Legislating spending by the Virginia legislature - never easy - was a lot less complicated than at the federal level.
In Virginia, there is a single bill that determines what the state spends.
At the federal level, however, you have a budget resolution, the potential for a reconciliation process and twelve appropriations acts, if things are going according to plan.
Last year, things… Read more »
Prayer is a foundation of many households in our country and around the world.
I respect people of all faiths and religious practices and recognize they have their own holidays.
This year, Passover is April 12 to April 20.
Ramadan began on February 28 and ended on March 29.
Others have different faith traditions and holidays.
But for me and my family, this time of year we celebrate… Read more »
With a new U.S. President and new leadership in the U.S. Senate, House Republicans are working hard to deliver important, commonsense bills to President Trump’s desk.
These bills range from all policy issues, including cracking down on illegal immigration and illicit fentanyl, unleashing American energy independence and protecting girls in women’s sports.
Some of these bills are ones… Read more »
As promised before the election, President Donald Trump committed to prioritizing the best interests of the United States by securing our homeland and combatting outside threats to our national security.
We have already seen important progress just months into Trump’s second term.
After a visit to Panama by Secretary of State Marco Rubio over concerns that Communist China exercised… Read more »
On March 18, astronauts sent to space by NASA and its historical aerospace partners could not be brought home by that same team.
SpaceX came to the rescue!
Why did this happen?
It happened because Elon Musk recognizes the status quo will not work.
He founded SpaceX to do a mission largely abandoned by NASA, and that is to get man to Mars.
To paraphrase Gene… Read more »
As the chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Environment, part of my responsibility is to oversee the Brownfields Program.
This is mostly a bipartisan effort, but it is specifically helpful to the Ninth District.
A brownfield site is a piece of property where the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of the site may be complicated by the presence or potential… Read more »
On March 4, I witnessed President Trump deliver his Joint Address to Congress.
This was his first speech at the U.S. Capitol since his inauguration.
In that inaugural speech, Trump proclaimed the Golden Age of America begins right now.
During his Joint Address, he struck a similar tune.
The Golden Age of America consists of numerous Administration policies and goals, some of which are… Read more »
March 4 is a date that may not mean much to you, or any American.
But 100 years ago, it was a significant day.
March 4 used to be the official day for presidential inaugurations. President-elects such as Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt were sworn into office on March 4.
The fourth member of Mount Rushmore, General George Washington, did not celebrate his 1789… Read more »
As I have discussed in a previous column, my Congressional calendar is going to be filled with new assignments.
I still serve on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, but I was recently appointed as chair of the Committee’s Subcommittee on Environment.
The Trump Administration will be pursuing a number of environmental reforms to unleash American energy dominance and lower the… Read more »
The fast-paced work of President Trump is headlined by a series of his Executive Orders.
One of his Orders coincided with National Girls and Women in Sports Day, an annual observance dedicated to celebrating the accomplishments of female athletes.
President Trump hosted an event at the White House to mark the occasion.
Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports was issued by President Trump to… Read more »
