We are fast approaching the two year anniversary of the attack that killed 13 servicemembers in Afghanistan during President Biden’s catastrophic withdrawal, but the people who enabled it haven’t...
Providing Veterans Equal Access to Medical Marijuana
Medical marijuana is legal in the state of Florida. Your doctors can prescribe medical cannabis if they believe it is the right choice for you. However, veterans in Florida who receive...
Assisting Veterans When And Where Help Is Needed
In 2017, one of the first things I did as a Member of Congress was get permission to set up a satellite office in the West Palm VA facility. That allowed my team and me to become a...
Fighting the Invisible Battles
When servicemembers return from the battlefield, too often another battle begins - an invisible, yet deadly, battle known as post traumatic stress.According to data from 2022, we lose as many as 44...
Making The Process Easier For Wounded Warriors
When I was lying in Walter Reed, all of my time and energy was spent on recovery - learning to walk with two prosthetic legs kept me plenty busy. The last thing I would’ve had any patience for...
Service Dog Makes A Difference
According to data from 2022, we lose as many as 44 veterans a day to suicide, and it’s possible that that number is dramatically underestimating the crisis. We are failing our veterans, and it’s on...
Removing Red Tape to Hire More Veterans
When someone retires from the military, it’s not an ending, it’s the beginning of a new chapter in life.Following an injury that resulted in the loss of my legs and a finger, I was determined that...
Rights to Use Cannabis And Bear Arms
The Second Amendment is clear: the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. And yet, in many states, the rights of those who use cannabis legally are being infringed.Under current...
April Is The Month of The Military Child
Being a “military brat” comes with a cost. Children of servicemembers rarely choose to be in the unique situations that they find themselves in.As a son of an Army veteran and a father of...