This week, I was proud to fight for Floridians by introducing important legislation and continuing my work to support our great friend Israel and ensure we NEVER forget those still being held hostage by Hamas.
I began the week by introducing a bicameral resolution in the U.S. Senate expressing support for Americans who are starting and growing families through in vitro fertilization (IVF). While IVF remains available in all 50 states, it's important for the Senate to make clear our unwavering support for current and aspiring parents using IVF to start and grow their families. I am proud to lead this resolution in the Senate and glad to have Representative Kat Cammack's support in the House of Representatives. Read more HERE.
Later this week, I was also proud to lead my colleagues in introducing a resolution to call out Washington's crazy obsession with earmarks. Later this week, I was also proud to lead my colleagues in introducing a resolution to call out Washington's crazy obsession with earmarks. Friday night, I also led the fight to strip the 6,600+ earmarks in this bill that will cost taxpayers more than $12 BILLION, and Democrats voted against it.
Washington politicians love to act like they are smarter than the American people – especially when it comes to deciding how to spend your tax dollars. Hardworking families in Florida and across the country know how the real world works because unlike Washington politicians, you actually live in it. That's why I get so frustrated when the press and Biden administration say, "Good news! Inflation is cooling." I don't buy that, and neither do you or anyone else in the real world because we see every day that it's a lie. The truth: since Joe Biden took office, inflation has exploded 17.9%. It's unsustainable, and why I continued my fight to stop Washington politicians from spending your hard-earned money on their political wish list in this week's "minibus" spending bill, which was packed with 6,600+ earmarks and more reckless spending.
Finally, I want to share an update on our fight to make sure Americans and this administration are reminded EVERY SINGLE DAY about the hostages, including Americans, who still remain in Hamas' captivity. I was honored to bring Nathaly Haratz Kaswan, a Floridian and mother who is working to bring awareness and advocating for Israelis taken hostage by Hamas following the October 7th attack through the Milk Carton Project, a collaboration between nonprofits Kidnapped From Israel and Loving Moms United, as my guest to President Biden's State of the Union address. The Milk Carton Project, which is inspired by the milk cartons made popular in the 1980s to highlight missing children, was started by a group of South Florida mothers, and these milk cartons, one of which is on display in my Washington, D.C. office, feature the faces of kidnapped civilians from Israel on October 7th.
I want you to know I am fighting EVERY DAY to make Washington work for YOU and represent YOUR values. Getting our fiscal house in order, standing with Florida families and fighting back against hate against our great friend Israel will ALWAYS be top of mind for me. Washington may try to get away with putting its interest above you, but I'm fighting every day to make sure that they don't get away with it.
Read more HERE.
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