Four years ago, a courageous group of kids from Stuart, Florida visited Washington, D.C. to fight for their community. Growing up fishing, boating and spending time on the water, the River Kidz were...
No Funding Without Accountability
Tonight, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will speak to the American people during a joint session of Congress.From the day Russia attacked Ukraine back in February, thousands of Ukrainian...
Pass the Foreign Gain-of-Function Research Prevention Act
Did they learn nothing from the COVID-19 pandemic?As you may know, gain-of-function research is a specific type of research that intentionally enhances the transmissibility of viruses in...
Week in Review: December 9 – 15 | Endless Spending for Wrong Policies
Unfortunately, this week in Washington was more of the same.We got the latest inflation report and it’s still sky-high at 7.1 percent. But rather than address one of the driving factors of...
5 Years Ago We Passed Historic Tax Reform
Five years ago, I had just been sworn in as your Representative, and together with the House Republican Majority and President Donald Trump, we worked to improve the lives of those we...
Standing Up for the Second Amendment
Far too often, we hear about heartbreaking tragedies that could have been prevented if those involved had the chance to defend themselves. The Second Amendment makes it clear that all...
A Huge Win for Water
I’ve got great news! The House of Representatives passed the Water Resources Development Act last week, and with it, several major provisions that I authored.That includes the Northern...
Our Southern Border Is Not Secure
There is no doubt that what’s going on at our southern border is a crisis. Just last month, there were 73,000 “gotaways”, migrants who managed to evade border patrol and enter the United...
Week in Review: December 2 – 8 | There’s Always Time to Do Our Job
This week in Washington, my colleagues were in a hurry. In fact, they were in such a rush, they tried to argue that there wasn’t time for Congress to do its job.First up, in the House Foreign...