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He was a hero, just like EVERY man and woman who walks the "thin blue line." Only this particular hero made the ultimate sacrifice.   Officer Brian Sicknick sustained grave injuries on January 6th while protecting the Capitol from criminal rioters. Despite the best efforts of EMTs, doctors and nurses, he succumbed to those injuries a day later.   Earlier this… Read more »

Later this (Thursday) morning, we're going to re-introduce a bill in the House that will prevent the closure of Parris Island, the preeminent training base for U.S. Marine Corps recruits.   Rep. Joe Wilson (SC-2) and I introduced this same bill last October. However, a new term in Congress means the bill must be re-introduced, and we're both pleased to have every Republican… Read more »

No surprises here. Let’s run through some of President Biden’s executive orders during his first week in office. These are campaign promises he’s making good on – we knew they’d be coming.   PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT: It’s basically a sham. There’s no objective standard – each country gets to define what it wants to do. Countries can lie six ways from Sunday about whether they’re… Read more »

More fallout from Day #1 of the Biden Administration. We need some quick answers on this.   One of the things Mr. Biden did last week was place a 100-day moratorium on most deportations. Over 14,000 illegal immigrants had been in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”).   Of those, more than 70% have either been charged with, or convicted of,… Read more »

Term limits ought to apply to Every. Single. Person serving in Congress. Including me.   It’s just wrong that someone could make a long-term career out of elected office, especially on the federal level. Some have defended life-long politicians by saying, “We need those folks because they know the system and keep things running.” That’s bunk.   What we need are… Read more »

Lots of people are missing the bigger issue here on the treatment of National Guard troops at the U.S. Capitol. This is more than a “miscommunication.” It’s a lack of Congressional leadership.   If you’re going to call in over 20,000 members of the National Guard… If you’re going to take them away from their families, their jobs, and their homes for weeks on end… If you’re… Read more »

It’s not a competition. But if it were, I’d be lapping most every other Member of Congress. 20 is the number to beat…   Since the start of the 117th Congress two weeks ago, I’ve either sponsored or co-sponsored twenty PRO-LIFE bills in the House. (With many more to come.) I’ll post details on a few of those next week. Today, however, is a dark anniversary. It was on… Read more »

He wants amnesty for 11 million people here illegally. And to shut down construction of the border wall. How are you supposed to interpret this? Every individual deserves to be treated with compassion, regardless of their circumstances. But offering citizenship to those who have evaded our laws to come here illegally – regardless of their circumstances – is not compassion.… Read more »

The latest update as of this (Thursday) evening is that Mrs. Pelosi is "almost ready" to send her Articles of Impeachment over to the Senate. It's taking her longer to walk those papers down the hall than it did for Democrats to impeach Mr. Trump. Folks, this is ultimately an effort to prevent former President Trump from ever running for office again. It's spiteful… Read more »

He put America first, without apologies. Thank you, President Trump.   He led our nation to extraordinary success prior to the pandemic. It gave us 7 million new jobs and the lowest unemployment rates in a half century. It gave us rising incomes in every metro area of the nation, and shattered employment records for women and minorities. It brought manufacturing jobs back to… Read more »