Rep. Scott Franklin (FL-18) today issued the following statement after voting in support of the Fiscal Responsibility Act:
“I came to Congress vowing to cut spending, reduce government bureaucracy, strengthen our military, and make this institution function the way the Constitution intended. I also committed to lead and govern responsibly. The bill we passed tonight was not the… Read more »
Representative Scott Franklin will introduce the Simplifying Grants Act on Friday, which aims to make it easier for small governments serving less than 50,000 people to apply for, receive, and manage federal grants. This bill will be particularly important as Florida communities recover from Hurricane Ian. The Simplifying Grants Act is the House companion bill to S. 4799, which was… Read more »
Representative Scott Franklin (FL-15) issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 5376, also known as the “Inflation, Recession, and IRS Army Act”:
“Inflation is at a 40 year high and Americans are struggling just to get by, paying more for everything – especially rent, gas and groceries. Sadly, the Democrats’ solution to everything is to… Read more »
Following the report by the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence, Reps. Scott Franklin (FL-15), Don Bacon (NE-02), Conor Lamb (PA-17), and Salud Carbajal (CA-24), introduced H.R. 8027 to establish a national Technology Competitiveness Council (TCC). The council will serve under the President and be chaired by the Vice President, with a newly… Read more »
Representative Scott Franklin (FL-15), a member of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, and his colleagues sent a letter on Monday to Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco requesting information on the Justice Department’s efforts to investigate and prosecute instances of COVID-19 relief fraud.
“The theft of up to $280 billion in unemployment benefits due to fraudulent… Read more »
Representative Scott Franklin (FL-15) issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 5376, the so-called Build Back Better Act:
This morning, I voted against irresponsible government spending and in favor of putting our country back on the path to economic prosperity. President Biden’s $1.75 trillion spending plan will further escalate inflation, add to our national debt,… 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 »
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. 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 »
Representative Scott Franklin (R–FL) today opposed the Senate amendment to H.R. 1319, the “American Rescue Plan.” This massive spending package is disguised as a COVID relief bill, yet 91% of the spending fails to address the pandemic. It is thin on measures to get Americans back to work, back to school, or back to health, but instead uses COVID as cover to fund a highly… Read more »
