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Gus Bilirakis on Marco Rubio and State Dept. policy
The assessment that the appointment of Senator Marco Rubio to the position of Secretary of State in the new administration of Donald Trump will expand US defense and energy cooperation in the Eastern Mediterranean was expressed by Congressman Gus Bilirakis.
Candidates of Greek origin in midterm elections
The US midterm elections are over with the Republicans hanging on to the Senate but losing the House. A number of Greek-American candidates were running for office on Tuesday, some of whom fared better than others. Here is a break down of how Greek-Amercian candidates did.
Continued pressure from US lawmakers to withold F-35s from Turkey
Forty-four U.S representatives, led by U.S. Reps. John Sarbanes (D-MD) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), supported a June 15 letter to Secretary of Defense James Mattis that urged the secretary to prevent the planned delivery of F-35 jets to Turkey.