H.R. 273: Our Freshman U.S. Representative Passes Bill Through House -- What's Next? St. Augustine National Historical Park and National Seashore Act of 2013?

Freshman U.S. Representative RONALD DION DESANTIS (R-Ponte Vedra) was sworn in last month and passed his first piece of legislation through the House this month -- H.R. 273, freezing federal employee pay. Bashing federal employees is always popular with Republicans, but few freshman Congressman can point to passing a bill in their first month on the job -- that is almost unprecedented! Kudos to Rep. DESANTIS for making a splash among the freshman class of the 113th Congress. Way to go! The bill is likely to die in the Senate, and was opposed by veteran Virginia Republican Frank Wolf. A newly-appointed member of the House Judiciary and Armed Services Committees, Rep. DESANTIS is a graduate of Yale University and Harvard Law School, spending more than $1.1 million to get elected. His pandering to the Koch Brothers and bigoted Tea Party hick hacks is notable, as is his full-throated advocacy for Corporate America. DESANTIS was formerly an associate with Holland & Knight, known in Florida as a liberal Democratic corporate law firm: his firm biography stated: "Ron DeSantis practices in the area of general commercial litigation, representing large companies and financial institutions in complex commercial disputes." DESANTIS still does, I reckon, in the House "represent[] large companies and financial institutions" -- he is the Man's Congressman. Rose Kennedy's favorite Bible verse was from Luke: "To whom much is given, much is expected." We expect that Rep. RONALD DION DESANTIS will do something for this District -- use his considerable skills and intellect to introduce and enact the St. Augustine National Historical Park and National Seashore Act of 2013. www.staugustgreen.com It will preserve and protect our nature and history, with current state parks and forests and water management district lands transferred to federal jurisdiction as one of our National Parks -- "America's Best Idea," as Wallace Stegner called it.