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In the @judicarygop Committee today, we held a hearing examining judicial overreach by federal judges. I reminded my colleagues that if we would just exercise our power of the purse and our authority to make law, we could render these court rulings moot.

Our Judiciary Committee passed HR 38, National Reciprocity. I support this bill, but there is a better option, and it is National Constitutional Carry. 29 states already have Constitutional (i.e. Permitless) Carry. Why not extend it to all 50 states? Under HR 38 (Reciprocity), a resident of one of the Constitutional Carry states can carry in any state that allows their citizens to obtain a permit. The recent “Bruen” Supreme Court decision requires all states that aren’t Constitutional Carry to i...

This afternoon, I joined Will Cain to discuss my bill, the "Dual Loyalty Disclosure Act." Candidates for federal office should be required to disclose to voters whether they have citizenship in other countries. Also, thank you DNI Gabbard for revoking security clearances.

The GOP budget extends the 5 yr. tax holiday we’ve been enjoying, but because it doesn’t cut spending much, it increases the deficit by over $300 billion/yr. compared to letting tax cuts expire. Over 10 years, this budget will add $20 trillion to US debt.

In today's Aviation hearing, I questioned witnesses about drone-tracking technology. We also discussed penalties for illegally operating drones in airspace around airports and how drone avoidance is accomplished from the tower. More work needs to be done to avoid a tragedy.