Press Releases

Congressman Neal Dunn (FL-02) introduced H.R. 4503, the VA Workplace Integrity Act, to combat the use of financial incentives to pressure federal employees into joining unions. The VA Workplace Integrity Act protects Veterans Affairs employees from undue financial manipulation stemming from labor unions. Currently, new hires to the Department of Veterans Affairs are often approached… Read more »

Congressman Neal Dunn (FL-02) released the following statement in response to Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s announcement that the House will move forward with an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump: “Speaker Pelosi has finally laid her cards on the table with the opening of a baseless impeachment inquiry. For once she is being honest about the Democrats’ agenda of… Read more »

To expedite the federal response to future disasters, Congressman Neal Dunn (FL-02) introduced H.R. 4376, the Streamlining the Official Response and Monetary Aid for Disasters Act (STORM Aid for Disasters Act). The STORM Aid for Disasters Act requires federal agencies to submit two reports to Congress and the Office of Management of Budget following the President’s declaration of a… Read more »

Today, Congressman Neal Dunn, M.D. (FL-02) announced that Florida’s Second District will participate in the fifth annual Congressional App Challenge (CAC) – a programming competition for students in high school and younger. Students, individually or in teams, are tasked with creating, coding, and implementing a new and innovative computer application. “The innovation… Read more »

This week, Congressman Neal Dunn urged Acting Secretary of the Air Force Matthew Donovan to consider resuming F-22 training temporarily at Tyndall Air Force Base until Joint Base Langley-Eustis is prepared to fully accommodate that training mission. In March, the Air Force announced its intent to move the Formal Training Unit for the F-22 Raptor fighter jet from Tyndall Air Force Base to… Read more »

Congressman Neal Dunn (FL-02) issued the following statement in response to the Air Force’s announcement reconfirming the decision to base up to three F-35 squadrons at Tyndall Air Force Base: “Today President Trump and Vice President Pence reaffirmed their commitment to fully rebuilding Tyndall Air Force Base for the 5th generation fighter by 2023. This announcement gives… Read more »

In a move to aid in rebuilding communities devastated by disasters, Congressman Neal Dunn (FL-02) introduced H.R. 3790, the Residential Recovery Zone Act. The bill focuses on addressing a pressing issue in the wake of many natural disasters – the lack of housing. H.R. 3790 creates new “Residential Recovery Zones” to incentivize both residential development and home… Read more »

Today, Congressman Neal Dunn (FL-02) expressed his frustration with the House version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The Senate passed an overwhelmingly bipartisan NDAA in June by an 86-8 vote. The hyper partisan House version (H.R. 2500) passed today by a vote of 220 to 197 with no Republicans voting for passage. The House version of the NDAA has zero chance of… Read more »

Last night, the House passed Congressman Neal Dunn’s (FL-02) amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) aimed at protecting the Department of Defense from cyber warfare as they implement new Artificial Intelligence technologies. Dunn introduced the amendment as the Future Defense Artificial Intelligence Technology Assessment (DATA) Act in May of this year.… Read more »

Congressman Neal Dunn (FL-02) issued the following statement after the House passed the Senate’s bipartisan emergency border funding package: “For months, Democratic leadership has denied that there is a humanitarian crisis at our southern border, refusing to negotiate with Republicans and President Trump to provide the necessary aid to help those suffering. The Trump… Read more »