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Recently, the House passed legislation that would make Floridians safer and help our neighbors around the world. These two bills would expand research and find new treatments for these preventable diseases!
Christmas came early this year! Congress approved a historic $200 million for Everglades restoration this week - nearly tripling funding for critical projects like the EAA Southern Storage Reservoir. Read more here:
I am always looking for new ways to help pass meaningful legislation to clean up our waterways and protect our coastlines. This week I had an opportunity to do just that. Check out this blog to learn more!
This week, rather than stand alongside Israel, the House of Representatives chose to pass a resolution that would undermine our support for Israel. Keep reading to learn more.
There is a massive human and environmental toll from the discharges to the Treasure Coast. And it's turning the Treasure Coast into the Tortured Coast. The Tortured Coast documentary series highlights the people and places being destroyed.
This week Speaker Pelosi decided to pass yet another continuing resolution and just kick the can down the road for another month. These continuing resolutions are bad policy and they must stop. Keep reading to learn more:
This week the House of Representatives passed 16 different pieces of legislation to help veterans and their families, including one to protect the G.I. Bill. Read this blog to learn more!
There’s absolutely more that can be done to solve the opioid crisis. That’s why I’m cosponsoring the VA Directly Returning Opioid Prescriptions Act. Click here to learn more about the bill.
It’s amazing what a difference a year can make. We have made amazing progress – no longer managing the lake at artificially high levels. Check out this week's blog to learn more!
It's been a year since we authorized the EAA southern storage reservoir. The law included a requirement for the Corps to submit a report to Congress 90 days later and that report still hasn't been finished. Keep reading to learn what that means for the project.