded again, we need to turn back to focusing on our elections. I will continue to fight tooth and nail the SAVE America Act. We need to take it up and pass it — and get rid of the filibuster if Democrats keep abusing it. The overwhelming majority of people want voter ID, and everyone deserves free and fair elections that they can trust. It’s just common sense. If you need to show an I.D. to get on an airplane, buy a beer, check into a hotel room, or rent a vehicle, you should absolutely have to show one to make decisions about the future of our great country. That should already be in federal law. That is why the Senate cannot allow this issue to fall by the wayside once DHS is funded again. I will not let that happen; that is my commitment to you.
Sincerely,
Rick Scott
United States Senator
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Sincerely,
Ashley Moody
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The United States’ conflict with Iran is about many things. More than what meets the eye, meaning beneath the surface, it is about strategy. We’re talking American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer vs. the USSR’s greatest chess master and world champion, Boris Spassky. We’re talking Norwegian chess grandmaster Sven Magnus Carlsen vs. India’s chess grandmaster Viswanathan Anand. Any man or woman who has ever played the game of chess knows that strategy is a prominent and important tool in the game. Overall, it is about endurance, willpower, and a well-planned and well-thought-out strategy.
What most people do not know is that what is going on between Iran and the United States is on par with past notable world-class chess games. It is about a test of wills, as in arm wrestling. For those interested in Trump’s true strategy, you will find it in the link below. You may be surprised how Iran plans on defeating the world’s mightiest military without using a single weapon... Click below to find out how and, in the process, find out what moves Trump can take, if any...
Trump Just Flipped The Entire Game On Iran - Something Much Bigger Is Unfolding
A SMIDGEN IS A UNIT OF MEASURE
Psalm 90: 4 “For a thousand years in thy sight are but yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.”
Anyone that considers themselves a southern gourmet cook knows what a smidgen is. It’s like a “bit” or a “pinch” or a “tad.”
At any rate, a smidgen is a legitimate unit of measure south of the Mason-Dixon Line. As of yet however, I haven’t seen a spoon in a measuring set with such an amount. We simply have to guess or use our best judgement.
Measurements in time and materials control us. We are in bondage to watches, clocks and calendars. Flight schedules, work time clocks, even time settings for distance determine our every movement.
Some web sites and other publications are now adding “read time” to articles.
Many in today’s world if asked a distance answer the question in minutes. How far is it to the next town? “Twenty minutes.” “At what speed” would be a reasonable response.
Could a carpenter build a house without a tape measure? Could a cook bake a cake without measurements? Of course not!
We are physical beings. Our life span, the years of our marriage and the ages of our children are all stated in numbers. Doctors weigh us when we go for a checkup. The results of our blood tests are stated in numbers.
We “count heads” for attendance and count how many were saved (received Jesus as Lord and Savior) at a crusade or on a mission project. Numbers are important to us.
The number of believers is surely important to God. Second Corinthians 5:15 “And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.”
Second Peter 3: 8 “But beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day with the Lord is like a thousand years and a thousand years as one day.” God is spirit, infinite and eternal.
So, why is time irrelevant to God? Because He is infinite and eternal! If we speak of eternity concerning God, we must not only look into the future but also into the past.
If God will always be, He must have always been. Many astronomers and other scientists want to assign numbers to the existence of the sun, earth, galaxy and the universe.
Many make a useless debate of how old the planet or universe is. The distance across the Milky Way galaxy is (we’re told) 100,000 light years and the universe is 97 billion light years across.
Should we really be concerned with the distance to Mars or Proxima Centauri? Our individual curiosity factors want to know some things and for many those distances are intriguing but inconsequential in our everyday lives or our eternal destination.
But what is really important? The Bible teaches we have an eternal soul. No one has ever seen such a thing. No one has ever died and come back to report Heaven or Hell, except in order to write a book or movie script.
No one knows where the eternal soul resides; if it is asleep, concealed in a body cell or flows through ones veins or central nervous system.
The Bible tells us to believe through faith (Ephesians 2: 8). Faith is believing in something that cannot be proven or common sense tells us it cannot be true. Faith is a steadfast belief that something is true.
Can we understand in a world of skepticism why so many are turning to non-belief?
A question asked was, “Why do you believe in God?” Can anyone give a logical or reasonable explanation for why we exist?
To believe something came from nothing (on its own/spontaneous generation) or that order came from chaos, takes more faith than believing in a Creator God.
Granted, religionists cannot prove God but the evidence is overwhelming. How much evidence does it take to make a fact? The answer to that is with the individual.
The non-believer must also ask the question “What if I’m wrong?” Whereas there is no (court of law) proof of God, there is no such proof of evolution.
The non-believer must think we, the planet, the atmosphere, the universe came from somewhere. Since there is no such thing as spontaneous generation of matter, where and how did all things begin?
What make sense to you? Why do you exist? Why do we think, have emotions or die?”
Our Creator (John 1: 3) was also subjected to numbers. He was born the person Jesus 2026 years ago, lived to thirty-three years of age, was on the cross for six hours, in the grave three days and lived after His resurrection for forty days before ascending into Heaven.
Even Jesus can’t get away from measurements and numbers. So, how long is eternity? The most reasonable answer is “It’s a time that cannot be measured!” As a smidgen cannot be measured, neither can eternity.
Proverbs 3: 5 “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not unto thine own understanding.” Is our ability to think a curse or a blessing? Whichever it may be, we must not let it mislead us.
An old Cherokee proverb states: “There is a fight like two wolves going on inside you, one is evil; one is good.” The question asked was, “Which one will win?” The answer: “The one you feed!”
The Bible teaches there is only one eternal salvation. That is by a faith based belief (Ephesians 2: 8) that Christ Jesus was crucified (Matthew 27: 35) for the remission of sin (Romans 4: 25), resurrected (Matthew 28: 6) and ascended alive into Heaven (Acts 1: 9).
Van Yandell is a retired Industrial Arts teacher, an ordained gospel evangelist and missionary. His email is vmy3451@gmail.com
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