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Energy Security is Under Attack

This week House Republicans passed H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act. It’s our top priority (which is why it was given #1 as the bill number) and it’s full of commonsense, uncontroversial energy policy. Yet somehow Democrats are against the bill, and argue that it kills the planet because it supports American oil and gas production. Any person with the ability to think critically knows this: we can’t survive on a wind and solar-only energy future. It’s unreliable, and it’s irresponsible for my colleagues on the left to continue pushing this narrative. H.R. 1 is a comprehensive energy package that rescinds a lot of the disastrous energy policy of the Biden Administration. H.R. 1 removes permitting obstacles for U.S. LNG, which can provide safe, clean, affordable, and abundant energy to the world and displace foreign coal—the primary driver of global emissions. We make it easier to tap into America’s vast deposits of critical minerals, which we need to make things like batteries and steel domestically rather than relying on China. And this bill includes two provisions I introduced to protect America’s oil refining capacity and make it easier for states to develop carbon capture projects. This is what it’s all about – affordable, reliable energy produced right here in America. We produce the cleanest energy in the world and when we export that energy abroad, we lower global emissions. This bill checks all the boxes, and it’s disappointing that Democrats reflexively refuse to support it.

Hey AMLO - Listen to Your People

My office is getting calls from MEXICAN citizens about the importance of stopping the cartels, and now Mexican officials (like this Senator) are speaking out. We can’t let the President of Mexico intimidate us into silence or further inaction. He’s on the wrong side of history. The United States and Mexico must be partners in combatting the cartels because they’re a common enemy. President AMLO should listen to his citizens and work *with* the United States to stop the drug cartels from killing Mexicans and Americans.

This is Why Our Asylum System is Broken

When Democrats oppose commonsense border security measures they often base their opposition in “compassionate” terms about protecting asylum seekers. But a lot of the left’s arguments on this issue aren’t based in facts or logic. Here’s the issue—the vast majority of “asylum seekers” who come to our southern border are simply economic migrants. They have no valid asylum claims whatsoever, and they’re overwhelming our system, preventing true asylum seekers from coming to the United States. Migrants with real asylum cases from around the world can’t even get a hearing because our system is so bogged down with bogus claims of asylum. How do we know the claims are bogus? Because only 13% of asylum cases are actually granted to migrants from Northern Triangle countries (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras) when their case is adjudicated in asylum court. There is very strict criteria for being granted asylum, and the vast majority of migrants from these countries simply do not meet the legal threshold for asylum. A truly compassionate asylum system would prioritize taking care of the people escaping true persecution. That’s what we should be focusing on.

A Foreign Policy Lesson in Under 3 Minutes

I was recently asked by Sara Carter how we should think about American interests abroad. My answer? It should be America First. But make no mistake, letting our adversaries conquer other countries and gobble up resources by force is anything but “America First.” I address this head on in this clip.

Podcast

Here's the Truth About Congress | Dave Rubin

This is a special crosspost episode with The Rubin Report. Dave Rubin visited Washington, D.C. this week and sat down with me for a conversation about the current political dynamics in Congress. You don't want to miss this episode. Listen now on Apple, Spotify and YouTube.

Reforming Our Nation's Health Agencies in the Aftermath of COVID-19 | Scott Gottlieb, MD

Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD returns to look at the systemic problems within the CDC and how we might fix them. He describes how the agency’s bureaucratic glut, mission creep, and lack of transparency contributed to the disastrous COVID-19 response and America’s loss of trust in its public health institutions. Listen now on Apple, Spotify and YouTube. 

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ABC News: 20 years since US invasion of Iraq, veterans in Congress reflect on their service

Rep. Dan Crenshaw and Sen. Tammy Duckworth are reflecting on their past military service in Iraq on the 20th anniversary of the U.S. invasion there. Both lawmakers recently sat down with ABC "This Week" co-anchor Martha Raddatz for a segment that aired Sunday, looking back at the fighting and what they've learned.

The Mark Levin Show: Mark Interviews Rep Dan Crenshaw

Mark speaks with Congressman Dan Crenshaw about the supporting Ukraine against Russia, and the devastation on our southern border from the policies of the Biden administration.

Fox Business: China condemns McCarthy's decision to move forward with TikTok bill to deter 'technological tentacles' of CCP

"I want to say this to all the teenagers out there, and TikTok influencers who think we’re just old and out of touch and don’t know what we’re talking about, trying to take your favorite app," Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, said during the hearing. "You may not care that your data is being accessed now, but you will be one day."