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Our communities are safest when America is strongest. Last week we passed new legislation to strengthen school security and this week we took decisive action to protect American security at the highest levels - including our cyber security and national infrastructure network.
Our schools should be as safe as the halls of Congress. This week, we made strong progress toward that goal by passing two bills that I've been pushing forward.
Taxpayers deserve the truth about who is paying for Brightline, and our community deserves answers about why they are refusing to address critical safety and economic concerns. That's why I've requested a Congressional hearing to examine this abusive waste and fraud.
One of my top goals in Congress is to make our community safe, healthy and strong. As a member of the Foreign Affairs committee, I'm working for strong national security, and right here in the 18th District, we're hard at work to protect our schools, combat the opioid epidemic and more.
As Members of Congress, we weren’t sent to Washington to do what’s easy — we were sent here to take action, even when the conversation is difficult and the odds look long. We must unite to prevent this from happening ever again. We must unite to save lives.
All Aboard Florida is proposing to expand use of the railroad bridges over the St. Lucie and Loxahatchee Rivers. At my request, the U.S. Coast Guard is completing a study into the use of waterways near these bridges, and they're asking for YOUR input.
This was a great week. We opened the first-ever office inside a VA facility. Next, we delivered RESULTS to prevent drilling off the coast of Florida. Finally, the good news for our economy has continued to pour in. Watch for more.
This week we moved one step closer to historic tax cuts for middle class families and made new strides toward a safer and stronger 18th District. Watch this week's video recap to hear more about all of these accomplishments and keep an ear out for major news on tax cuts coming soon!
This week was amazing: a wave of common sense overcame Washington! I'll be the first to say that meaningful action and change have been missing from Washington for far too long, but this week we made major progress to restore sanity to Washington!
This week I introduced the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Reauthorization Act to accelerate investment in our nation’s water infrastructure.