Christmas came early this year! Congress approved a historic $200 million for Everglades restoration this week - nearly tripling funding for critical projects like the EAA Southern Storage...
Week In Review: December 6 – 12 | Water Bill Passes House
I am always looking for new ways to help pass meaningful legislation to clean up our waterways and protect our coastlines. This week I had an opportunity to do just that when the House of...
Week In Review: November 29 – December 5 | Standing With Israel
In the last year alone, Israel has been hit by more than 2,600 rockets and mortars with more than 1,500 of them being fired from the Gaza Strip. Numerous innocent Israelis and Americans have been...
Week In Review: November 15 – 21 | Another Delay For Everglades Funding
Washington is just like a broken record.Back in September, Congress decided to pass a continuing resolution which delayed an increase in funding for Everglades Restoration that we fought so hard to...
Week In Review: November 8 – 14 | Progress For Veterans
Following my 12-year career in the Army, I was fortunate to be able to use the G.I. Bill to go back to school, finish my education and get back to work. Ensuring that every one of my brothers and...
Week In Review: October 25 – 31 | Restoring The Everglades
It’s amazing what a difference a year can make.Over the last year, we have worked closely with tremendous partners including Governor DeSantis, the South Florida Water Management District and others...
Week In Review: October 18 – 24 | EAA Reservoir Update
As of this week, it's been a year since we authorized the EAA southern storage reservoir. The law included a requirement for the Corps to submit a report to Congress 90 days later and that report...
Week In Review: October 11 – 17 | The Latest On Impeachment
Washington is out of control. I’ve seen firsthand the attempts by House Democrats to place an unnecessary veil of secrecy over this process to keep Americans in the dark:Speaker Nancy Pelosi refuses...
Week In Review: September 20 – 26 | Bill Passed To Combat HABs
We have made some great progress for our waterways this year. Thanks to our efforts to lower Lake Okeechobee, the Army Corps of Engineers has been able to manage the lake more responsibly without...