I recently wrote an Op-Ed in the Washington Examiner on an amendment I’m proposing for this year’s National Defense Defense Authorization Act, which is the major piece of legislation Congress passes...
Rebuilding the arsenal of freedom
All of us who wore the uniform know that strength isn’t defined by combat alone, but long before, through preparation and warfighting readiness: in supply chains, shipyards, depots, and procurement....
Passed: Military Construction & Veterans Affairs Appropriations
Aging bases, crumbling housing, and broken systems are unacceptable conditions for America’s servicemembers. That's why last week, the House passed H.R. 8469, the Military Construction, Veterans...
The “force behind the force”
My wife knew the risks when I deployed to Afghanistan, but she stuck with me anyway. When I came back injured and missing limbs, she stayed. And when I wanted to keep serving by running to...
Made in Florida 21
The days of good-paying American jobs being outsourced abroad are over. Under President Trump, American manufacturing is making a comeback with factory activity hitting its highest level in years....
National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day
They were captured by the enemy, imprisoned, tortured, and forced into conditions no human should have to ever face. Some warriors never made it back at all. We owe it to them, and their families,...
Honoring military children this April
As the proud son of an Army veteran, and an Army father myself, I know exactly what it means to grow up in a military family. It's a life that comes with a cost and a duty. Every April, we...
Go Army: Best recruitment numbers in thirteen years
There’s good news coming from the Army—and it’s something every American who loves this country should be proud of. Secretary of the Army, Dan Driscoll, just announced that this is the best...
While You Were Sleeping…
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris spent hundreds of millions of your tax dollars on “cash transfers” for Afghans to buy food, instead of directly sending them potatoes from Idaho or oranges from...