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This week the Army Corps of Engineers held their first three public planning meetings on the new proposed Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual. Read this blog to learn more on how you can participate.
Last year I passed legislation to force the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to redo the Lake Okeechobee Regulation Schedule (LORS) that determines when toxic discharges from Lake O are sent into our community. That rewrite process starts now with a chance to make our community’s voice heard! Learn more:
Two years ago, 19-year-old Ashanti Billie was abducted in Virginia. There was never an Amber alert issued. Keep reading to learn why and how our bipartisan bill fixes this broken alert system.
This week, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works sent us an update on the Southern Storage Reservoir project, and it had some good news in it that I’d like to share with you.
Sadly, every 15 minutes in the United States, a baby is born with a congenital heart defect. This is far too often - in fact, heart defects are the most common and deadly form of birth defects. Read this blog to learn more about how we are working to save lives.
We are making great progress, but there is still much more to be done to ensure that veterans receive the very best care our country has to offer. Read this blog to learn more.
This was a HUGE week for our waterways. Read this blog to learn more.
This week was the very first week of the new Congress, and I was honored to be sworn in for a second time to continue fighting to make our community safer, healthier, and stronger.
The federal government, through the Army Corps of Engineers, has played a huge role in perpetuating the human health crisis caused by Lake Okeechobee discharges and they need to take responsibility for the damage by helping to pay for the cleanup.
After seven years of war and the deaths of more than half of a million people, the atrocities of the Assad regime are still ongoing with the help of Russia and Iran. The United States must push for an end to the violence and suffering in Syria and hold the perpetrators accountable.