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During my time in the Army, we worked together toward a serious mission: keep Americans safe and free. While I may no longer be an asset on the battlefield, as your Congressman, my core mission hasn't changed. Every day I go to work for you, it's with the goal of keeping Americans safe and free.
One of the roles I take most seriously in Congress is the opportunity to be a voice for the voiceless. This week, we passed several bills to hold evil regimes accountable.
We have the great opportunity to hire a wounded warrior to expand our services to veterans in our community. Applications are now open to wounded warriors and medically retired veterans for a fellowship working in our office at the West Palm Beach VA. Read more here.
This week I had a singular mission: put taxpayers first. The good news is that this week we passed a desperately-needed overhaul of the IRS system. We also held a hearing in the Oversight Committee about abuse of taxpayer trust by Brightline.
Today, under oath before Congress, Brightline admitted that they lied when they said that their project is "not publicly funded at all." This is a direct quote from today: "There has been public funding granted."
If you’re like most Americans and have struggled with the IRS’s confusing and inefficient bureaucracy, then I have some good news for you—this week, we passed a desperately-needed overhaul of the IRS system with one singular mission in mind: taxpayer first.
In one of the most ridiculous and frustrating moves since I've gotten to Washington, 184 Members of Congress just teamed up to block a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution. I voted yes on this important bill, and I wish more of my colleagues would have done the same.
Ensuring that we are good stewards of our environment begins with strong conservation efforts. Great news: today my bill passed through the Transportation & Infrastructure committee unanimously. This clears the last major hurdle before passing the bill on the House Floor!
Our communities are safest when America is strongest. Last week we passed new legislation to strengthen school security and this week we took decisive action to protect American security at the highest levels - including our cyber security and national infrastructure network.
Our schools should be as safe as the halls of Congress. This week, we made strong progress toward that goal by passing two bills that I've been pushing forward.