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No two stories of service are the same. Every servicemember’s experience is different. Some have sacrificed life and limb for our freedoms, and those stories include a Purple Heart.
This week, we celebrate the 235th birthday of the United States Coast Guard. Since its founding, the Coast Guard has been “Semper Paratus”—always ready to protect our shores, stop illicit drug trafficking, rescue civilians, and defend our sovereignty. And we’re making sure they have the resources to do so.
With 50 Executive Orders codified so far by Congress, we’re answering the call to deliver on American priorities that strengthen our economy, secure our borders, and protect our freedoms.
Last week was the official “Made in America Week,” and we honored the hardworking men and women who are the backbone of our economy. I’ve always believed that when we invest in American jobs and ideas, our communities thrive.
This week in Congress, the House passed the Coast Guard Authorization Act to strengthen aging infrastructure, invest in cutting-edge tech, and ensure the Coast Guard has what it needs to protect our water—and our people.
As we mark 250 years of Army Medicine, let’s celebrate and honor all of the nurses, doctors, medics, researchers, and staff who have served our country.
America’s Coast Guard is always ready—and now, thanks to this legislation, they’ll be even more prepared.
Let the Thomas H. Corey VA Medical Center always be a place where our communities’ veterans can heal with the respect and dignity that they deserve. Renaming the facility for Corey is about honoring the mission he lived for—making sure no one who has worn our nation’s uniform is forgotten or denied care.
The House passed the Law Enforcement Officer Recreation Pass Act; a bill that will allow the Department of the Interior to offer the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass to law enforcement officers and firefighters for free and for life.
Right now, tests for blue-green algae registered an alarming 53 parts per billion of microcystin at Canal Point, just north of the Pahokee Marina along Lake Okeechobee.