Press Releases

Congressman Scott Franklin (FL-18) today voted for the FY26 Commerce, Justice, Science; Interior and Environment; and Energy and Water Appropriations bill. The spending package makes targeted and fiscally responsible investments to bolster U.S. energy dominance and nuclear deterrence, strengthen efforts to combat illicit drugs, expand access to critical minerals, and support wildland… Read more »

Rep. Scott Franklin (FL-18) today welcomed the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) announcement of a new suite of operational, artificial intelligence-driven global weather forecasting models, calling the move an important step toward faster, more accurate forecasts and improved preparedness for extreme weather. “Integrating artificial intelligence into weather… Read more »

Congressman Scott Franklin (FL-18) commended the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s announcement that $1 billion in bridge support will be dedicated to specialty crop producers, a top request he recently led in a bipartisan letter to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins. “Florida’s specialty crop growers help feed America and support jobs across our state,” said Congressman Franklin. “Our… Read more »

Congressman Scott Franklin (FL-18) issued the following statement after House passage of the FY26 NDAA: “As a career Naval Aviator who served 26 years in uniform, I know a strong America is a safe America. We don’t preserve peace by hoping for the best, but by ensuring our adversaries never doubt our resolve. The FY26 NDAA invests in the tools, training and technologies our warfighters… Read more »

Congressman Scott Franklin (FL-18) issued the following statement after House passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act: “The House took an important step today to bring long overdue transparency to the Jeffrey Epstein atrocities. The public deserves to understand how he operated for so many years without being held fully accountable. No one, regardless of status or… Read more »

Congressman Scott Franklin (FL-18) issued the following statement after the House voted to advance a funding measure to reopen the government and end the longest shutdown in American history: “Senate Democrats kept the government closed for six weeks while families, service members and federal workers paid the price. They made Americans suffer as part of their strategy for… Read more »

Congressman Scott Franklin (FL-18) issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) officially added phosphate to the nation’s Critical Minerals List. Earlier this fall, Rep. Franklin joined a bipartisan group urging DOI to include phosphate and warning foreign control of supply creates risk for U.S. agriculture and food security. “America cannot be food… Read more »

Congressman Scott Franklin (FL-18) is demanding full transparency on the taxpayer cost of the Schumer Shutdown. Today he introduced the Non-Essential Workers Transparency Act, a bill requiring all federal agencies to disclose the number of furloughed employees and how much each will be paid in backpay by the taxpayers, for not working. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) introduced companion… Read more »

Congressman Scott Franklin (FL-18) today announced he will refuse to receive congressional compensation while our troops, federal workers and countless families continue to bear the consequences of a political shutdown. “While my team and I continue serving our constituents throughout this ordeal, I will not accept pay when our troops, federal workers, and my own teammates are… Read more »

Congressman Scott Franklin (FL-18) issued the following statement after Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire and hostage–prisoner exchange agreement: “The Israel–Hamas ceasefire and hostage agreement is a critical step toward peace through strength, coming on the heels of the second anniversary of Hamas’s brutal October 7 attacks. Israel has shown resilience and an unwavering commitment… Read more »