President Joe Biden is getting closer and closer to making America the only nation in the world without borders. This month, he poured more fuel on the fire raging at our border by getting rid of Title 42, a Trump administration policy that gave border security personnel the authority to block illegal immigrants from entering the U.S. if they pose a public health risk. At one illegal immigrant detainment facility I visited in the Rio Grande Valley last year, Border Patrol officials told me that ... READ MORE
In the two years following Joe Biden’s inauguration, nearly everything he touched under one-party Democrat rule turned into a crisis. His executive actions and the administration’s policies created an energy crisis; the massive spending he championed set off the worst inflation crisis in 40 years; and Washington Democrat’s embrace of soft-on-crime policies helped create a violent crime crisis. House Republicans promised the American people that we would fight to change the direction of our count... READ MORE
As any individual who’s ever had a credit card knows, when you max out your credit limit, your financial institution is not going to blindly bail you out with a higher credit limit. They’ll insist you make some changes in your behavior or you don’t get more credit. That’s because just adding more ability to borrow without changing a person’s habits doesn’t fix the problem; it only makes it worse. And that’s exactly the situation our nation faces today as we get closer to hitting the debt ceiling... READ MORE
Early in the morning on April 5, a powerful tornado tore through Bollinger County leaving a seemingly endless path of destruction. Dodging downed power lines and other dangerous situations, neighbors and first responders rushed in immediately to search for victims and save lives. While the homes and businesses that were destroyed can be rebuilt, nothing will ever bring back the 5 people who lost their lives. The road to recovery will be a long one, but the folks of Bollinger County are strong an... READ MORE
Every April when Americans file their taxes, they’re reminded just how much of their hard-earned money goes straight into Uncle Sam’s pocket. On top of that, they have the added headache of having to worry that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will come after them if they make a mistake when filling out the seemingly endless paperwork. And thanks to Washington Democrats voting to give the IRS an $80 billion funding increase in their Inflation Act, the agency now has the resources it needs to h... READ MORE
Easter provides millions of Christians the opportunity to pause and reflect on the suffering of Jesus, his triumph over death, and his ascension to the right hand of the Father. It’s a cherished time where we gather around with family to celebrate Christ, God’s only son who died on the cross so that our sins would be forgiven. As Americans, we’re incredibly fortunate to live in a nation that was founded on the principle of religious liberty. In fact, freedom of religion was so important to our f... READ MORE
Record breaking gas costs. Double digit increases in utility bills. These are the painful consequences of President Joe Biden’s pursuit of an energy strategy that rewards his wealthy environmentalist friends, allies and donors – consequences that disproportionately hurt working-class Americans and small businesses. Whether it’s killing the Keystone XL pipeline, stifling the creation of new refineries, or targeting U.S. energy with costly tax increases, Washington Democrats are directly responsib... READ MORE
Pure chaos. That’s the best way to describe the situation on our southern border. President Joe Biden has spent his entire presidency taking a sledgehammer to the Trump administration’s effective border policies. Biden inherited a border that was the most secure it had ever been, but within his first 100 days in office, he issued 94 executive actions impacting immigration – including ending construction of President Donald Trump’s border wall – something which had received bipartisan funding app... READ MORE
Over the last two years, working-class Americans have struggled to get by in an economy where the cost of everything from gas to groceries has risen at an alarming rate. You would hope that President Joe Biden would listen to Americans’ pleas and get serious about ending this economic crisis, where price spikes have cost American workers two months of pay. Unfortunately, as Biden made clear in his recently released $6.9 trillion budget proposal for next year, he is doubling down on the same fail... READ MORE
When I became Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, I promised that I’d partner with the American people to deliver solutions to the many crises facing families, farmers, and millions of working-class Americans. That’s why I brought the Ways and Means Committee to Yukon, Oklahoma, last week to hear directly from working Americans about the state of our nation’s economy in the Heartland. Oklahoma is a place where self-reliance and the frontier spirit run deep. Oil, natural gas, and agri... READ MORE
