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Biden's Border Policies are Failing America

 In my remarks in the E&C hearing on border security, I stressed the need for an honest debate on border security.

I’m tired of the runaround from Democrats. They speak in circles, saying meaningless things like “no one is for an open border,” just “work with us,” and we “need Republicans to stop blocking comprehensive immigration reform.” All of this is Democrat code for: keep the border open and talk in circles.

They invited a libertarian economist to advocate for open immigration policies. He essentially argues that the easiest way to stop illegal immigration is to just make them all legal and let them get jobs. This theory is devoid of any value that can’t be expressed through a supply and demand chart and is a slap in the face to our nation's sovereignty.

EPA's Overregulation is Hurting Small Business and Americans in the Pocketbook

In our other E&C hearing, I discussed the continuous regulatory onslaught from the EPA. This hearing focused on the burdensome, over-arching methane rule and natural gas tax. This will increase costs at the pump and our reliance on foreign sources of oil.

There’s a misconception on the left that if one regulation is good, 10 must be great. It’s a fundamental disagreement on the left and the right — how far do we go with regulatory framework? How much do we try to “protect” before we’re actually causing harm?
 
There are certain questions we need to ask before we propose rule after rule and the inevitable consequences follow. Eventually we get to a point of diminishing returns with our regulations. We can impose more, but ultimately that would do more harm than good. I believe right now we’re at that point.
 
Yesterday in an E&C hearing I questioned the EPA’s Assistant Administrator Goffman about a number of EPA regulations on methane emissions.

The continuous regulatory onslaught from the EPA will have disastrous effects on our domestic energy industry, especially for small business.

These regulations — like the Biden administration’s new methane rule and its natural gas tax — will increase the cost at the pump and increase our dependence on foreign competitors. Competitors like Russia, Venezuela, and Iran don’t have to follow the administration’s regulations when they sell oil and gas on the global market. They can continue to sell freely while we kneecap ourselves in the process.

Also keep in mind that our domestic oil and gas producers already have some of the lowest emission intensity production in the world. Our emissions were already beginning to steadily decrease even before the EPA’s latest regulations.

The truth is simple: U.S energy producers are good for the economy, energy security, and the environment when they displace foreign competitors. Our goal should be to help domestic energy production, not hurt it.

What the Budget Fight is Really About, and how to Actually Win on Border Security

Reality versus fantasy. That’s the basic dispute when it comes to the federal budget drama you might have heard about. I try to lay it all out as quickly as possible in this 3 minute video.

Here’s the basics: we have a divided government, as usual. Even when we have one party control, the other party rarely controls a 60 vote majority in the Senate, so it’s basically the same as divided government. That’s why Democrat voters were angry when Democrats didn’t get all the wins they wanted when they had the House, Senate, and White House. And that’s why Republican voters were angry when Republicans didn’t get every win we wanted when we had the House, Senate and White House from 2016-2018.

Politicians and pundits like to promise voters all of these wins, and then blame some murky force like the “establishment” when the wins don’t happen. It’s the same, exhausting, dishonest story over and over and over again. Lucky for you, I don’t mind actually telling you the truth. It gets me in trouble pretty often, but that’s ok.

So here’s truth: we have an imperfect agreement on a top line budget number with Democrats. New Speaker of the House, but we live in the same political reality. So not much can change. A number of our own members say that political reality is indeed different and that we can do better if we just fight harder, or something like that. The strategy is never actually laid out, because you never need to lay out a strategy if your plan is to just yell from the sidelines. There’s no reason to believe we can get a better deal when we have such a tiny majority in the House.

Furthermore, we need to be thinking strategically about our main priority: border security. If we want border security, we need to choose the right leverage. Some think we should shut down the government and then we will get border security policy changes. OK, so you want to hold our military and border patrol hostage? You think that’s going to work? Actually, Republicans tried that before, and it didn’t work. In fact, we got a worse deal. The politics don’t work, and the strategy is stupid.

Podcast

Predicting the Geopolitical Future | Peter Zeihan

Europe is entering its third year of the Ukraine-Russia War. There are multiple high-intensity conflicts ongoing in the Middle East. China is escalating its aggression in the western Pacific. Cartels and Marxist politicians are embroiling the Americas. Where is all this headed? Geopolitical strategist Peter Zeihan returns to examine the rapidly deteriorating situations in regions around the world and their implications for global order in the 21st century. Listen now on Apple, Spotify and YouTube. 

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FOX News:Your World with Neil Cavuto

Rep. Dan Crenshaw spoke to Neil Cavuto about the bipartisan border security negotiations in the Senate that should provide necessary changes to our laws and policies to stop the flow of illegal migrants across the southern border, while providing aid to Ukraine and Israel.

Defending Our Democracy

I recently signed an amicus brief led by Senator Ted Cruz to the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Trump v. Anderson. This case is currently pending before the U.S. Supreme Court to determine whether the Colorado Supreme Court erred in removing former President Donald Trump from the primary ballot in Colorado. I strongly believe that the decision should be overturned, since it sets a dangerous precedent for state officials to try and deny voters the right to choose their preferred candidate. This would be the first time in history that the Fourteenth Amendment would invalidate a presidential candidate, and it would essentially allow Democrats to monopolize power in their state. The Colorado decision is clearly unconstitutional, and by signing this amicus brief to the Supreme Court, I am helping defend the integrity of our election system from abuse by partisan state officials.  

2024 March for Life in Washington, DC

This week we welcomed thousands of people from across the country to Washington, DC for the March for Life. 

Why do we march? 

1. We march because the Biden Administration is actively trying to defund pregnancy centers. It should not be controversial to provide care and resources so that mothers choose life. 

2. We march because the Biden Administration has politicized the FDA, and is working to roll back major safety protocols that limit chemical abortion. 

3. We march because Democrats support abortion until the point of birth. This is completely out of step with the majority of Americans, as 69% support some limits on abortion. 

We have an obligation to not compromise our morals and keep fighting until abortion is a terrible relic of human history. 

The House also passed two important pro-life bills that I proudly supported.

 The first bill, Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act (H.R. 6918), would ensure that the Department of Health and Human Services cannot restrict states from using Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funding for pregnancy centers, which provided life-affirming services to millions of pregnant women.  Pregnancy centers offer a wide range of service to support the life of both the mother and unborn child including pregnancy testing, counseling, ultrasounds, prenatal and parenting education, and birthing classes.  I also voted for the Pregnant Students’ Rights Act (H.R. 6914), legislation that would require colleges that receive federal student aid to provide information on the rights of pregnant students. Those requirements include a list of on-campus and community resources that exist to help pregnant students carry a baby to term, information about accommodations available to students during and after pregnancy, and information on how to report a violation of those rights.