Scott Franklin

Early in October, Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL) spearheaded a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) demanding they assist farmers after Hurricane Helene. On Thursday, USDA announced they would follow through, which Representative Scott Franklin (R-FL) applauded in a recent statement, saying it "could be a game-changer." The original letter, led by Rep. Cammack […]

With the South still recovering from Hurricanes Helene and Milton, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration could benefit from the modernization of its hurricane hunter aircraft fleet, a request magnified by Representatives Scott Franklin (R-FL) and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) in a bipartisan letter. Specifically, the two called for additional funding to the hurricane hunter […]

A bill introduced by Representative Scott Franklin (R-FL) to strengthen Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) provisions has recently passed the House as an amendment to the larger "Dole Act," a legislative victory he said "ensures Reservists and Guardsmen who return from active duty are not disadvantaged or discriminated against in their civilian […]

Georgia Rep. Scott Franklin (R) has now responded to the debacle, saying that the president's message only assures "that we're not a reliable partner" for Israel.

Efforts by the Federal government to designate Big Cypress National Preserve as wilderness have met stiff opposition from Florida lawmakers and the Miccosukee Tribe in the region. Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) has introduced a bill prohibiting the designation of the Preserve, while Representative Scott Franklin (R-FL) introduced its House companion. Senator Scott, in a letter […]

U.S. Representatives Scott Franklin (R-FL) and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) introduced their bipartisan bill known as the Scheduling for Community Health and Easy Data to Understand for Legislators to Evaluate Services (SCHEDULES) Act which looks to provide “timely treatment” for former military personnel at the VA (Veterans Affairs). The legislation would establish a standard timeline for […]

Republicans are now pushing the Temperature Endorsement for Multi-Peril Policies (TEMP) Act.  The bill supports the research and development of a crop insurance policy to cover losses caused by cold exposure and freezes. The legislation comes in response to Florida's speciality crop users not being able to properly access comprehensive whole-farm crop insurance due to […]

Shortly after the U.S. House of Representatives voted Rep. Mike Johnson (R) as Speaker, the first order of business was to vote on a measure to support Israel's right to defend itself after the recent terrorist attack that left 1,400 Israelis and foreigners dead, but as expected, members of the House of Representatives infamous “Squad” […]

In response to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) threatening to withhold lunch funding from schools that do not comply with the White House’s sexual orientation and gender ideology policies, Representative Scott Franklin (R-FL) has introduced a resolution to combat this notion. In May of 2022, the USDA announced that they would interpret the […]

Twenty-two years ago today, two airplanes struck the World Trade Center in New York City. A third crashed into the Pentagon. A fourth was prevented from striking an unknown target by the heroic efforts of its passengers in taking back the plane. Florida lawmakers, Democrat and Republican alike, have commemorated this fateful day in American […]

Although the majority of the country considers the COVID-19 pandemic over, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) still has mandates related to symptoms and vaccination status in place in several departments. Representative Scott Franklin (R-FL) wrote a letter signed by 41 fellow Republicans demanding why NOAA is keeping these policies. Specifically, NOAA's Office of […]

The Floridian caught up with Representative Scott Franklin (R-FL) to discuss how the House of Representatives under Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and with a Republican majority is different from former Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-CA) tenure, with Rep. Franklin calling her "a dictator." We asked Rep. Franklin if he believed a government shutdown was imminent and if […]

Four members of Florida's congressional caucus have come together to introduce a bipartisan bill known as the Restore Agricultural Investment, Stability and Expansion (RAISE) Act of 2023. Representatives Scott Franklin (R-FL), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Kat Cammack (R-FL), and Darren Soto (D-FL) signed off as co-sponsors. The bill would give the U.S. Department of Agriculture […]

US Representative Scott Franklin (R-FL) passed an initiative to protect Everglades federal funding along with US Representative Mario Diaz Balart (R-FL). The initiative would protect up to the 50 percent federal cost share for the Western Everglades Restoration Project (WERP).  WERP is part of the larger, ongoing Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP), a model restoration […]

The pro-life movement celebrates a major win with the passage of the Born-Alive Abortion bill last week in the House of Representatives. Rep. Scott Franklin (R-FL-18) intends to keep up the momentum by reintroducing a bill to prohibit making a profit from the sale of fetal remains to the House floor. Dubbed the "Prohibiting Abortion […]

Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) has announced that he has been selected to serve on the House Armed Services Committee. According to a Rep. Gimenez press release, he will be the first Congressman from Miami-Dade County to serve on the committee in modern history. During the 117th Congress, Rep. Gimenez served on the Transportation and Infrastructure […]

America celebrated the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Florida representatives on both sides of the aisle take to Twitter to do their part in honoring the civil rights leader. Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL-12) reminds followers that "as we celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. today, we […]

It looks like the new Speaker of the House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)  and House Republicans will begin to rewrite the Biden administration's first term in office.  Monday night the House will vote on the Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act, which will defund the massive expansion of the IRS the Inflation Reduction […]