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Do you see the trend here since President Biden took office? 78,417 – January 101,098 – February 173,283 – March 178,797 – April 180,569 – May 188,934 – June 212,672 – July These are Border Patrol encounters of illegal immigrants by month. (An “encounter” is either an apprehension or an immediate expulsion.) Did you read how the Secretary of Homeland Security recently described… Read more »

Mark my words: we’re in for a world of hurt. And it’s a direct result of President Biden’s retreat from Afghanistan. It is remarkable to see how quickly the Taliban has conquered major regions in that country. Afghanistan has 34 provinces, each with a capital city. Within just the last week alone, ten (10) of those provincial capitals have fallen into the hands of the Taliban.… Read more »

Having spent 40 years in the real estate business, I know firsthand the hardships some people go through when it comes to paying rent. Hardships do happen, and facing eviction is a real concern for some. It’s not anything to be discounted or taken lightly. Yet like so many other things, big government has made the problem worse. Almost a year ago, President Trump and the CDC announced a… Read more »

Check out this Wall Street Journal sentence in an article published Saturday: “Migrant families continue to be released with instructions to check in with immigration authorities, rather than being given court dates, because border agents are too busy to issue the proper paperwork.” That’s unreal. Everyone knew there’d be a massive surge of illegal immigrants after President Biden… Read more »

*** UPDATED 7/30/2021 10:30 PM *** The CDC finally released the data referenced below on Friday afternoon. A link to those findings can be found here: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7031e2.htm I'll reiterate, the CDC owed us this data, and this should have been released as part of their revised guidance. I don't believe there was malicious intention on the… Read more »

Government has absolutely no business implementing new mask mandates! This is particularly true on Capitol Hill, which ought to be a shining example for our entire nation. Instead, it's become an exercise in irrational anxiety. Whether you get vaccinated or not, that’s your own decision! I did. In fact, the overwhelming majority of members and staff in this place are vaccinated, and I’d… Read more »

On Wednesday, Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) issued the following statement concerning mask mandates in general, and more specifically the recent announcement by the House of Representatives' Attending Physician to once again implement mask requirements:   "Government has absolutely no business implementing new mask mandates. This is particularly true on Capitol Hill, which ought to be a… Read more »

  You’re being misled when talking heads – particularly from the Biden Administration – claim that this alarming spike in inflation is temporary. They’re correct in some respects, but intentionally deceiving us on others. Let’s dig into this a little… Where are they correct? Yes, there are some prices that are almost certainly “transitory.” The average cost… Read more »

Just a quick follow-up on this post from a few days ago for those who might be interested... H.R. 3985 is a bill meant to help translators and others from Afghanistan who served and aided American forces over there. Essentially it smooths the pathway for them to be issued Special Immigrant Visas. It came up for a vote earlier today in the House. Remember, these are people who risked… Read more »

I’ve heard this comment more than a few times, even from people who should understand the bigger picture. It usually goes something like this: “Gov. McMaster is hurting South Carolina because he stopped the extra unemployment dollars coming from the federal government.”  Their rationale is often, “That’s just millions in ‘free’ federal money that now won’t be spent in our state.”… Read more »