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House Speaker Will Weatherford Congratulates Mike Hill on Primary Victory in House District 2

Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford (R-Wesley Chapel) today offered his congratulations to House District 2 primary winner Mike Hill, who won the special election to replace the late Representative Clay Ford.

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Speaker Weatherford’s Column in the Tampa Tribune: A Responsible Safety Net

Recently, House Speaker Will Weatherford authored an op-ed in the Tampa Tribune about the Florida House’s thoughtful and deliberative approach to oppose taking additional federal dollars for Medicaid expansion and instead offering a sustainable, free-market alternative that will strengthen the safety net.  Click here to view the op-ed online.

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Florida House and Senate Celebrate Completion of Work Plan Florida Agenda

Upon the conclusion of the 2013 Legislative Session, Senate President Don Gaetz (R-Niceville) and House Speaker Will Weatherford (R-Wesley Chapel) celebrated the completion of their joint legislative agenda, “Work Plan Florida.” The joint agenda, announced in January, includes bold steps to tackle ethics and campaign finance reform, fiscally responsible changes to Florida’s local public sector pension plans, innovations in Florida’s higher education system and a review of Florida election laws. To date, four of the five Work Plan Florida agenda items have passed the Florida Legislature and three have been signed in to law by the Governor.

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