Military

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 »

Over the weekend, a drone attack from Iranian-backed militants killed three American troops and injured over 30 others. This attack was at a U.S. military outpost located in Jordan near the border of Syria. Most of you may not know this, but since early October, U.S. forces in Iraq, Syria, and Jordan have been attacked ~165 times. This attack, however, is the deadliest for U.S. forces… Read more »

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It doesn't seem like 22 years ago. In many ways, the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, still seem like yesterday, when almost 3,000 people were murdered by terrorists on American soil. The numbers 9-11 represent so much more than a tragic anniversary. It's a daily reminder of how blessed we are to live in this nation. However, that blessing is a target for evil, and we must never… Read more »

Good news out of the House last week, as we finally passed a reasonable version of the National Defense Authorization Act. If you consume a lot of political news, you may have seen reports about conservative amendments to that legislation, and how I, along with others from the House Freedom Caucus, were fighting hard for those changes. For a while there, I wasn’t sure if I’d be able to… Read more »

This week, the House is working through the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). In overly simple terms, the NDAA is annual legislation that sets the operating budget of our Defense Department and (to an extent) prescribes how those funds are to be used. It remains to be seen whether I’ll be able to vote in favor of the final version of this legislation. There are still a lot of… Read more »

Courage. Honor. Sacrifice. While there is no proper way to thank those who have laid down their lives for our freedoms, this Memorial Day we remember their sacrifice, praise their courage, and honor them by continuing to love our country so their death may not be in vain. They fought for our freedoms and we must continue to do the same.  Read more »

Please join me on Wednesday, April 12th as we meet and hear from Maj. James Capers, one of the most decorated Marines in Force Reconnaissance history!   I've filed a bill in the House, H.R. 587, to authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Maj. Capers for acts of valor during the Vietnam War. As the recipient of a Silver Star, two Bronze Stars with “V” for… Read more »

On Wednesday, Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) introduced two (2) pieces of legislation addressing the bureaucratic overreach from unelected government officials at the Pentagon: No Mask Mandate for the Military Act No Federal Funds for Abortion Travel Expenses Act of 2023 “Our government is constructed to be empowered by the people," said Rep. Norman on… Read more »

It was an honor be part of a special forum this morning at CPAC with Rep. Scott Perry, where we covered a wide variety of important issues facing Congress. The weaponization of government, border security, the Speaker's election, China, and more... nothing was off limits. Give a listen! Read more »