For several months, the House Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Oversight and Accountability have been working tirelessly to uncover the truth about President Biden’s involvement in his family’s shady business dealings with foreign governments and the Biden Administration’s efforts to impede the criminal investigation into Hunter Biden.

In that short time, the committees revealed substantial evidence that the Biden Administration obstructed the Hunter Biden criminal investigation and exposed that the Biden family and their business associates have received over $24 million from foreign sources over five years, the president was personally involved – even using aliases – in his family’s dealings with foreign entities including China. President Biden lied over and over about his involvement in these shady business dealings. 

By formalizing the impeachment inquiry, the three investigating committees will gain stronger subpoena enforcement power necessary to uncover all of the facts and ensure the House has the best possible legal standing as we move forward in our mission to deliver answers to the American people. 

This is an impeachment inquiry, defined as asking for information – nothing more, nothing less. The inquiry is to further investigate at least three things: One, the extent to which Joe Biden, as vice president, was involved with the flow of millions of dollars from foreign companies and interests in China and Ukraine into the Biden family into numerous shell companies, including Hunter and his involvement. Two, the extent to which Joe Biden has lied to the extent of his involvement, involvement that Hunter all but acknowledged today when avoiding his deposition in the show press conference on the Capitol steps by carefully saying his dad was not involved ‘financially’ in his businesses. Third, the extent to which Biden and his administration have obstructed justice by preventing Jack Morgan and Mark Daly with the Department of Justice from testifying to their involvement in DOJ and IRS deciding to slow walk 2014 tax charges and 2015 charges so the statute of limitations would lapse.

Yesterday, I voted against the National Defense Authorization. Taking care of our troops is my top priority, but I will not vote for an NDAA that fails to address major problems in President Biden's Pentagon. This summer, I voted in support of the most conservative NDAA bill in history: it ended Joe Biden's taxpayer-funded travel abortions, stopped taxpayer-funded gender transition surgeries, and halted the Left's radical climate agenda. I was proud to vote for this bill and knew compromise from the Senate was inevitable. We had an opportunity to counter the Biden Administration's radical agenda - this was a major missed opportunity.

Unfortunately, the NDAA we voted on yesterday was wrong for America. We are the United States of America, the strongest military force in the world, and it is time we start acting like it instead of pushing Joe Biden's radical priorities onto our military.

Even worse, the NDAA has attached a completely unrelated "clean" reauthorization of FISA with zero reforms. It is imperative that we strengthen our Fourth Amendment and stop the corrupt upper echelon of the federal government from spying on everyday Americans. Unfortunately, Congress reauthorized the status quo. Not to mention, the NDAA had another $600 million for Ukraine. 

I am saddened that the Pentagon has been so politicized by this administration, and I will continue to fight for our troops. Our men and women in uniform, veterans, and their families deserve better. 

The CHRISTmas season is upon us! This week, Team Weber attended the 9th Christmas with Constable Christopher Bates in Jefferson County. Also in Jefferson County, they attended Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Annual "Lunch with the Agents," highlighting their agricultural education, research, and outreach efforts for the past year. Team Weber presented a Certificate of Recognition to Mr. Edward Keown for his retirement of 12 years with the Department of Interior. They also presented a Certificate of Recognition Congressman to the Galveston Historical Foundation for their 50th anniversary of Dickens on the Strand in Galveston. 

Legislation cosponsored:

• H.R. 6734 - To prohibit the use of Federal funds to finalize, implement, or enforce proposed ATF Rule 2022R-17, entitled "Definition of 'Engaged in the Business' as a Dealer in Firearms".
• H.R. 6753 - To amend the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to provide for the removal and dismissal of qualified civil liability actions.
• H.R. 6758 - To establish a uniform and more efficient Federal process for protecting property owners' rights guaranteed by the fifth amendment.
• H.R. 6570 - Protect Liberty and End Warrantless Surveillance Act of 2023
• H.R. 6711 - To direct the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to conduct a comprehensive review of understaffing across the Bureau, and for other purposes.
• H.Res. 883 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the slogan, "from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free" is antisemitic and its use must be condemned.
• H.R. 6816 - To prohibit the availability of Federal education funds for elementary and secondary schools that receive direct or indirect support from the Government of the People's Republic of China.

It is a privilege to represent our district in Congress.  While we’ve faced many challenges in recent years, through strength and prayer, we have persevered. 

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God Bless you and God Bless Texas!