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UPDATE - JULY 19TH 1:00 PM: we called down to the PSC this morning and asked about the Sept. 17th hearing. Over the phone they told us that as of right today (7/17) that hearing is still scheduled. However, on July 31st, the Commission will vote on a motion on whether or not to cancel that Sept. 17th hearing. So I think we'll know for sure after that vote on July 31st. --- ORIGINAL POST… Read more »

The bill in question is H.R. 1327, titled Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act of 2019.  It was introduced by Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) on February 25, 2019 and passed the House of Representatives on July 12, 2019, sending it to the Senate for further consideration. In this legislation, the September 11th Victim… Read more »

To follow up from my post earlier this week about the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the final version of this bill was unfortunately not something I could support. The Senate was able to come together in an overwhelming bi-partisan manner (86-6) on their version of this legislation. Unfortunately, the opportunity for bipartisanship was lost in the House. Our version failed… Read more »

I’m working on a little creative problem solving right now. This should help some of our veterans and the military. As you might imagine, cybersecurity is a large and growing endeavor for our military. And the Defense Department has many important contracts with American firms that specialize in cybersecurity. Many employees who work for these companies are required to have a security… Read more »

Should captured terrorists be held on U.S. soil? Every year, funding for the U.S. Department of Defense is authorized through legislation called the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The Senate has already passed their version of the NDAA for the upcoming fiscal year. And in the House, we're currently working through our version of this legislation. It's a long process, but very… Read more »

1.3 million jobs would be lost. That's the estimate, according to the Congressional Budget Office, should the federal government impose a $15/hr minimum wage. This could possibly come up for a vote soon in the House. Never mind the fact that $15 is a completely arbitrary number. (Why not $18/hr? Why not $20?) Here's the bottom line: Whenever the government imposes additional expenses on… Read more »

For those who used Independence Day to blast me and other Republicans about the conditions at our southern border, you all have NO moral high ground on this issue. NONE. It was Republicans who were calling attention to this crisis months ago, as the number of illegals crossing our border started to skyrocket. All while Democrats tried to tell us there was no crisis. Or that it was… Read more »

This afternoon, Navy Chief #EddieGallagher was found **not guilty** by a jury of his peers. Pending this verdict, he deserved to be treated like a decorated SEAL who still had the presumption of innocence. And we fought very hard to make that happen. Today, the jury of five Marines and two sailors had their say. I'm pleased with this verdict, and thrilled that Chief Gallagher,… Read more »

Just a quick update from last week's posts about the border... Last Thursday, the Democrat-controlled House ended up passing the Senate's version of legislation that will send $4.6 billion in humanitarian relief to the border. With record levels of illegals crossing into our country, our Border Patrol and Health & Human Services have been completely overwhelmed, and are quickly… Read more »

The reality is we have no idea how many abortions are actually performed each year in this country. States are asked to provide these numbers to the federal government, but they are not required to do so. Which allows states like California and Maryland to intentionally withhold this data. Meanwhile, these states have no problem using federal tax dollars for family planning services.… Read more »