Oct 03 2025
National Manufacturing Day-1
Today is National Manufacturing Day, and this year, we’ve got a lot to celebrate: the historic One Big Beautiful Bill is bringing manufacturing jobs back to America. Businesses across the world are investing in our communities with new factories, jobs, and opportunities for hardworking families.

Oct 02 2025
ICYMI: Respect our military and end the shutdown-1
Not only is this Democrat shutdown wasting taxpayer dollars, it’s wasting the time of our troops. Across all branches of the military, servicemembers are on specialized trainings and deployments, meant to ultimately make them better soldiers, sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Guardians.
Oct 01 2025
What happens during the federal government shutdown-1
As of 12:01 Wednesday morning, the federal government shut down due to a lapse in appropriations, or funding. While Republicans in the House and Senate voted against a shutdown, Democrats have refused to work with us on a short-term solution, resulting in impacts on government services and hundreds of thousands of employees being furloughed.
Sep 26 2025
September 27 is
Saturday, September 27, is National Public Lands Day, and I hope you’ll join me in celebrating America’s natural environment and the parks we work so hard to preserve. The National Park Service will offer free admission to everyone, and across the country, thousands of volunteers are using this day to come together and clean-up our parks.
Sep 25 2025
ICYMI: Why we should reschedule marijuana-1
You may have read my op-ed “Rescheduling Marijuana Is a Responsible Choice for America” in The Washington Times—if not, I’d like to take a moment to talk about it.
Sep 24 2025
ICYMI: St. Lucie Railroad Bridge Schedule-1
We’ve been fighting for this for a long time, and the U.S. Coast Guard finally issued a final ruling on the operating schedule for the Florida East Coast Railroad Bridge over the Okeechobee Waterway—better known as the St. Lucie River at the Roosevelt Bridge in downtown Stuart.

Sep 22 2025
Recognizing National Estuaries Week-1
This year, I am proud to be the sponsor of a bipartisan resolution that formally recognizes September 20 to 27 as National Estuaries Week. The resolution reminds all of us that these habitats are critical and that Florida can’t wait around for help. We must work every day to preserve this environment.
Sep 19 2025
Week In Review: Foreign and Domestic-1
t was a very busy week in Washington. As Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, I presided over a 26 hour-long committee meeting where we debated a major piece of legislation that will reauthorize the State Department for the first in more than 20 years.
Sep 19 2025
15 Years of Alive Day-1
Fifteen years ago today, my life changed forever. On my last mission in the United States Army, I stepped on an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and lost two legs and a finger. When I woke up in Walter Reed, I thought my service to our country had ended. But my father gave me advice that I carry with me to this day: don’t let your best days of service be in the past.