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I flew up to D.C. last night because Nancy Pelosi called the House back into session over a manufactured crisis. This is over the U.S. Postal Service. If you missed my post earlier this week, I tore apart the lies and misinformation out there regarding the USPS and its ability to handle election-related mail this year. It’s a “must read” – you can find a link below. As I… Read more »

Earlier this week, I had a post that put to rest much of the FAKE NEWS surrounding the Postal Service and its ability to handle election-related mail. (You can find a link below if you missed it.) There were a couple of very good follow-up questions from that post about: the “R” or “D” letters on the envelopes used for absentee by mail ballots in South Carolina. the… Read more »

On a scale of 1 to 10, the confusion surrounding the U.S. Postal Service right now is an eleven. Here are just a few of the myths my staff and I have (repeatedly) been asked about over the last few days: “There’s no way the USPS can handle all the election-related mail.” “The Postal Service warned 46 states that it could not handle their election mail.” “The USPS… Read more »

I don't know how anyone could comprehend what happened to 5-year old Cannon Hinnant and still manage to keep it together. I honestly don't. His murder was absolute, gut-wrenching evil. https://www.wral.com/father-of-slain-5-year-old-everybody-loved-cannon-he-lit-up-the-room/19233827/ Read more »

Earlier today, Fortune published an op-ed I wrote with Congressman Ted Budd on the Healthy Skies Act, our new bill in House of Representatives that would create an experimental trial program to take passenger temperatures at certain TSA checkpoints. We know a fever is one of the more common symptoms of COVID. Temperature screenings will not catch every infected… Read more »

Some good news this morning, as new unemployment claims beat expectations last week. If you don’t care for the details, at least do me a favor and skip down to read the last two paragraphs of this post. Here’s the latest… Jobless claims are reported weekly by the U.S. Department of Labor. We watch these reports closely because they often represent a near real-time… Read more »

Lots of competing ideas right now about unemployment benefits.  I realize this is a lengthy post, but if you just want the high-level points, look for the blue diamonds 🔹 below. 🔹 One of the recent coronavirus bills passed by Congress, the CARES Act, provided an additional $600 per week in unemployment compensation. That’s in addition to what someone was already eligible to… Read more »

Below is a full replay of my telephone town hall, which took place on Thursday, July 30th. During this call, I covered a wide variety of issues including our COVID-19 response, our economy and jobs, our federal spending and national debt, along with several other important topics. Read more »

The timing on this simply could not have been better. Yesterday, I co-sponsored a bill called “Stop the Censorship Act of 2020.” This is in response to the SELECTIVELY APPLIED censorship, “shadow banning” and account suspensions from many of these social media companies. It’s gotten out of control. Since Monday, I’ve had numerous interviews on this important topic following what… Read more »

In case you missed my post yesterday, I was at a press conference in Washington hosted by the Tea Party Patriots to help encourage schools to try to re-open for in-person learning this fall, if they can safely do so and follow proper protocols. The organizers brought in at least a dozen physicians, each of whom have been on the front lines of this pandemic. Each with their own… Read more »