National Security

Fentanyl traffic is down 54%. Border encounters are down 93%. Thousands of MS-13 members have been deported. THIS is what happens when we enforce our laws. America First!! Read more »

Yesterday, an innocent soul was taken by a reckless driver who entered our country illegally. Under the Biden administration, every state became a border state. We must work together to make America safe again.  I pray for his family, friends, and loved ones affected by this tragedy. Tom Homan, you know what to… Read more »

American elections are ONLY for American citizens. Plain and simple!! The SAVE Act simply requires states to check citizenship status before registering an individual to vote and gives states tools to identify and remove non-citizens who are already registered to vote. As the greatest country in the world, we should be doing everything we can to protect election integrity!! Read more »

We FINALLY have a President who has the leveraging power to work for peace. Earlier this week, I joined Good Morning BT with Bo Thompson & Beth Troutman to discuss the work done so far by the Trump administration. No more endless wars. We have enough to fix ourselves!! Read more »

Heads up y’all If you haven’t already, make sure you’re getting your REAL ID in time for the 2025 deadline. Starting May 7th, you’ll need a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license (or another approved ID like a passport) to fly within the U.S. or enter federal buildings. This isn’t just a regular driver’s license! REAL IDs have added security features that meet federal… Read more »

Under the failed Biden-Harris Administration we saw the worst illegal immigrant border crossings in American history. During the height of the border crisis, we saw +11,000 crossings a day, with 4,000 coming from the Del Rio sector alone. Even in the final days of the last administration, there was still close to 1,400 crossings PER DAY.  Now, within the first two weeks of President… Read more »

Is anyone really surprised that the Left and Senate Democrats have embraced a brutal smear campaign against Pete Hegseth, who President Trump has nominated to become our next Secretary of Defense? Yesterday's hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee was the first of the hearings to confirm Trump's Cabinet selections.  Pete Hegseth MUST be confirmed. He will bring our… Read more »

Last night, my amendment to the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21) UNANIMOUSLY passed the House. My amendment that was included in the FIT21 promotes transparency regarding how our nation's strategic enemies may be exploiting the digital assets marketplace to invade the privacy of Americans and steal valuable intellectual property. In more… Read more »

In the dead of the night on Thursday at 2 am, the Swamp unleashed their second massive 1,000+ page minibus that amounts to a shocking $1.2 trillion in spending.  House Leadership broke the 72-hour rule that gives Members 3 days to read and review legislation, and a vote was taken in the House this morning. We were not given the chance to offer amendments or debate it. This +1,000… Read more »

Let’s talk about the TikTok legislation, which passed the House yesterday with my support. This is a longer post, I’m sorry. We’ll start with some undisputable facts. First, TikTok is owned by a company called ByteDance, which is controlled by the communist Chinese government. Just to refresh everyone’s memory: China, as you ALL should know, is behaving as a VERY hostile foreign… Read more »