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Hour after hour, Secretary Mayorkas has attempted to deflect, dodge, dance, and deceive members of the House Judiciary Committee, claiming to have no knowledge of censorship activities and anti-conservative actions of the Department of Homeland Security, or flatly refusing that such activities have taken place.
My colleagues and I see through the charade, and so do the American people. The censorship industrial complex must be dismantled, and the First Amendment must be protected at all costs from tyrants like this.
Today's Weaponization subcommittee featured a panel that included American citizens who had their right to free speech suppressed by the federal government. Under the current administration, one of the most fundamental aspects of being an American, the ability to speak freely and engage in dialogue on key issues, has come under attack. In this case, that censorship very well could have changed the outcome of a presidential election.
3 times now, the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bear population was delisted from the ESA after meeting their recovery criteria. And 3 times, they have been relisted as a result of activist bureaucrats and career environmental litigators.
America's compacts with the Freely Associated States of the Pacific (FAS) are a vital partnership to ensure freedom of movement in the Indo-Pacific, counter Chinese influence, and deter Chinese aggression though a forward military presence. At the same time, it is Congress' duty to ensure that American funds and policies best serve the interests of the United States
As part of this week's NDAA vote, I proposed an amendment that would increase transparency and oversight of the DoD's counter-extremism working group to ensure that American's aren't unfairly targeted and that our military is being properly protected. This amendment was adopted, and is now officially part of this annual defense authorization bill.
FTC Chair Lina Khan has willfully ignored ethics advice from her agency, falsely claimed the title of counsel despite not being a licensed lawyer, and is listed as delinquent with the New York Bar.
Government officials in positions of leadership should be held to a higher standard than this; the American people deserve it.
My Indian and Insular Affairs subcommittee recently held a hearing on three diverse bills that seek to enable tribal prosperity through a variety of ways. While each bill addresses concerns unique to their respective tribal areas, one central theme is clear: Native American communities deserve to use their land as they see fit, and government bureaucracy only serves to hamper the short- and long-term success of these communities.
Coal is reliable, it is affordable, it is clean, and it is vital to Wyoming's economy and future. It creates thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in local, state, and federal revenue. Without coal, the lights won't come on, schools won't be funded, and families will go cold and hungry across the nation.