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Rep. Al Lawson and Rep. Bennie Thompson Make Friendly Wager on FAMU-Jackson State Orange Blossom Classic Football Game

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - U.S. Rep. Al Lawson (FL-05) and U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson (MS-02) made a friendly wager on Sunday's eagerly awaited Orange Blossom Classic football game between the Florida A&M University Ratttlers and the Jackson State University Tigers. The winner of the wager will receive a supply of local delicacies from their opponent's home region. Rep. Lawson is a FAMU alumunus and wagered a box of Florida stone crabs. While Rep. Thompson has a Mississippi mud pie and catfish up f…  Continue Reading

Rep. Al Lawson Releases Reports Showing the Inflation Reduction Act Will Lower Health Care Costs for Local Families

Today, Rep. Al Lawson announced that families in the 5th Congressional District of Florida will soon see more affordable prescription drugs for Medicare recipients and lower health insurance premiums made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act. "For far too long, big corporations have forced many Americans to choose between paying for health care-including lifesaving medication and insurance coverage-and putting food on the table. With the Inflation Reduction Act now the law of the land, Demo…  Continue Reading

Congressman Al Lawson Statement on the Inflation Reduction Act Passing the U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Rep. Al Lawson (FL-05) released the following statement on House Democrats passing and sending the Inflation Reduction Act to the President's desk to be signed into law. "Today, House Democrats passed the landmark Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). This historic legislation will lower health care costs, cut prescription drug prices, create millions of good-paying jobs, deliver the most significant action on climate in history and drastically reduce the deficit. "The high cost of food, gas, an…  Continue Reading