@SenRickScott  @marcorubioA  @CDCgovs  a result, potential cruises this summer, when s @PresElectBidenaid  the country will be able to return to normal with more and more Americans getting vaccinated, have been left adrift.

My statement following President Biden's announcement today of new executive actions on firearms.

One of my colleagues claimed today that up to 10% of U.S. military members ascribe to “extremist” ideology—what would amount to more than 200,000 uniformed personnel. As a colonel in the @MarForRes , this unsubstantiated, reckless claim fired me up a bit.

There are certainly knuckleheads in every organization in the world, but besmirching the integrity of the entire U.S. military is just outrageous, especially before we have data, something I have been calling for from Pentagon leaders.

Today in a @SASCMajority  hearing, I asked our witnesses—two esteemed generals with decades of service—whether they believe we have anywhere close to 10% of service members being “extremists.” More:

I’ve introduced a bill w/ @SenRickScott  & @marcorubio  to accomplish what letters & repeated meetings have not—directing @CDCgov  to finally codify timely guidance & a plan for cruise ships to safely & responsibly welcome passengers this summer. More 👉

@SenRickScott  @marcorubioU  @CDCgovnlike  the airlines, rail, and other modes of transportation—and all other sectors of the hospitality industry for that matter—the cruise lines have been denied clear direction from the o @CDCgovn  how to resume operations.

One critical element missing from the Biden “infrastructure” plan? Permitting reform. It takes, on average, 9 to 19 years to permit a highway in America. This is crazy. @PresElectBiden  needs to work w/ both sides of the aisle on a real bipartisan package.

@PresElectBiden  If we don’t include permitting reform, we could pass a $5 trillion infrastructure bill, and the only people who will get jobs are the lawyers, the environmental groups, and the bureaucrats—not the men and women who build stuff.