2023 started with an intense Speakers battle in the House of Representatives. I was one of a few who held up electing Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House until certain fundamental changes were made to Washington’s broken system as we could not allow business as usual to continue in the Swamp. The Speakers battle went on for 15 rounds before McCarthy agreed to the important changes we wanted. Some of these important changes and concessions included a rules package that requires all bills to be single subject legislation and for members to have at least 72 hours to read bills before they are voted on. Another rule allows any single House member to introduce a motion to vacate the Speaker if he was not doing his job. This rule proved to be crucial later on in the year.

In 2023, I had the honor of participating in two meaningful Purple Heart ceremonies, each dedicated to recognizing the valor of distinguished veterans who endured injuries while defending our nation. In June, I presented Sergeant Jerry Harris, a courageous Vietnam War veteran and former Marine, with a Purple Heart. Despite sustaining serious injuries in an artillery blast that claimed the lives of two fellow Marines on November 13, 1968, Sergeant Harris remained resilient and committed to fulfilling his mission.

I was also privileged to assist in honoring Sergeant First Class William Montgomery, an Army veteran who had long sought recognition for injuries sustained during Operation Iraqi Freedom. After contacting my office in July, we expedited the typically lengthy Purple Heart approval process, ensuring SFC Montgomery received the well-deserved award within just two months.

At the start of the 118^th Congress, I was selected to serve on the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability. The Biden regime has been abusing its power and providing misleading information to the American people regarding the fraud and abuse they have committed throughout the federal government. Being on this committee allows me to shine the light on Joe Biden's corruption. For years, the Biden Crime Family has been selling out the American people to foreign nations in exchange for over $20 million. See a detailed timeline of the committee’s investigation into the Biden Crime Family here.

In June, I became the first House Republican in 24 years to successfully initiate Impeachment Proceedings against a sitting Democratic President. We are experiencing the most severe border crisis of our lifetime and Joe Biden is directly responsible for it. His open border policies have allowed more than 8 million, unvetted illegal aliens to enter our country. Our cities have been flooded with crime and the amount of fentanyl coming across the borders has never been higher. Over 1,800 Coloradoans and 100,000 Americans have been killed by fentanyl.

The American people deserve better than wasteful spending that makes inflation worse and piles up our debt. I held up the Speakers race to stop corrupt Democrats like Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer from lumping 12 spending bills together for their own gain. We've been working for months to keep the government open by passing each of the 12 spending bills separately. Democrats want more money for their woke, DEI agenda, but not on my watch. I've secured some wins that cut useless spending and put money where it actually helps the American people.

• Transferred $5,000,000 to hazardous fuels reduction activities within the Bureau of Land Management from federal bureaucracy.
• Transferred $5,000,000 to fund active forest management at the United States Forest Service from federal bureaucrats to prevent catastrophic wildfires, save lives and property, and improve water quality.
• Cut spending by $416,897,000 to prevent IRS bureaucrats from spying on your bank account.
• Prohibited federal funds from going to Sanctuary Cities.
• Redirected $3 million from other wasteful spending to fund research for combat-related traumatic injuries.
• Prevented USDA from using funds for woke courses, books, and study guides.
• Transferred $2 million from government bureaucrats to suicide prevention research and techniques to help combat the mental health epidemic.
• Prohibited bonuses for senior executive service employees at the Internal Revenue Service.
• Prohibited funds from being used by the Department of Veterans Affairs to grant illegal aliens VA benefits.
• Prohibited funding for institutions of higher education that teach Critical Race Theory. 
• Prohibited federal funds for gain of function research in China

In 2023, I had the chance to travel all around Colorado's Third District, meeting local leaders and touring small businesses that make a big difference. While most members of Congress took August recess off to enjoy a break, I was hard at work for my constituents. Read all about my work in August and the amazing businesses and leaders I met with HERE.

In 2023, my office was able to return over $5 million from federal agencies to my constituents. We returned $2,678,715.17 from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), $603,401.84 from the Veterans Affairs (VA), $467,381.58 from the Social Security Network (SSN), $211,943.99 from Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and $72,847.00 from the Department of Labor (DOL). Additionally, we helped return $1,535,917.09 from other agencies to being the grand total to $5,585,510.31 in 2023 alone! This is the result of hosting 233 in person office hours and working on over 2,716 cases.