Here’s the reality: we must stop pollution at the source - including agricultural runoff, leaky septic tanks, fertilizer from our lawns and more.This week we made a lot of great progress in the...
Lake O Fact Check #8 | How Water Levels Impact Algae Blooms
There is a lot of misinformation flying around out there about Lake Okeechobee and the health of our waterways. Now, it’s time to set the record straight. The #LakeOFactCheck video series analyzes...
Preventing Toxic Runoff And Cleaning Up Our Waters
Big news: my bipartisan bill to address water pollution at the source passed the House of Representatives!Here’s why that’s important...Our communities have felt the social, health and economic...
USDA Ends Deadly Kitten Experiments
I have been leading the charge to end the deadly experiments performed on cats at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Last month I helped introduce the KITTEN Act after hearing horrible reports of...
Week In Review: March 29 – April 4 | People Or Politics?
Every Member of Congress who gets elected has a decision to make....do they want to put people first or politics first? When Members decide to make the people they represent their top priority, we...
Lake O Fact Check #7 | Do Discharges Cause Toxic Release?
There is a lot of misinformation flying around out there about Lake Okeechobee and the health of our waterways. Now, it’s time to set the record straight. The #LakeOFactCheck video series analyzes...
Lake O Fact Check #6 | Playing The Blame Game
There is a lot of misinformation flying around out there about Lake Okeechobee and the health of our waterways. Now, it’s time to set the record straight. The #LakeOFactCheck video series analyzes...
Week In Review: March 22 – 28 | Stop Pollution At The Source
To put it simply, if I wouldn’t put it in the bathtub with my kids, I don’t want it in our waterways. So whether it's runoff from agriculture, pollution from septic tanks, herbicides like...
Lake O Fact Check #5 | Hypothetical vs. Shared Adversity
There is a lot of misinformation flying around out there about Lake Okeechobee and the health of our waterways. Now, it’s time to set the record straight. The #LakeOFactCheck video series analyzes...