The Week in Review 

Happy Friday!

I hope you had a wonderful week. I am grateful to serve you all in the 118th Congress. Read below to see what I’ve been working on this week. 

Opposing the McCarthy-Biden Spending Monstrosity 

I voted against H.R. 3746, the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023. This legislation raises the nation’s debt ceiling and could lead to an increase in the national debt by $4 trillion by January 1, 2025. The bill preserves President Biden’s student debt bailout program, the 80,000-some Internal Revenue Service (IRS) army, and Green New Deal subsidies. The legislation also expands government welfare programs, omits legislation that would keep unelected bureaucrats in the executive branch better in check, and continues bloated COVID discretionary spending levels. More elements of the bill may be found here.  

I offered four amendments to salvage the proposal, but they were all rejected by House Republican Leadership. 

The McCarthy-Biden monstrosity accelerates America off the fiscal cliff. For once, Speaker McCarthy had significant leverage over these negotiations and he capitulated on nearly every front, including giving up numerous leverage points for future spending cuts.

The botched negotiations with the Biden White House mean that the DC Uniparty will continue to spend negligently without committing to any meaningful spending reforms.

Congressman Biggs' Amendment 46 to the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 may be read here. This amendment would strike the entire Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 and replace it with Congressman Biggs’ Biden Time Act, which would rescind $127 billion in COVID and IRS funding to delay reaching the debt ceiling “X date”.

Congressman Biggs' Amendment 48 to the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 may be read here. This amendment would replace the inflated spending caps in the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 with Fiscal Year 2019 levels, which would bring spending below Fiscal Year 2022 revenue.

Congressman Biggs' Amendment 49 to the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 may be read here. This amendment would impose a 14 percent spending cut if Congress fails to pass 12 appropriations bills on time.

Congressman Biggs' Amendment 50 to the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 may be read here. This amendment would eliminate loopholes in the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023’s Statutory Administrative Pay-As-You-Go provisions and ensure the Biden Administration offsets the cost of new regulations with corresponding cuts.

Click the image below to view Congressman Biggs’ analysis of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023. 

Holding DHS Accountable for Targeting Conservatives 

Today, I sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in response to claims that the department is misusing a $40 million taxpayer-funded counter-terrorism program to target conservatives. DHS’ Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention Grant Program (TVTP), initially designed to address al-Qaeda’s recruitment of Americans, is reportedly being used to target and suppress conservative-oriented Americans. 

A new report finds that DHS just spent more than $350,000 on a university program that likened conservative-oriented organizations including Fox News and The Heritage Foundation to extremist terrorist groups. 

President Biden’s authoritarian Department of Homeland Security is weaponizing limited taxpayer money and department resources to crush conservatives in America. This department appears to be taking guidance directly from George Orwell’s 1984 novel, in which a police state controls all speech and pummels all dissenters. America must never become that society.  

Secretary Mayorkas must answer my questions in full and justify why a multi-million dollar counter-terrorism program designed to prevent the next Osama Bin Laden is being used to prey on innocuous conservatives.

The letter may be read here. 

Fox News covered the letter here. 

Legislation and Letters 

Legislation/amendments sponsored:

Amendments offered to the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023. 
Biggs 46 – Administrative Pay-Go Amendment. 
Biggs 48 – Amendment to replace the bill with the Biden Time Act. 
Biggs 49 – Amendment to set discretionary spending caps at FY19 levels.  
Biggs 50 – Amendment to slash CR funding by 14 percent if Congress doesn’t finish appropriations on time.  

Letters sponsored:

Letter to Secretary Mayorkas re Federal Funds to Organizations Equating Christians and Republicans to Nazis.

Passport Tips from Congressman Biggs 

Planning international travel this spring or summer? Don’t wait to update your passport! The U.S. State Department currently takes 8-11 weeks to process passport applications and recommends you submit your application 4 to 6 months before your travel date. Check out these useful passport tips below. There are several small details that you may not know of! 

For additional assistance with your passport application, call my Mesa office at 480-699-8239.

General Passport Tips
Passport Fees
Passport Process
Child Passport
Child Passport II

Alien Invasion Border Documentary

Check out my border documentary titled Alien Invasion. The 30-minute documentary features footage from private ranches along the border, the Darien Gap in Panama, and interviews with members of Congress, Border Patrol, local and state law enforcement, and much more. It addresses how President Biden’s border crisis began, its consequences, and solutions to address the crisis.  

The border documentary may be watched here.

Top Media Appearances of the Week

I joined Fox News’ Steve Doocy to express my concerns over Speaker McCarthy’s Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023. Click the image below to watch some of the segment. 

I joined Lindell TV’s Emerald Robinson to break down the figures of Speaker McCarthy’s Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023. Click below to watch some of the segment. 

I joined Newsmax’s Sean Kraisman and Emma Rechenberg to explain why I would be voting against Speaker McCarthy’s Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023. 

Op-Ed of the Week

In my latest opinion editorial for Townhall.com, I argue why the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 mainly benefits Democrats and does nothing to reduce spending. The bill preserves Democrats’ wish list items while likely adding at least $4 trillion in debt in about 20 months. 

The piece may be read here. 

Tweet of the Week

Constituent Services 

Flags
Would you like to purchase a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol? Flags flown over the Capitol include a certificate, which may be personalized for a particular person, event, or organization. Click here to learn more about purchasing a flag.

Internships
If you or someone you know is interested in completing an internship in either my Mesa or Washington, D.C. office, they can apply directly on my website. 

Help With a Federal Agency 
If you can’t get an answer from a federal agency in a timely fashion, or if you feel you have been treated unfairly, my office may be able to help resolve a problem or get you the information you need. For example, my office routinely helps constituents with issues involving the Veterans Administration, the IRS, the Social Security Administration, the State Department, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.  You can learn more by visiting my website.

Click here to find out more information about my office’s services. 

Tours and Tickets

Interested in touring the White House or U.S. Capitol? As constituents of the Fifth Congressional District, you may request tickets and tours for various Washington D.C. destinations from my office. 

All tickets are provided to constituents on a first-come, first-served basis, so request tickets early.

Click here for more information.