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. 

Honoring the Legacy of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor

Justice Sandra Day O'Connor was a constitutional conservative and trailblazer who made lasting impacts on our country. 

This morning, the House held a moment of silence to honor her decades of public service on the U.S. Supreme Court, in the Arizona Senate, and on Arizona State Court of Appeals.

She is gone but not forgotten.

Ending Warrantless Surveillance of Americans

I continued to work with members from both parties of the House and Senate to make major reforms to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). FISA 702 authorizes the federal government to intercept electronic communications of non-U.S. persons who are located outside of the United States. It is set to expire on December 31, 2023, if Congress doesn’t reauthorize it. 

While the spying authority may sound good in theory, the communications of Americans are often swept up when monitoring foreign persons and that information is maintained by the Intelligence Community and can then be searched without a warrant. 

There have been 3.4 million warrantless searches of Americans’ communications through FISA's Section 702. In 2021 alone, the FBI misused FISA 278,000 times to spy on American citizens. We must end this violation of our Fourth Amendment, which prohibits warrantless surveillance of Americans by the federal government.

Next week, the House Judiciary Committee, of which I am a member, plans to consider a bill to make significant reforms to the program. These reforms include requiring federal agents to obtain warrants to surveil ALL U.S. persons, reducing the number of FBI employees who are able to search the 702 database, imposing new penalties on agents who abuse FISA to spy on Americans, and includes significant reforms to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. 

The federal government is additionally abusing another surveillance program called the Hemisphere Project. I recently sent a letter to Dr. Rahul Gupta, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) at the White House, in response to a letter obtained from Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) to Attorney General Merrick Garland, detailing the invasive surveillance program. 

According to Senator Wyden’s letter, this program, funded by ONDCP, provides government agents warrantless access to trillions of Americans' domestic communications records dating back decades, including callers’ Fourth Amendment-protected location information. 

FISA 702 and the Hemisphere Project reveal how the federal government continues to abuse surveillance programs. There will be many new developments with this fight before the end of the year. I will keep you all posted.

The letter to Dr. Gupta regarding the Hemisphere Project may be read here.

House Freedom Caucus and Senate Conservatives Press Conference on Adopting Conservative Policies

I joined my House Freedom Caucus and Senate Republican colleagues at a press conference to discuss why Congress must fight for conservative policies and principles in upcoming spending bills. We must tackle our nation’s record inflation, end government surveillance abuse, and stem the flow of the border invasion. Democrat policies are only harming our great country.  

I especially thank Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) for organizing this coalition and look forward to continuing fighting for the American people. 

Click the image below to watch some of my remarks from the press conference:

House Oversight & Accountability Committee Probe Into Biden Family

The House Oversight & Accountability received and released an email from an independent bank laundering investigator who flagged major concerns over a money transfer from China that funded a $40,000 payment to Joe Biden.  

The investigator wrote in emails the China-Biden payments ‘appear erratic,’ do ‘not publicly appear to have any services rendered,’ have ‘no current business purpose,’ and that ‘China target[s] children of politicians…’ 

These words are important because the investigator conducted this investigation in 2018--long before our committee did. This new evidence, combined with our existing evidence, confirms that Joe knew about, participated in, and benefited from his family cashing in on the Biden name in China. 

Legislation & Letters

Bills Cosponsored:

• H.R. 6175 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny certain green energy tax benefits to companies connected to certain countries of concern (Rep. Moolenaar)  

Letters Led:

• Letter to HASC Chairman Rogers re Reaffirmed Congressional Support for Israel in FY24 NDAA
  
• Letter to ONDCP Director Dr. Rahul Gupta re Invasive Surveillance Program, The Hemisphere Project

Letters Cosigned:

• Letter Congratulating Argentinian President-Elect Javier Milei (Rep. Roy)

Tele-Town Hall Recap

I held a telephone town hall this week. Several thousand constituents joined the town hall, and we discussed FISA 702 reauthorization, the invasion at our southern border, district news, and more. 

I appreciate everyone who joined the call and for those who couldn’t make it, please click on the image below to view a recap!

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 Business with David Asman to discuss Hunter Biden’s attempt to skirt House Oversight’s subpoena and the importance of a closed-door deposition. Click below to hear some of the segment:

I joined Steve Bannon on War Room to talk about the evidence of bribery against Joe Biden compiled by the Oversight Committee. Click below to hear some of the segment:

I joined Fox Across America with Jimmy Failla to unveil the Left’s outrageous identity politics. Click below to listen to some of the segment:

Tweet of the Week 

What's the Biggs Idea? Podcast w/ Sean Moran

Sean Moran joined me on this week’s What’s the Biggs Idea? Podcast. We discussed the ins and outs of FISA’s Section 702 and the consequences of this legislation. Click the image below to rewatch the podcast. Check out my website here to watch previous episodes. 

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.