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Dear Friends, Below you will find updates on National Police Week, my thoughts on Secretary Mayorkas' dereliction of duty at our southern border, updates on legislation to defund Biden's Disinformation Governance Board, and the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade.   Honoring America's Law Enforcement… Read more »

When I would visit my grandparents as a kid, it was customary for them to listen to Paul Harvey at lunch.  I was a fan as well and particularly enjoyed the segment he would lead into by saying, “now for the rest of the story”.  As many of you know, he’d take what had commonly been repeated in the press about a popular subject or personality and share the… Read more »

An Update on the Border The situation at our southern border is a full-blown catastrophe.  Criminal drug cartels are trafficking enough fentanyl across our southern border to kill every American seven times over.  Every month we are seeing an increase in illegal border crossings and encounters.  Additionally, 42 people on the terror watchlist have been arrested at our… Read more »

It is a true blessing to be able to live in a country where we can celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who died on the cross for our sins.  May you and your family enjoy a happy, safe, and blessed Easter weekend.  Visiting the Carolina and Kure Beach Renourishment Project This week, I witnessed the work being done to re-nourish Carolina Beach and Kure Beach.  This… Read more »

Updates from Washington Introducing Legislation to Prevent Flood Insurance Price Hikes Last week, FEMA announced implementation of its new National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) premium rate structure, also known as Risk Rating 2.0.  There are major transparency issues regarding Risk Rating 2.0, and I am very concerned to see FEMA move forward with implementation given that is the… Read more »

Dear Friend, Several major legislative developments have occurred in Washington during the past couple of weeks.  Here are a few updates on some of the actions taken by Congress on issues I know are important to many of you.  Thank you for subscribing, and please consider recommending this resource to a friend.  In the House Republican Solutions to Prescription Costs … Read more »

An Update on the Border Crisis The United States expects to hit 1 million migrant encounters at our southern border for fiscal year 2022 which began on October 1st.  That means within the span of just six months, we will reach 1 million encounters.  Additionally, the amount of fentanyl seized at the border could kill every American seven times over. As the crisis at our border… Read more »

Updates from Washington This week, I attended Ukrainian President Zelenskyy's virtual address to Congress. While much has been done to help Ukraine's defenses during Russia’s evil and unprovoked assault, it is not enough. America and our allies must do more. We must send more weapons, more planes, more missiles — whatever is needed. For if freedom is defeated in… Read more »

Strengthening Our National Defense and Supporting Our Allies This week, the House considered the twelve Fiscal Year 2022 Appropriation bills combined into one package, also known as the “omnibus.”  This legislation was split into two votes – the security division, which included funding for our military as well as weapons and humanitarian assistance for… Read more »

Supporting American Energy Independence The U.S. has enough energy to meet demand at home and support allies abroad.  Under President Trump, we became a net total energy exporter, which made America more prosperous at home and stronger abroad with greater geopolitical leverage over our adversaries including Russia, China, and Iran.  Unfortunately, that is no longer true… Read more »