John:

During the last week of March, I was in Washington working with the views of West Texas at the forefront of every decision I make.  

I joined my fellow Texans, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), and Representative Henry Cuellar (TX-28), in introducing the I-27 Numbering Act of 2023. The Port-to-Plains Corridor, which expands from Texas through the Heartland, serves as a critical tool for enhancing America’s agriculture and energy dominance. This legislation to number the Texas portion of the Corridor as Interstate Route 27 is one step closer to ensuring the nation's largest agricultural and energy production centers located in West Texas are more accessible to the rest of the country.  

I also reintroduced the ALIGN Act. The ALIGN Act will lower the cost of capital and simplify the tax code as businesses make vital investments, bring workers back, onshore manufacturing capabilities, and ramp up production. This legislation will lead to stronger growth, more jobs, increased productivity, and higher wages for working families.

I voted in support of H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act. From day one, the Biden Administration has launched an assault on American oil and gas producers who are the lifeblood of our economy and cornerstone of our national security. Our nation’s valuable natural energy resources, especially in West Texas, have blessed our nation with economic competitiveness and a quality of life that are second to none. I'm proud to support H.R. 1, which protects and promotes American energy dominance by streamlining infrastructure, lifting burdensome taxes and fees, and unleashing domestic production of our energy resources from oil and gas to critical minerals.

I also delivered the opening remarks at a House Budget Committee hearing on the "Fiscal State of the Union." The fiscal state of our nation is unsustainable, but not unfixable. We must reverse course by stopping the spending spree, unlocking economic growth, and fixing our nation’s finances before it’s too late. To watch my remarks, click here. 

I wrapped up the week by joining Mornings with Maria on Fox Business to discuss the ongoing debt limit negotiations. Watch the full interview here.