This week, the House Committee on Homeland Security, under the leadership of Chairman Mark Green (R-TN), voted to advance two articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for willfully and systemically refusing to comply with federal immigration laws and breach of the public trust. I look forward to voting in the next few weeks to impeach Sec. Mayorkas. Under oath, he has claimed that the border is secure and that we have operational control of the southern border. The drug cartels have operational control of the southern border, not the United States.

These articles follow a nearly year-long investigation by the House Committee on Homeland Security into the causes, costs, and consequences of this historic border crisis. The House Republicans on the House Committee on Homeland Security concluded that DHS Secretary Mayorkas is "chiefly responsible for the chaos and devastation that has unfolded over the past three years" at America's borders and fully supports his impeachment.

This week, I joined my House Republican colleagues at a press conference to stand with Governor Abbott and the great State of Texas as we continue to exercise sovereignty. I believe a lot of people forget that the federal government didn't create the states, but instead, the states created the federal government. Gov. Abbott is well within his rights to protect our border and our communities. Joe Biden continues his efforts to stop Gov. Abbott from securing the southern border. It is crystal clear that Joe Biden doesn't want to secure the border. We need to enforce the laws on the books, reinstate Remain in Mexico, end catch and release, and build the wall.

This week, Team Weber met with the Acting Director of the Small Business Administration, Mark Winchester, to discuss the various projects and loans they offer to constituents in Southeast Texas. Please contact one of YOUR district offices (we work for you) if you need assistance with the Small Business Administration. Yesterday, they toured the UTMB Life Science building. They spoke with Dr. Vineet Gupta, VP for Innovation, Technology Development and Transfer, and Dr. Randy Urban, Vice President, and Chief Research Officer, Vice Dean of Clinical Research in the School of Medicine, about the projects they are working on. They are doing great work! Team Weber also attended the Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce and League City Chamber of Commerce monthly meetings with speakers Judge Mark Henry and Debbie Korth Orion, Deputy Program Manager for NASA, who gave us an update on the Orion Program.

Legislation cosponsored:

• H.J.Res. 107 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: Prevention and Elimination of Digital Discrimination".
• H.R. 7155 - To provide for the establishment, within the Food and Drug Administration, of an Abraham Accords Bureau to promote and facilitate cooperation between the Food and Drug Administration and entities in Abraham Accords countries wishing to work with the agency in order to develop and sell products in the United States, and for other purposes. 
• H.R. 7174 - To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to equalize the negotiation period between small-molecule and biologic candidates under the Drug Price Negotiation Program.
• H.R. 7083 - To prohibit the Federal Government from removing or altering a barrier, fence, barbed wire, or obstacle constructed by a State along the United States border for the purpose of preventing unlawful crossings, and for other purposes. 
• H.R. 7117 - To limit Federal law enforcement use of data from motor vehicle event data recorders, and for other purposes.

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. 

Please know that we are always a resource for you.  Call or stop by any of the offices (YOUR offices, we work for you), whenever you need assistance or want to talk about an issue before Congress.

For assistance or more information, please call or go online to visit us at weber.house.gov.

God Bless you and God Bless Texas!