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I am determined to hold the Army Corps responsible for their complete lack of leadership on this issue.
While Army Corps personnel stationed at Port Mayaca are breathing in toxic air for hours on end, the head of the Army Corps is spending his time in a cushy Washington, D.C. office refusing to take responsibility for the working conditions in Florida.
While toxic discharges from Lake Okeechobee destroy Florida’s coastal communities year after year, special interest groups are continuing to manipulate our waterways for their profit. There is a better way.
Our nation’s veterans and their families have all made huge sacrifices so that the rest of our country can live free. That’s why I believe it is imperative that our government prioritize caring for veterans.
Breaking through all of the hot air coming from the swamp this week, I wanted to share a couple bits of good news on our efforts to protect our waterways.
The United States must not support a two-state solution when one of those states would be run by terrorists.
According to the recent University of Florida study, these toxins can become airborne and travel roughly 10 miles from the blooms source.
Manatees are starving to death in record numbers. Even though we’re only halfway through the year, more manatees have died this year than they did the entire last year!
This week I testified before the House Appropriations Committee urging them to allocate $725 million for Everglades restoration this year.
History tells us that when water levels on Lake Okeechobee are high in the spring, the algae is worse during the summer.