An unspeakable tragedy occurred one year ago today in Parkland, Florida. It sent the kind of shock, panic and sorrow through my community that, sadly, too many communities have felt before and since. This monstrous act of gun violence took 17 precious loved ones from their families, leaving scars that will never heal. Fourteen of those killed were students just beginning their young adult lives. That loss of promise and grinding grief will never disappear, nor will the memory of those stolen fro...
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Today, U.S. Representatives Ted Deutch (FL-22), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23), Brad Schneider (IL-10), and Carolyn Maloney (NY-12) introduced legislation to block the online publication of files that include automatic instructions used to make fully functional firearms using 3-D printers. 3D-printed guns are fully-functioning firearms that can be made of metal or plastic using a 3D printer. Guns printed using plastic can be virtually undetectable when carried through a metal detector or past ...
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Serving our beloved Florida 23rd district is an honor and privilege I do not take lightly. I am so humbled to have been chosen to continue working and fighting ...
Miami native Marvin Ellis has spent years documenting and preserving the history of Haitians in South Florida. His photos offer a visual history of Little Haiti...
Today I was grateful to honor the powerful leadership and impact of Rev. Dr. Mayor Eric Jones of Koinonia Worship Center, Rev. Wayne Allen of Ebenezer Baptist C...
I toured Tyndall Air Force base with Congressman Neal Dunn, M.D. and Rep Al Lawson Jr. to survey the significant damage the installation sustained as a result o...
For my constituents, the crisis in Venezuela is not distant foreign policy - it is personal. Join me on Saturday, February 23 for a community forum with Senator...
Northwest Florida desperately needs disaster funding. On Tuesday I visited Naval Support Activity Panama City with Congressman Neal Dunn, M.D. and met with base...
