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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 »

An Update on Ukraine Russia’s invasion of Ukraine cannot stand.  America and the West must continue to be unequivocal in our condemnation of President Putin’s evil aggression and resolute in our actions to help the Ukrainian people.  The punishment of Putin and his associates must be severe and immediate.  It is encouraging to see Germany finally get in the… Read more »

Bidenflation Inflation has reached a 40-year high, and it has increased every month of Joe Biden's presidency.  The consumer price index (CPI), a key inflation indicator, surged 7.5% over the past year, which is the highest reading since February 1982.  I've also heard from many of our farmers in North Carolina who are feeling the squeeze of inflation with higher prices… Read more »

Dear Friend, Weakness invites war, and with each passing day you can see history repeating itself.  Russian President Vladimir Putin wants Ukraine and he knows he can get it.  And I doubt he stops there.  His goal has always been to reconstitute the Soviet Union to the degree he can.  Meanwhile, China is licking its chops waiting to take Taiwan.  Japan and our… Read more »

Dear Friend, Below you will find my thoughts on President Biden’s first year in office, along with a couple updates on my work in Congress.  Please stay tuned for Part 2 of this newsletter where I will discuss the latest on the evolving situation in Ukraine.  Thank you for subscribing, and please consider recommending this resource to a… Read more »