Did you know that the Department of Veterans Affairs has been performing extremely painful and distressing research experiments on dogs?Despite our efforts in recent years to cut funding from these...
Week In Review: February 1 – 7 | More Opportunities For Public Comment
This week the Army Corps of Engineers held their first three public planning meetings on the new proposed Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual, also known as LOSOM. But don’t worry if you...
Week In Review: January 25 – 31 | Public Comment Notice
Last year I passed legislation to force the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to redo the Lake Okeechobee Regulation Schedule (LORS) that determines when toxic discharges from Lake O are sent into our...
Week In Review: January 18 – 24 | Southern Storage Reservoir Update
The big news of the week was about the Southern Storage Reservoir:R.D. James - the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, who oversees the Army Corps of Engineers - sent us a letter...
Week In Review: January 4 – 10 | Big News For Our Waterways
This was a HUGE week for our waterways...First, our bipartisan bill making federal funding available to combat toxic algae was signed into law by the President. For far too long the federal...
Week In Review: December 28 – January 3 | Fighting For Real Progress
This week was the very first week of the new Congress, and I was honored to be sworn in for a second time to continue fighting to make our community safer, healthier, and stronger.Unfortunately,...
Week In Review: December 14 – 20 | Progress for our Waterways
The federal government, through the Army Corps of Engineers, has played a huge role in perpetuating the human health crisis caused by Lake Okeechobee discharges and they need to take responsibility...
Week In Review: December 7 – 13 | Condemning the Syrian Regime
After seven years of war and the deaths of more than half of a million people, the atrocities of the Assad regime are still ongoing with the help of Russia and Iran. The United States must push for...
Week In Review: November 30 – December 6 | Protecting Natural Resources
Florida’s environment is a non-negotiable priority - central to our economy, quality of life, and most importantly, the health of every family. The well-being of the Everglades, our beaches, our...