Press Releases

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 »

Congressman Scott Franklin (FL-18) led a bipartisan letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins urging the agency to include Florida’s specialty crop producers in any new federal economic assistance program being developed for the agriculture sector. The letter was co-led by Congresswoman Kat Cammack (FL-03) and signed by Reps. Daniel Webster (FL-11), John… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Scott Franklin (FL-18) released the following statement after the Senate failed to advance H.R. 5371, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026, resulting in a government shutdown beginning October 1, 2025: “House Republicans acted responsibly by passing a clean continuing resolution on September 19to keep the government… Read more »

Congressman Scott Franklin (FL-18) today voted to keep the government open while Congress continues negotiations on fiscally responsible spending bills. The House passed a short-term spending bill that extends government funding at current levels through November 21, 2025.    “House Republicans acted responsibly to prevent a government shutdown while… Read more »