I will continue fighting to ensure our farmers, growers, and ranchers have the tools they need to recover, rebuild, and succeed, and to keep Florida agriculture thriving for generations to come.
Scott Franklin will continue fighting to ensure Florida farmers, growers, and ranchers have the tools they need to recover, rebuild, and succeed.
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"I supported advancing this bill and will continue working to ensure it delivers for Florida producers and rural communities."
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Franklin Leads Florida Delegation Urging EPA Action To Support Citrus Industry
Today, Congressman Scott Franklin (FL-18) led members of the Florida delegation in sending a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) urging timely, science-based review of emerging citrus rootstock technologies to combat citrus greening (HLB).
He is a strong advocate for Florida agriculture, working to protect farmers and ranchers from devastating weather events, reduce regulatory burdens, and ensure a stable and secure food supply.
Congressman Scott Franklin (FL-18) and Congresswoman Kat Cammack (FL-03) today introduced their bipartisan Florida Freeze Disaster Assistance Act, which would provide $3.5 billion in disaster assistance to help Florida’s agricultural producers recover after the devastating freeze in January 2026. Franklin said, “My legislation is an America First farm policy that ensures our growers stay in business, strengthening our domestic food supply and reducing dependence on foreign producers.”
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Franklin said he supported advancing the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 and that it strengthens the farm safety net, expands access to credit and risk management tools, and includes provisions he worked to advance, including the TEMP Act and standing disaster block grant authority. He said he will continue working to ensure the bill delivers for Florida producers and rural communities.
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EPA approved CarriCea T1, describing it as a breakthrough citrus rootstock that helps trees defend themselves against citrus greening disease and gives growers a powerful new tool. EPA said the approval reduces the need for conventional pesticide sprays and helps protect American citrus.
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Franklin applauded EPA approval of CarriCea T1, saying the new citrus rootstock gives growers a practical, science-based tool to replant, recover, and rebuild one of Florida’s most important agricultural industries and helps them protect crops and turn the corner.
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Congress.gov shows H.R. 7464 (TEMP Act), introduced by Rep. Scott Franklin on 2026-02-10 and referred to the House Committee on Agriculture, with status still Introduced.
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Congress.gov text for the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 shows the bill contains assistance in the form of block grants and other disaster-related provisions, but the bill status is Introduced.
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The office's latest-news section listed a June 4, 2026 statement on House passage of the FY27 Agriculture Appropriations Bill.
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The office's latest-news section listed a June 2, 2026 press release announcing that Franklin, Cammack, Scott, and Moody introduced the Florida Freeze Disaster Assistance Act to support Florida agriculture.
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HHS announced FDA issued a final rule lowering the pasteurized orange juice Brix minimum from 10.5 degrees to 10 degrees and allowing up to 15% mandarin/tangerine or hybrid juice. HHS said Rep. Franklin was among the strong advocates for the rule change, and Franklin said the rule helps American growers get more value from the fruit they produce.
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FDACS announced Florida producers had until January 1, 2027 to apply for more than $600 million in hurricane disaster assistance, with grants for infrastructure damage, market loss, citrus loss, and timber damage. FDACS said more than 600 producers had already been approved for nearly $100 million in disaster relief grants.
Assessments
Franklin materially pursued the promise during the same federal term through introduced or supported agriculture disaster and farm-policy legislation, including the Florida Freeze Disaster Assistance Act, TEMP Act, and Farm, Food, and National Security Act provisions. There were also concrete producer-support outcomes in the same period, including EPA approval of a citrus greening tool and an HHS orange juice rule change for which Franklin was credited as an advocate. However, the broader promise covered Florida farmers, growers, and ranchers generally, and the strongest Franklin-linked legislative recovery tools were not shown as enacted; some broader disaster aid was delivered by state officials without clear Franklin attribution. This supports partial credit rather than full delivery.
Franklin made real, on-record efforts for Florida agriculture, including introducing the TEMP Act and backing the Farm, Food, and National Security Act and FY27 agriculture appropriations. But the concrete recovery/rebuild tools in the record were not clearly enacted because of his work, and the main tool delivery cited here was an EPA approval that he only praised rather than secured. That supports partial credit in the same term, not full delivery.
Franklin made concrete same-term efforts consistent with the promise, including introducing or backing agriculture and disaster-assistance legislation and supporting broader farm-policy provisions for risk management and recovery. But the strongest fully delivered outcome in the record, EPA approval of a new citrus tool, appears to be an agency action he praised rather than one he clearly authored or materially drove. Because the evidence shows meaningful advocacy and some relevant progress, but not clear candidate-credit delivery of the promised result, partial credit fits best.
The promise is broad and ongoing, centered on continuing to fight for tools to help Florida farmers, growers, and ranchers recover, rebuild, and succeed. The strongest evidence shows Franklin materially worked on relevant legislation: he backed the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 and said it included provisions he worked to advance, including the TEMP Act and disaster block grant authority. He also introduced the TEMP Act himself. But the cited bills remained introduced and were not enacted, so the core legislative delivery of those tools was not completed. Separately, EPA approved CarriCea T1, a meaningful new tool for citrus growers, but the record here shows Franklin applauded that agency action rather than clearly causing or securing it. Because there is real evidence of substantive effort and some relevant policy progress for growers, but not enough to credit full delivery of the promised outcome, partial is the best fit.
Franklin took same-term action consistent with the promise by supporting advancement of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 and pointing to provisions he worked to advance, including disaster and producer-support tools. That shows material effort for Florida farmers, growers, and ranchers, but the evidence does not show the broader promised outcome was fully delivered through enacted legislation attributable to him. The EPA citrus approval is relevant to growers but appears to be an agency action without clear Franklin contribution, so it supports only limited credit rather than full delivery.