Defending the Second Amendment Rights of Law-Abiding Citizens
As you may know, last week President Obama released a set of executive actions relating to firearms. These include a number of rule changes, additional staffing and funding for certain initiatives, and recommendations to state and federal officials, among other things.
Many Ninth District residents contacted my office… Read more »
2015: A Record Year for Overregulation
According to an analysis released last week by the Competitive Enterprise Institute, 2015 was a record-setting year for federal regulation.
The Hill reported on this analysis, and observed that, “This year’s daily publication of the federal government’s rules, proposed rules and notices amounted to 81,611 pages as of Wednesday [December 30], higher… Read more »
Till ringing, singing on its way. The world revolved from night to day.
This time of year, I am often reminded of the great carol, I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day. After suffering through years of great despair following the tragic loss of his wife and the injury of his son Charles in the War Between the States, American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote Christmas… Read more »
Must Do More to Rein In Spending and Overreach
Last week, Congress passed comprehensive “omnibus” spending legislation that will fund the government for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2016. Meaning “for everything,” omnibus legislation is a vehicle for combining appropriations funding bills with other items commonly known as “riders,” which make the underlying legislation more… Read more »
Keeping the American People Safe
Last week, the House of Representatives passed the Visa Waiver Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act (H.R. 158) by a vote of 407-19. While I believe we should welcome legal immigrants, we must continually review our policies as threats to our national security emerge. Accordingly, this important bill, which seeks to prevent our… Read more »
Keeping the American People Safe
This week in the House of Representatives, we will be considering the Visa Waiver Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act (H.R. 158) introduced by Congresswoman Candice Miller (R-MI). This bill seeks to prevent our enemies from entering the United States through our visa-waiver program, a program intended to make it easier for citizens of… Read more »
The Green Climate Fund and Us
Recently, I spearheaded a letter to House Appropriations Committee leaders signed by 110 Members of the House in which we expressed our opposition to President Obama’s unilateral pledge of U.S. taxpayer funds for use in the United Nations’ Green Climate Fund. This fund, launched in 2009 with the goal of raising $100 billion a year in financing, is a… Read more »
Keeping the American People Safe
Many in the United States remain uneasy following the terrible November 13 terrorist attacks in Paris carried out by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Constituents have contacted my offices to express their concerns, share their views on how to defeat ISIS, and on the President’s proposed plan to resettle 10,000 Syrian refugees in the… Read more »
Defeating ISIS
I continue to be horrified and heartbroken by the November 13 coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris. I mourn the innocent victims, pray for them and for their loved ones, and pray for the people of France.
I strongly condemn these attacks. Mr. President, the world needs strong leadership from the US.
Unfortunately, it is all the more clear that the Islamic… Read more »
Energy, EPA, Jobs
Last week, my colleagues and I on the Energy and Power Subcommittee passed two Resolutions of Disapproval (H.J.Res 71 and H.J.Res 72) under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to block two final rules for new and existing power plants issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
As described by the Congressional Research Service, the CRA “…is an oversight… Read more »
