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Reminder for those who think "corporations should pay more" taxes:   Corporations ultimately don't pay taxes. People do! What you're asking for will ALWAYS come from either:   Customers paying higher prices   Employees receiving lower wages   Investors earning less on their investment, which includes just about every American saving for… Read more »

Have you ever looked at a recurring charge on your credit card statement and thought, “I’m not using this anymore; it’s time to cancel.” Or have you ever received a renewal invoice in the mail for a service you no longer use? It usually ends up in the trash, right?   Most of us don’t continue to pay for things we no longer need. However, that mentality is nowhere to be found… Read more »

"When will I receive my stimulus payment?' "What about my tax refund?" My staff and I are receiving a lot of these questions lately, and there are no easy answers. The long & short of it is (A) we don’t have any information that isn’t already available to you individually, and (B) we cannot make the IRS to expedite either of these. The problem is that the IRS is seriously backlogged… Read more »

REPORT: “President Biden recently held an undisclosed East Room session with historians that included discussion of how big is too big — and how fast is too fast — to jam through once-in-a-lifetime historic changes to America.” This was the leading paragraph of a news article this morning predicting what’s to come. Naturally the question is, what other “historic changes” could they have… Read more »

EVERY BIT of the renewed problems along our southern border is the doing of Joe Biden and congressional Democrats. This is 100% on them. We are now facing the biggest surge of illegal immigration in the last 20 years, according to the Dept. of Homeland Security.   The resulting humanitarian crisis, the $86 million now being spent on HOTEL ROOMS for some detainees, the… Read more »

Once again, Democrats are trying to turn the District of Columbia (D.C.) into the 51st state. Their underlying motive is to add two new Senators to the U.S. Senate, both of whom would almost certainly be liberal-voting Democrats.   I participated in a three hour (virtual) hearing today listening to both sides of this issue. Honestly, it’s not even a real debate. Here’s… Read more »

I introduced new legislation yesterday that will help shed some more light on where your tax dollars are spent.  It’s called the COST Act, which stands for “Cost Openness and Spending Transparency.” This bill will force the public disclosure of how federal dollars are distributed.  Here’s how it works: As we all know, the federal government relies on hundreds of companies,… Read more »

I’m heading to Washington this (Tuesday) morning to vote against two amnesty bills in the House of Representatives. These are part of Joe Biden’s immigration agenda, and would create a pathway to citizenship for five MILLION illegal immigrants. Let’s back up a second and remind ourselves that since Biden was elected, illegal border crossings have skyrocketed. Why? Because the President… Read more »

Tax hikes are looming. Not with my vote, of course, but I’m only one vote in Congress, and right now I’m in the minority. Our government spends significantly more money than it takes in. Except for me and a fair number of other Republicans in Congress, there’s simply no appetite in Washington to reduce spending like we need to. This means additional spending for things like this… Read more »

At this point, is it safe to assume liberals actually want an immigration crisis along our southern border? What other conclusion could there be? In just the last several weeks, the Biden Administration has stopped construction of the border wall, suspended the removal of most people with active deportation orders, canceled our policy requiring asylum seekers to remain in Mexico while… Read more »