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Dear  john,

 

Last week, the Capitol Christmas tree arrived from West Virginia, and Speaker Mike Johnson hosted a tree lighting ceremony in preparation for Christmas. As always, if you and your family are visiting D.C., please reach out to my office for assistance with  tickets and tours. 

 

The Week in Weaponized Government

 

On the anniversary of the release of the Twitter Files, the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government held a hearing to expose and root out the Censorship Industrial Complex’s scheme to work with foreign entities to help propagandize the American people.

 

Journalists Michael Shellenberger and Matt Taibbi, who have tirelessly reported on Big Tech and Big Government’s entwining efforts to censor Americans, returned to Congress to testify before the committee.

The American people’s civil liberties, with the First Amendment at the fore, must always reign supreme over the security state’s designs.

 

Michael Shellenberger’s latest reporting brought to light another disturbing aspect of the Censorship Industrial Complex: the Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) League, a group comprising some of the key players pushing for global censorship with the help of the US Military.

 

WATCH: Two key players pushing for the global Censorship Industrial Complex say the quiet parts out loud in this 2019 podcast interview. Here are some of their most sinister admissions. 

 

The CTIL’s public admissions are chilling, and its network has only grown stronger in the four years since. These discoveries are just the tip of the iceberg, and I will continue devoting myself to protecting every American’s civil rights.

 

READ: Breakdown of the CTIL censorship schemes. 

 

Last week, the Weaponization Subcommittee also subpoenaed two former White House advisors who had key roles in censoring information related to the Covid-19 pandemic.

 

READ: House Committee subpoenas former White House officials

 

The Committee also released the YouTube files, exposing even more collusion between the government and Big Tech to suppress dissenting viewpoints.

 

READ: The YouTube Files 

Protecting Due Process

 

Last week, the House voted to expel now-former Congressman George Santos. Though Santos is charged with multiple federal crimes, he has not yet been convicted of any of these charges. In America, you are still innocent until proven guilty.

 

Prior to last week, only two Members of Congress have been expelled since the Civil War. Both of those Members were convicted in a court of law and were sentenced for their crimes.

Mark my words - this vote will set a dangerous precedent, and I see no reason why the resolution’s sponsors broke with 234 years of precedent.  I voted against the expulsion, which will do untold damage to the People’s House.

 

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Votes Last Week

 

  • H.R. 5283 – To prohibit the use of Federal funds to provide housing to specified aliens on any land under the administrative jurisdiction of the Federal land management agencies (Passed)
  • H. RES. 793 – Calling on Hamas to immediately release hostages taken during October 2023 attack on Israel (Passed)
  • H.R. 5427 – To prohibit individuals convicted of defrauding the Government from receiving any assistance from the Small Business Administration (Passed)
  • S.J. RES. 32 – Providing for congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Small Business Lending Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B)".” (Passed)
  • H. RES. 878 – Providing for the expulsion of Representative George Santos from the United States House of Representatives (Passed)
  • H.R. 4666 – To require the Inspector General of the Small Business Administration to submit a quarterly report on fraud relating to certain COVID-19 loans (Passed)
  • H.R. 4667 – To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to issue guidance and rules for lenders and the Small Business Administration on handling amounts of Paycheck Protection Loans returned by borrowers (Passed)
  • H.R. 5961 – To freeze certain Iranian funds involved in the 2023 hostage deal between the United States and Iran (passed)
  • H.R. 4668 – To amend the Small Business Act to require the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman to publish guidance documents for certain rules (Passed)
  • H.R. 4670 – To amend the Small Business Act to require reporting on additional information with respect to small business concerns owned and controlled by women, qualified HUBZone small business concerns, and small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans (Passed)
  • H.R. 4480 – To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to report on the veterans interagency task force, to require the Comptroller General of the United States to report on access to credit for small business concerns owned and controlled by covered individuals (Passed)
  • H. RES. 888 – Reaffirming the State of Israel's right to exist (Passed)
  • H. RES. 683 – Expressing support for the diplomatic relations required to encourage the Government of Mexico to fulfill its water deliveries on an annual basis to the United States under the treaty between the United States and Mexico regarding the utilization of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande (Passed)

 

 

Sincerely,
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Rep. Dan Bishop

Member of Congress
 

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