“Through this year with COVID-19, riots, and now an extremely active hurricane season, our National Guard members have risen to the challenge. While these dedicated men and women serve our country during times of crisis, the last thing they should worry about is blowback from their employers. Our legislation will stand up for these heroes and give them the respect they deserve during difficult times.”

“From day one, expanding access to care for veterans has been a top priority of mine in Congress. Our veterans who have sacrificed for their country earned and deserve the best medical care this country can provide. I am thankful for the progress we have made in bettering life for our veterans, and I look forward to more achievements in the future.”

“The organized violence we have seen over the past 90 days continues and is encouraged by left-wing leaders. It started with destroying property, converting peaceful protests into riots and spreading hate. Now, this hate has escalated to fuel deadly attacks on police officers and citizens caught in the carnage. A weak condemnation of the violence is not enough – we need to put all of government resources into the fight to stop the violence once and for all.”

“We know now the full extent to which top level officials within the FBI abused their power to attempt a political takedown of President Trump and his 2016 campaign. The American people deserve answers and the country deserves justice – all those responsible for this deep state corruption should be held accountable and face jail time.”

“After serving our nation, America’s heroes deserve top-notch care for themselves and their families. These bipartisan pieces of legislation will not only provide extra resources for an underserved aspect of VA health care, but will also protect their children from predators in child care facilities.”

“Even as we celebrate successes like coming to the close of the Kissimmee River Restoration Project and achieving new funding streams from the federal and State levels, there is still more work to be done to protect Florida’s water sources and environment. Our continued cooperation with State, local, and other federal officials will lead to more even victories for Florida’s vibrant economic and environmental interests.”

“Water is the lifeblood of Florida. From our springs and beaches to the Everglades and Lake Okeechobee, water quality is a top issue for Florida’s economic and environmental interests. I’m honored to join President Trump to highlight the environmental achievements made possible by the projects I supported at the State and federal levels over the past several years.”

“Florida agriculture is the backbone of our State’s economy, yet our farmers, ranchers, and producers have suffered from Mexico’s trade-distorting practices for far too long. Though we still have more progress to make, this is an important first step towards empowering our farmers and prioritizing the dire needs of our agriculture communities.”

“One of my greatest honors as your Congressional Representative is to nominate bright young men and women to our nation’s service academies. Those who choose the path toward service for our country are an inspiration every day and I am pleased to see such strong representation from the 17th District in military academies across the country.”

“Now, as we approach one of the most consequential elections in our nation’s history, it is dishonest and irresponsible for the Democrats to even suggest that states can set up a ‘universal’ mail-in system with so little time and zero safeguards. The United States is the democracy it is because of the faith we have in the legitimacy of our elections. Implementing such radical changes to our electoral system this close to an election is reckless and should be very transparent to the American electorate.”

“It’s unfortunate that there are Democrats on this Committee that have 100% politicized the Postal Service to try to stoke fear with the American people. But we shouldn’t be surprised. It’s a familiar theme for Democrats over the last two years.”

“The purpose of an abortion is to terminate a human life, which is entirely antithetical to the idea of “medical care.” Allowing tax deductions for ending a life not only violates our American principles, but also goes against the original intention of the deduction.”