2024
February
February 13: Securing the Border
2023
November
November 26: Selecting a Speaker and Getting Our Fiscal House in Order
August
August 12: Help with a Federal Agency
August 5: Addressing Housing Affordability Issues
July
July 29: Combating Drug Cartels
July 22: The Future of I-57
July 15: Empowering Young People for the Future Economy
July 8: The Supreme Court Speaks
July 1: Reflecting About Independence Day
June
June 24: Tackling Ag Workforce Issues & Feeding the Globe
June 17: $10 Trillion at a Time
June 10: The State of Steel
June 3: The Fiscal Responsibility Act
May:
May 27: Strengthening Our Supply Chain
May 20: Holding the Post Office Accountable
May 13: Biden’s border meltdown goes from crisis to catastrophe
May 6: When President Biden Pushes “Equity,” Hide Your Wallet
April:
April 29 – My Response to Being Called “Mean”
April 22 – The Debt Ceiling is a Big Deal
April 8 – Congress Approved $1.2 Trillion of Infrastructure Spending: Now Comes the Hard Part…
April 1 –Promoting Agriculture Safeguards and Security Act
March:
March 25 – Biden Succeeds in Plan to Use Retirement Funds to Further Social-Justice Culture War
March 18 – Fixing the Failures at the Post Office
March 11 – Protecting the First District from Biden’s WOTUS overreach
March 4 – President Biden is coming after your retirement savings
February:
February 25 – FEMA’s Money Grab
February 18 – A Week in the First District
February 11 – Committees and Subcommittees for the 118th Congress
February 4 – Ending the COVID-19 Emergency
January:
January 28 – Strategic Production Response Act
January 21 – Listening to Farmers as Farm Bill Rewrite Nears
January 14 – Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act
January 7 – The 118th Congress
2022
December:
December 24 – Merry Christmas!
December 17 – Origins of COVID-19
December 10 – Food Security is National Security
December 3 – Averting a Rail Strike
November:
November 24 – Happy Thanksgiving!
November 19 – Re-Opening Our Capitol
November 12 – What Comes Next?
November 5 – TikTok Ban
October:
October 29 – Fully Reopening Our Economy
October 22 –Big River Steel Expansion Project
October 15 – COLA Increase for Social Security & Medicare Open Enrollment
October 8 – Countering Foreign Malign Influence While Protecting Civil Liberties
October 1 – Federal Government Funding
September:
September 24 – Commitment to America
September 17 – Avoiding a Rail Strike
September 10 – Farm Bill Feedback
September 3 – President Biden’s Address
August:
August 27 – Student Loan “Forgiveness”
August 20 – President Biden’s Self-Inflicted Border Crisis
August 13 – Failing FBI Leadership
August 6 – School Safety and Security Training
July:
July 30 – Addressing Supply Chain Woes
July 23 – Transportation & Infrastructure Hearing and a Trip to Our Southern Border
July 16 – National Defense Authorization Act
July 9 – Help with Federal Agencies
July 2 – Celebrating and Protecting America
June:
June 25 – Roe v. Wade
June 18 – Tackling Farm Input Costs & Lowering Food Prices
June 11 – Gun Legislation Votes
June 4 – Tragedy in Uvalde
May:
May 28 – And the winner is…
May 21 – Water Resources Development Act
May 14 – Baby Formula Crisis
May 7 – Reversing Roe v. Wade
April:
April 30 – “Disinformation” Governance Board
April 23 – Transportation Mask Mandate
April 16 – Lacey Act Provisions in COMPETES Act
April 9 – Fuel Costs for Farmers
April 2 – Paying at the Pump
March:
March 26 – National Agriculture Week
March 19 – House Agriculture Committee Hearing
March 12 – Support for First District Family in Ukraine
March 5 – State of Our Union
February:
February 26 – Full Scale Invasion
February 19 – Summer 2022 Internships
February 12 – Inflation Nation
February 5 – President Biden’s Policy and Communication Errors
January:
January 29 – Tornado Recovery Assistance & Tax Filing Information
January 22 – A Week in Washington
January 15 – U.S. Steel Announcement
January 8 – Human Trafficking Awareness Month
January 5 – NEA Tornado: Update on FEMA Assistance and SBA Disaster Recovery
2021
December:
December 25 – Merry Christmas!
December 18 – The Resilience of Our Communities
December 11 – National Defense Authorization Act
December 4 – Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
November:
November 25 – Happy Thanksgiving!
November 20 – Supply Chain Chaos