President Trump isn’t just a fighter — he’s a survivor.

Over the weekend during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, a deranged individual attempted to assassinate President Donald J. Trump — marking the first time in 43 years that a president or presidential candidate has been shot. 

On a rooftop less than 150 meters from the crowd, a 20-year-old man fired multiple shots toward the stage before being neutralized by counter snipers. Remarkably, one of the bullets grazed President Trump’s ear — missing his head by roughly half an inch.

Seconds later — with blood streaming across his face and surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents — President Trump rose from the ground and pumped his fist in the air. This now iconic moment and image perfectly illustrate President Trump’s strength, resilience, and fighting spirit.

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On the new "From Combat to Congress," I deliver an important update on the appropriations process and explain how House Republicans are fighting to prevent illegal aliens from voting in our elections.

Click the video below for the full Washington update.

Last week, the House Appropriations Committee approved the remaining six spending bills for Fiscal Year 2025. I proudly supported these conservative measures, and I look forward to considering each of them on the House floor in the coming weeks.

Here are a few highlights from the six appropriations bills: 

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies

• Includes my amendment to reduce Attorney General Garland’s salary to $1 until all requested records — including audio files — related to Special Counsel Hur’s investigation of President Biden are provided to Congress
• Includes my amendment to defund the ATF’s ability to continue establishing a digital gun registry
• Defunds efforts to federalize state and local policing practices
• Holds the FBI accountable for targeting everyday Americans by cutting its budget and mandating critical reforms
• Increases oversight of DOJ grant programs and funds

Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies

• Includes my measure to protect and preserve the Ninth District’s Lake Lanier and Buford Dam from any misguided efforts by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to rename these civil works projects
  • Democrats attempted to strip this language but we successfully defeated their amendment
• Invests in the modernization of the nuclear weapons stockpile and infrastructure
• Rejects the Biden Administration’s wasteful spending on climate change programs 
• Blocks President Biden’s harmful pause on new LNG exports
• Safeguards energy and technology assets from being used by foreign adversaries

Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies

• Blocks President Biden’s radical electric vehicle mandate
• Prohibits funds to cancel oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) and National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska
• Expands access to critical minerals by blocking certain Bureau of Land Management withdrawals in Minnesota and reinstating mineral leases in the Superior National Forest
• Defunds for the American Climate Corps, Climate Justice Alliance, and ecogrief counseling
• Blocks restrictions on hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting on federal lands

Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies

• Includes my amendment to prevent unaccompanied alien children from being placed with illegal alien sponsors
• Maintains the longstanding Hyde Amendment, ensuring taxpayer dollars do not fund the evils of abortion
• Defunds transgender surgeries
• Blocks President Biden’s unconstitutional student loan bailout
• Maintains the longstanding Dickey Amendment, ensuring that federal funds cannot be used to advocate or promote gun control

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies

• Includes my amendment to block social cost of carbon considerations in rulemaking, guidance, or agency actions
• Prohibits HUD funds from going to sanctuary cities or jurisdictions
• Prevents the DOT and HUD from implementing the Biden Administration’s woke executive orders on equity or implementing equity action plans
• Defunds President Biden’s radical greenhouse gas emissions rule
• Prohibits mask mandates on public transportation 

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration

• Invests in agriculture research, rural broadband, and animal and plant health programs
• Reins in harmful regulations that dictate how poultry and livestock producers raise and market their animals
• Provides sufficient funds to ensure the safety of food, drugs, and medical devices
• Maintains Buy American provisions that maximize the federal government’s use of services, goods, products, and materials produced and offered in the United States
• Addresses foreign ownership of U.S. agricultural land by improving the tracking system of foreign-owned land

On Monday morning, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed Special Counsel Jack Smith’s sham classified documents case against President Trump. Cannon threw out the case on the grounds that Jack Smith’s appointment as Special Counsel violates the Appointments Clause of the U.S. Constitution, adding that Smith’s “use of a permanent indefinite appropriation” is also unconstitutional. In other words, Congress was required to appoint Jack Smith and approve funding for such a prosecution.

Folks, this is a tremendous win for President Trump, our country, and our Constitution. Both this legal victory and the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling on presidential immunity have fortified President Trump’s defense and reinvigorated his resolve. Undoubtedly, the Left’s lawfare against Trump is crumbling by the case — but we must keep fighting to eliminate this injustice. As you well know, I’ve been diligently working to defund the prosecution of presidential candidates for the last year. I intend to offer my amendment to do just that when the Fiscal Year 2025 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies appropriations bill comes to the floor in the coming weeks. Please know that I’m committed to using the power of the purse to dismantle our nation’s two-tiered system of justice.

On the floor last week, House Republicans marked a pivotal victory in our fight to safeguard the integrity of our elections. We passed – with my support – the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE) Act. This critical legislation reinforces the fundamental principle that only U.S. citizens can vote in U.S. federal elections – a cornerstone of our Republic that must be vigorously defended. 

After all, Republicans have long warned that the ultimate goal of President Biden’s intentional illegal invasion is to turn illegal aliens into voters. Over the last three and a half years, millions of illegals have flooded our communities – raising legitimate concerns that these individuals could be exploited for nefarious political gain. By passing the SAVE Act, House Republicans have taken a decisive stand against this insanity by requiring proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections. Notably, only five House Democrats supported this commonsense bill. Meanwhile, 198 Democrats opposed the measure – revealing their troubling disregard for both the rule of law and the integrity of our elections.

It’s simple: Allowing non-citizens – especially those who have entered our country illegally – to participate in our democratic process fraudulently undermines the voices of every American citizen. Therefore, my House Republican colleagues and I remain steadfast in our commitment to bolster election integrity by upholding and strengthening current law. We will continue fighting on this matter in the weeks ahead to ensure the upcoming election is free, fair, and secure.

Rep. Clyde Joins Mornings With Maria to Discuss Dems in Disarray, U.S. Election Integrity, and More 

Rep. Clyde Secures Amendment Forcing Attorney General Garland to Release Biden-Hur Tapes

This week, I’m back in Georgia’s beautiful Ninth District! I look forward to talking with concerned constituents, visiting businesses to learn more about their operations, and meeting with local leaders to discuss ways we can work together to best serve you and your family.

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