What I Heard on the “Cut Costs and Crush Corruption” Tour
A week of listening and speaking with Floridians
I just spent a week traveling across Florida listening to people talk about their lives, the things happening in their communities, and what’s keeping them up at night.
Republicans like Ashley Moody want you to believe everything is under control. Floridians know that’s false.
We are paying more for everything and getting less in return. People are working harder and yet still falling behind.
I traveled from Miami to Tallahassee with dozens of stops in between on my “Cut Costs and Crush Corruption” Tour. I hosted round tables in Hispanic communities, shared meals with labor leaders, honored veterans, answered questions at town halls, and welcomed hundreds of new volunteers into this fight.
What mattered most is that I listened, and the things I heard will stay with me. There is a lot of pain out there right now. People are struggling. One issue came up again and again in a way that was raw and deeply personal. Costs are absolutely crushing people.
A mother told me she has to choose between health insurance for her 11-year-old daughter and putting food on the table. No parent should ever have to make that choice, yet this is happening right here in Florida in 2026.
A community leader, struggling to get the words out, described a woman working three or four jobs and still losing her apartment. Working constantly and still falling behind is system failure.
Young people are wondering if they will spend decades buried in debt before they ever get a chance to get ahead.
Homeowners are seeing their insurance premiums rise year after year while their confidence in their coverage diminishes. Renters are also paying for this insurance crisis as landlords pass these costs onto consumers.
There are countless families who did not have one dramatic story, but are exhausted from the daily grind of stretching every dollar, doing everything right, and still struggling.
No one is asking for handouts, but they are asking for a fair shot.
People want the chance to work hard and get ahead. They want the basic promise that if you do your part you can build a life, support your family, and have something to pass on.
That is what the American Dream is supposed to be — but too many people feel it slipping out of reach right now.
Yet inside that pain, I saw something else uniquely American. A belief that change is possible through the voices and hard work of We, the People.
All over Florida, from deep blue to ruby red communities, people are awake, organized, and ready to act. I left every stop more fired up than when I arrived.
Anyone claiming that Floridians are defeated has not been where I have been and seen what I have seen. There was momentum in every room, every conversation, and every handshake.
There was also hope. Not passive hope, active hope. The kind that shows up and gets to work.
Floridians are done with the way things are being done.
They are done with their concerns being brushed aside.
They are done being talked at instead of listened to.
They are done being told by career politicians like Ashley Moody that everything is fine when they know it is not.
The pain is real. The energy is real. The demand for change is real.
Florida is ready.
Ready to restore the basic promise that if you work hard, you can get ahead. Ready to rebuild an economy that works for working people, not just those at the top.
That promise has been broken.
I have stood up to powerful interests before and I will not back down now. I will stand up and fight for you.
We are going to fix this. Together.
I am ready to cut costs and crush corruption in the United States Senate, but I can only get there with your help. If you’re able, will you consider making a contribution to my campaign today?