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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 »

For America's youth, one of the highest recognitions for service and achievement is called the Congressional Award.  And the pinnacle this award is the Gold Medal, which takes at least two years to complete and requires a minimum of (A) 400 hours of voluntary public service, (B) 200 hours of personal development, (C) 200 hours of physical fitness, and (D) 5 days of expedition /… Read more »

Today I sent a letter to the Director of South Carolina DHEC regarding the Blue Granite Water Company. Formerly known as Carolina Water Service, this company is the sole provider of water to thousands of my constituents in the Lake Wylie area of York County. In recent years, there have been multiple problems under this company's watch, ranging from outages and line breaks to… Read more »

Let’s say someone had a mountain of credit card debt, and most every month he spent more than he earned. Then let’s say our hypothetical person made some changes. Maybe it was small, like switching to a cheaper cell phone plan. Or something larger, like paying off a car. Either way, he now has a little more money to work with. But that does NOT mean he has the luxury to increase spending… Read more »

There's perhaps no sharper contrast between Republicans and Democrats than when it comes to ILLEGAL immigration. Remember it wasn't long ago when our friends on the left were claiming "there is no crisis." while every month brought new records for the number unaccompanied children found along the border, emergency medical treatment for illegals, overcapacity at Border Patrol… Read more »