This week I was fined $500 by Speaker Nancy Pelosi for not wearing a mask on the Floor of the House of Representatives. I was following guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control and...
Army Corps Leaders Hide in DC while Poisoning Florida
For decades, the Army Corps of Engineers has knowingly poisoned our community with water laden with algal blooms far more toxic than the EPA considers safe for human contact. They even...
Bill to Protect Estuaries Passes the House
Today, the House of Representatives passed a bill that I helped introduce with Congressman Bill Posey called the National Estuaries and Acidification Research Act(NEAR Act).On the Treasure Coast and...
Week In Review: May 7 – 13 | Supporting Israel in the Fight Against Terrorism
I enlisted in the United States Army—and nearly gave my life for our country—because I believe deeply in the values on which the United States was founded. Following my service, I chose to volunteer...
If They Are Going To Poison Us They Should Look In Our Eyes
For decades, the Army Corps of Engineers has knowingly poisoned our community with water laden with algal blooms far more toxic than the EPA considers safe for human contact. They even...
Honoring Our Nation’s Law Enforcement Officials
Last year, our community lost one of Florida’s finest, Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Joseph Bullock. Trooper Bullock was fatally shot in the line of duty on February 5, 2020 while assisting a...
Algal Bloom on Lake O is now 500 Square Miles
The algal bloom on Lake O is now 500 square miles, making it larger than the size of New York City and Los Angeles.This bloom on Lake O has also tested more than 100 times too toxic for human...
President Biden Puts A Memorial Day Tradition At Risk
I wanted to update you on my work to defend a Memorial Day tradition known as Rolling To Remember. As you may know, earlier this month, President Biden’s Pentagon announced that this Memorial...
Exposed: Sugar Industry Lobbyists Writing Lake O Management Plan
As a result of a law I wrote, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is currently writing the Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual, which will determine when discharges will happen from Lake Okeechobee...