National Defense

Dr. Neal Dunn (FL-02) continued his work to defend our military today, urging the House Armed Services Committee to incorporate his legislation, the Military Assets Protection Act, into the annual defense authorization bill. The legislation will clarify the authority of the military to defend facilities and assets against Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), or drones.   “This is… Read more »

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Congressman Neal Dunn was the keynote speaker at a Lunch and Learn meeting Wednesday, where he talked about the Affordable Care Act, the federal court house in Bay County and his newly introduced SEAT Act, regarding the United Airlines passenger scandal. "I think we all saw that horrible thing that was done on the United Airlines to that gentleman that got… Read more »

Dr. Neal Dunn (FL-02) made the following statement on the U.S. missile strikes in Syria: “Last night the United States took appropriate military action to degrade Syria’s ability to launch further chemical weapons attacks,” Dr. Dunn said. “The world must unite to show Assad that such attacks are intolerable and he will be held accountable. I commend the President… Read more »

Today, Dr. Neal Dunn (FL-02) and Rep. Colleen Hanabusa (HI-01) introduced the “Military Assets Protection Act,” a bipartisan bill to clarify the authority of the military to defend facilities and assets against Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), or drones.  “Our Armed Forces face a new threat from drones, and the law needs to catch up,” Dr. Dunn said.… Read more »

Dr. Neal Dunn (FL-02) released the following statement on the chemical weapons attack in Syria: “I condemn the chemical weapons attack that has taken the lives of innocent Syrians today, including many children. The photos of this atrocity break the heart. The world must stand united to hold Bashar al-Assad and the Syrian regime accountable for this barbarism against their own… Read more »

Dr. Neal Dunn (FL-02) led a bipartisan congressional visit to Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) in Panama City, Florida over the weekend. Along with Rep. David Rouzer (R-NC) and Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA), Dr. Dunn toured the ESG facilities, stressing the importance of the Offshore Patrol Cutter Program. Both Reps. Rouzer and Garamendi serve on the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime… Read more »

Citing new threats from drones both overseas and here at home, Dr. Neal Dunn (FL-02) has urged the House Armed Services Committee to strengthen the military’s legal authority to protect its installations from Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS).  Earlier this year, senior leadership at Tyndall Air Force Base raised their concerns with Dr. Dunn that base security required clearer… Read more »

Dr. Neal Dunn (FL-02) and a bipartisan group of Florida lawmakers are urging the Trump Administration to protect the Joint Gulf Range Complex by maintaining the moratorium on oil and gas offshore drilling activities in the Gulf of Mexico. In a letter to Secretary of Defense James Mattis, the lawmakers call the Joint Gulf Range Complex “an incomparable national asset” and ask… Read more »

Dr. Neal Dunn (FL-02) released the following statement in response to the Trump Administration’s executive order on immigration: “It's common sense to set a temporary pause on immigration from countries that are bases of Islamic terrorism and recruitment. These countries were identified by the Obama Administration because of their links to terrorist recruitment activities,… Read more »