Press Releases

Representative Scott Franklin (FL-15) issued the following statement to express solidarity with the Cuban people in their fight for freedom: “Once again, Cuba’s Communist regime showed the world that it will do whatever it takes to silence dissent and suppress the rights of the Cuban people. This summer, thousands of brave Cubans took to the streets to protest more than 60… Read more »

Rep. Scott Franklin (FL-15) issued the below statement after voting against H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework): “Last night, I voted against the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act because it does not provide the infrastructure investment our economy needs and because it will set our country on the path… Read more »

Representative Scott Franklin (FL-15), a member of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement in response to a National Institutes of Health (NIH) letter confirming that American taxpayer dollars were used to fund gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology: “I was deeply disturbed to learn that American taxpayer money was used… Read more »

Representative Scott Franklin, a Navy veteran and member of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement after voting in favor of awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to the 13 military servicemembers killed in Afghanistan on August 28, 2021: “I was proud to co-sponsor H.R. 5142, which awards the Congressional Gold Medal to the 13 servicemembers who gave… Read more »

Rep. Scott Franklin (FL-15), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement regarding inclusion of a “Red Flag” provision in the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): “The right to keep and bear arms is a sacred constitutional freedom that I swore an oath to defend as a Naval Aviator and as your Congressman. The annual defense… Read more »

U.S. Representative Scott Franklin (FL-15) secured nine amendments to the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) during the House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) mark up. The NDAA authorizes Department of Defense spending and policies for each fiscal year. HASC is responsible for creating and passing the NDAA before it is sent to the floor of the House of Representatives… Read more »

Representative Scott Franklin (FL-15) voted “no” on H.R. 3755, the Abortion on Demand Until Birth Act (also known as the Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021) on Friday. He released the following statement following his vote: “The Abortion on Demand Until Birth Act is a radical piece of legislation that would allow for the death of unborn babies up to the point… Read more »

Representative Scott Franklin (FL-15) last night introduced the Preventing the Recognition of Terrorists Act, a critical bill to prevent the federal government from recognizing the Taliban’s claim over Afghanistan and designate the group as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. Original co-sponsors of this bill include Reps. William Timmons (SC-04), Tracey Mann (KS-01), Greg Steube… Read more »

U.S. Representative Scott Franklin, a member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) and 26-year Navy veteran, authored two amendments to the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that will ensure needed congressional oversight of the Biden Administration’s botched exit from Afghanistan. Franklin’s first amendment requires a Department of Defense report to… Read more »

LAKELAND, Fla.Representative Scott Franklin (FL-15), a member of the House Armed Services Committee and a Navy veteran, today issued the following statement in response to reports of the deaths of at least 12 servicemembers in Afghanistan from two ISIS suicide bombers: “I send my deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of those who were killed in the cowardly… Read more »