Weekly Capitol Report

Facts don't lie

For far too long, Washington Democrats and the liberal media have worked hand-in-hand to mislead Americans about the situation on our border. They say that the border is secure and that Biden’s agenda is working. And if you don’t believe them, they call you ignorant – or even worse – racist. We saw a panel on MSNBC mock Virginia Republicans who listed the border as a top priority during coverage of Super Tuesday. More recently, a Democrat in Congress told the audience at a candidate forum to "fo...

A new front in the Left’s culture war

On March 31, millions of Christians around the world celebrated Easter Sunday. For Christians, Easter is the holiest of holidays; a cherished time where we celebrate Christ’s resurrection and remember that God’s only son died on the cross so that our sins would be forgiven. Instead of affording Christians the dignity of their sacred holiday, the Biden administration decided to issue an official White House proclamation declaring Easter Sunday as Transgender Day of Visibility. It’s just the lates...

Protecting rural Missouri from the Left’s costly climate agenda

On President Joe Biden’s first day in office, he declared war on American energy by cancelling the Keystone XL pipeline, which would have supported thousands of jobs and supplied 830,000 barrels of oil from Canada to U.S. refineries. It’s gotten even worse since then. While his radical, costly energy agenda is popular among the wealthy and most radical fringe of his party, it’s been a complete disaster for working-class Americans who are struggling to keep up with higher costs for everything fro...

The dangerous consequences of Biden’s border crisis

In mid-March, an illegal immigrant was arrested for viciously stabbing two people outside a laundromat in O’Fallon, Mo. It’s just one of the many examples of the dangerous consequences of President Joe Biden’s border crisis, which has turned every state into a border state. Unfortunately, Biden continues to ignore Americans’ concerns and their demands for this administration to do what’s necessary to end this crisis and make our border – and communities – safe again. The most dangerous and deadl...

Biden's budget plan is the wrong recipe for America

President Joe Biden frequently says, “Don't tell me what you value. Show me your budget, and I'll tell you what you value.” Well, as Biden’s recently released budget proposal for next year makes clear, he is once again doubling down on the very same failed policies that are bankrupting America, waging war on U.S. energy, and fueling the most painful economic crisis in decades. There’s no question that his budget plan is the wrong recipe for America. Biden’s budget proposal includes a $7 trillion...

The most divisive State of the Union address in U.S. history

On March 7th, President Joe Biden delivered a State of the Union address that will go down as the most divisive in American history. He turned the annual tradition into a campaign event, launching attack after attack against his political opponent and rural communities. He painted Americans who believe in the right to life as extremists, and directly attacked the Supreme Court for overturning Roe v. Wade. He falsely claimed that Republicans are responsible for his border crisis, and that we want...

A day late and a dollar short

On February 29, Joe Biden made his second trip to the southern border since he became president. But as we all know, his visit to the border town of Brownsville, Texas, was just a photo-op and his latest attempt to try and fool Americans into believing he takes the border crisis seriously. Unsurprisingly, residents of Brownsville had harsh words for Biden. "Feels like it's a day late and a dollar short," said one. “By a stroke of a pen, you could stop this, you don't need Congress," said another...

Celebrating FFA

Like so many in southeast and south-central Missouri, agriculture has always been an important part of my life. I’ll never forget the memories I have as a young kid spending time at, and working on, my grandparents’ farm – the very same one I own, operate, and live on today. The experience and skills I gained were very valuable, but nothing made me better prepared to run my cattle ranch – or serve in Congress – than my local FFA chapter. That’s because FFA is about much more than growing crops a...

A critical step in the fight to secure the border

On February 13, I joined 213 other House Republicans in voting to impeach Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. This marked an important step in our fight to hold the administration’s chief border official accountable for his disastrous handling of our southern border. As House Republicans’ investigation made clear, Mayorkas has disregarded, ignored, or abused multiple laws, court orders, and rulings, and has undoubtedly breached the trust of Congress and the American peo...

Tax relief for Missouri's working-class families

When my colleagues selected me to lead the Ways and Means Committee in Congress, which has responsibility for writing our tax laws, I promised that my number one priority would be looking out for the interests of working-class Americans, small businesses, and family farmers. From day one in my role as Chairman, I have worked around the clock to write legislation that would deliver on that promise. The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act, a pro-worker, pro-family, and pro-American ta...

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