As you know, Washington can often be a frustrating place of partisan gridlock and disappointing news. But this week, I have some really great news on a couple of different fronts to share with...
Week In Review: November 27 – December 3 | The Fight To End Discharges
This week the Army Corps of Engineers announced plans to temporarily pause discharges from Lake Okeechobee to the St. Lucie with plans to resume them after a 5-day period at a rate of 1,500 cubic...
Week In Review: November 13 – 19 | Restoring Water Quality In Florida
Great news! → This week the House of Representatives passed legislation to help restore water quality in Florida and habitats around the country, including combating harmful algal...
Week In Review: September 25 – October 1 | Fighting For Our Environment
Great news! This week the House of Representatives passed two pieces of legislation critical to our fight to protect our environment and clean up our waterways!The first bill - the Save Our Seas Act...
Week In Review: September 18 – 24 | The Fight To End Discharges
Fighting toxic discharges from Lake Okeechobee has not always been easy, but that has never stopped us before, and it’s why this week I took our fight to Washington, D.C.Earlier this week, Congress...
Week In Review: September 11 – 17 | Bills For Small Businesses
This week I joined my colleagues to pass two pieces of legislation to help small businesses, including:The STEP Improvement Act to make it easier for businesses to apply for help from the Small...
Week In Review: July 24 – 30 | Fighting To Stop Toxic Discharges
This week the House of Representatives passed a bill I helped write, called the Water Resources Development Act, to help protect Florida’s waterways. This is great news because this critical...
Week In Review: July 17 – 23 | Big Win For The Everglades
This week Congress passed the bipartisan Great American Outdoors Act to support our national parks – including the Everglades – and make funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF)...
Week In Review: June 26 – July 2 | Celebrating Independence Day
This Independence Day we celebrate the day we forever altered the future of this world for the better. The day we declared we would be a free, independent nation. In our 244 years of achievement,...