In the News

As published in Highlands-News Sun. It’s been a busy month on Capitol Hill. As we march through June, my colleagues and I on the House Appropriations Committee are turning our attention to next years’ budget bills. I am working hard to secure wins in these bills that cut spending, rollback job-killing regulations and help our veterans. I want to take a moment to update you on… Read more »

As published in the Ripon Advance. U.S. Rep. Scott Franklin (R-FL) on July 25 led nine of his Republican colleagues in offering legislation that would prevent disruption in care for United States military veterans who already are receiving healthcare services from private providers outside the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). “Providing excellent care at VA facilities and… Read more »

As published in WTSP. More than 12,000 veterans will have their debt canceled in a major update to a story 10 Tampa Bay has been covering since November. LAKELAND, Fla. — The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is canceling pension debt incurred by thousands of low-income veterans after a data-matching error spanning a decade. It’s a major update to a story 10 Tampa… Read more »

As published in the Washington Examiner. After President Biden confirmed he was pushed out by party elites like Nancy Pelosi, Kamala Harris was coronated as nominee of her party, despite never winning a single presidential primary contest.  It appears the far-left is willing to do anything to preserve power, even if it means disenfranchising millions of voters. Or worse,… Read more »

As published in the Government Executive. House panel has advanced a measure aimed at bringing more transparency to disciplinary action taken against Veterans Affairs Department employees, with supporters saying current practices sweep potential wrongdoing under the rug.  The results of any investigation into alleged wrongdoing by VA employees would be permanently noted in their… Read more »

As published in The Floridian.  A bipartisan coalition of Florida lawmakers have coauthored legislation preventing the Biden Administration from designating Florida’s Big Cypress National Preserve as a wilderness area. The initiative is being led in the US House of Representatives by Representative Scott Franklin (R-FL). The legislators’ move responds to a National Park… Read more »

As published in the Washington Examiner. EXCLUSIVE — A group of House Republicans are looking to rein in a recent rule passed by the Biden administration that would finalize labor standards for U.S. farmworkers, arguing the law would allow for a loophole violating private property rights.  The group, led by Rep. Scott Franklin (R-FL), is seeking… Read more »

As published in The Floridian. Efforts by the Federal government to designate Big Cypress National Preserve as wilderness have met stiff opposition from Florida lawmakers and the Miccosukee Tribe in the region. Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) has introduced a bill prohibiting the designation of the Preserve, while Representative Scott Franklin (R-FL) introduced its House companion. Senator… Read more »

As published by the Daily Caller Since President Biden took office, there have been over seven million illegal crossings of our Southern Border and 1.7 million known gotaways who evaded U.S. Border Patrol.  Under the watch of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, our border has been ceded to the drug cartels, unleashing a fentanyl crisis that, according to the… Read more »

As published in The Hill.  President Reagan once said, “Government’s first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.” Now two years into President Biden’s tenure, our country has been led astray from that basic first principle. His utter refusal to secure our southern border has led to an unprecedented national security and humanitarian catastrophe… Read more »