Press Releases

LAKELAND, Fla.U.S. Representative Scott Franklin, a retired 26-year naval aviator and U.S. Naval Academy graduate, reunited with former U.S. Representative Andy Ireland and released the following statement: "Rep. Andy Ireland was effectively the catalyst for my careers in both the Navy and in public service. Forty years ago, he recognized me with a congressional nomination to the U.S.… Read more »

Representative Scott Franklin (FL-15), a member of the House Armed Services Committee and a Navy veteran, today issued the following statement on the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan: "The events unfolding in Afghanistan were predictable and are a clear failure of leadership on the part of the Biden Administration. In rapid succession, the Taliban has overrun city after city,… Read more »

Rep. Scott Franklin (FL-15) today announced the introduction of legislation that will support small businesses with financial backing so they can participate in setting global standards for Artificial Intelligence (AI). Original co-sponsors of this bill include Rep. Jason Crow (CO-06), Rep. Jay Obernolte (CA-08) and Rep. Jerry McNerney (CA-09). This legislation will assist small… Read more »

Rep. Franklin (FL-15) today issued the following statement after supporting a resolution introduced by Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25) calling for international solidarity with the Cuban people: “Cuba’s Communist Party has repressed the freedom and basic human rights of Cubans for more than six decades. We are witnessing a movement by the Cuban people who are rejecting the… Read more »

LAKELAND – Rep. Scott Franklin today issued the following statement in support of Lakeland Linder International Airport Director Gene Conrad receiving a $3.6 million grant from the Department of Transportation: “Lakeland Linder International Airport is a critical transportation hub for our Central Florida economy. As our region continues to grow at an unprecedented rate, we… Read more »

Today, U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor (FL-14) and Scott Franklin (FL-15) announced that the entire bipartisan Florida Congressional Delegation is urging Acting Air Force Secretary John P. Roth to select MacDill Air Force Base as the next Main Operating Base (MOB) for 24 KC-46 Pegasus Tankers. MacDill and Fairchild Air Force Base in Washington State are the top two candidates for the new… Read more »

Rep. Scott Franklin (Fl-15) today announced that he has introduced H.R. 4047, the Cutting Unnecessary Regulatory Burdens (C.U.R.B.) act. This bill will ease excessive regulatory burdens on small businesses by requiring federal agencies to find regulations to cut before issuing new ones. Original cosponsors of the CURB Act include: Reps. Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27), Bill Johnson (OH-6),… Read more »

Rep. Franklin issued the following statement in response to reports that President Biden provided Russian President Putin with a list of infrastructure entities "off limits" to cyberattacks: “The federal government’s policy on cyberattacks against our infrastructure should be that all such attacks are unacceptable. President Biden giving Russian President Vladimir Putin a… Read more »

Rep. Scott Franklin (R-FL) has introduced a bill to further block the People’s Republic of China from participating in the Rim of the Pacific, the world’s largest international maritime warfare exercise, until it has recognized and addressed it’s genocidal actions against the Uighur Muslims. China was invited to participate in RIMPAC in 2014 despite rogue actions in the… Read more »

(Photo courtesy of U.S. Department of Defense) Rep. Scott Franklin, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement in response to the escalating violence in Israel: “Israel is a staunch ally of the United States that has every right and a solemn duty to protect its people from the bloodthirsty forces of terrorism. I unequivocally support… Read more »