U.S. Congressman Dennis Ross

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  • My Fox Tampa Bay: Recording the Greatest Generation
    Dec 20, 2011 - LAKELAND - They are called "The Greatest Generation," and there aren't many of them left. Now, a group of Polk County high school students are making sure they are never forgotten. Video students from George Jenkins High School are talking to veterans, recording their war stories -- stories that oth... More
  • Baby Steps - End Ethanol Subsidies Now
    Dec 12, 2011 - As the First Session of the 12th Congress comes to a close, we urge you to allow ethanol subsidies set to expire to do just that and to resists calls to expand or create new ethanol subsidies in the eleventh hour... Read the full letter and see who signed it, here. More
  • NewsChief: Op Ed - Popcorn Populism vs. Economic Reality
    Dec 10, 2011 - (NewsChief) Popcorn Populism vs. Economic Reality By. US Rep. Dennis A. Ross (FL - 12) The Super Committee failed and the blame game begins. The popcorn populists continue the “millionaires and billionaires” drumbeat while the Secretary of Defense sounds the alarm on massive defense cuts while the P... More
  • Ledger: George Jenkins Student Cement History
    Dec 10, 2011 - Lakeland, FL - Lights, camera, history. Students from George Jenkins High School videotaped interviews Friday with veterans of World War II, the Korean War, and Operation Iraqi Freedom as part of the national Veterans History Project. It was the first of several scheduled recordings with veterans sp... More
  • Floor Statement on Workplace Democracy and Fairness Act
    Nov 30, 2011 - Mr./Madame Speaker, I rise in support of House Resolution 3094. Quite simply, the National Labor Relations Board has lost all credibility. From its anti-American attack on Boeing, to its inability to allow Delta employees to choose their own labor future, the NLRB has become nothing more than a --- ... More
  • The Ledger: Ross: Super Committee Usurped Congress' Job
    Nov 28, 2011 - Congressman Dennis Ross called for a complete reform of the national tax system to get the debt under control, with cuts that would rankle both conservatives and liberals. Ross, 52, a Lakeland Republican, is completing his first year in the U.S. House from Florida's 12th Congressional District, whic... More
  • Sunshine State News: Alcee Hastings, Dennis Ross Co-Sponsor Bill to Curb Insider Trading in Congress
    Nov 18, 2011 - Reps. Alcee Hastings and Dennis Ross -- two names you don't see together every day -- are co-sponsoring legislation to regulate insider trading by members of Congress. Hastings, D-Miramar, and Ross, R-Lakeland, are among the most liberal and conservative members of the House, and rarely vote on the ... More
  • Politco: Panel chairman - Turn over USAJobs to Private Stor
    Nov 15, 2011 - By David Saleh Rauf The chairman of a House oversight subcommittee pledged Tuesday to continue pushing for the Office of Personnel Management to hand over control of USAJobs.gov to a private company. Office of Personnel Director John Berry's performance in front of the House federal workforce subcom... More
  • Roll Call - Office Space: Ross Feels at Home in the Outdoors
    Nov 1, 2011 - A quick look around Rep. Dennis Ross’ office in the Cannon House Office Building confirms that the Florida Republican would rather be in the great outdoors than the concrete jungle of Capitol Hill. “I can sit in a deer stand for nine hours straight. A committee meeting, maybe about 30 minutes,” the ... More
  • Inside EPA - GOP Considers Hearing Over Allegations EPA Withholding Radiation Data
    Oct 21, 2011 - A House government oversight subcommittee is considering holding a hearing in the coming months to investigate whether EPA withheld data from an aerial radiation survey that could inform a potentially precedent-setting cleanup of former phosphate mines in Florida, a House Republican source says. At ... More

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