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Standing Strong Behind Israel
It was an honor to attend Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s joint address to Congress last week.
October 7, 2023, was the deadliest day for Jewish people since the Holocaust, with Hamas killing over 1,200 innocent Israeli civilians. Israel is our close friend and ally, and America stands strong behind Israel as they defend themselves from Hamas terrorists.
I supported H.R. 8034, the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, which provided critical bipartisan aid for Israel, and passed the House on April 20, 2024.
I continue to stand with Israel and will support our ally should any further legislation come to the House floor or House Armed Services Committee for a vote.
Read more here.
Investigating the Assassination Attempt of President Donald Trump
We cannot let what happened to President Trump at his rally in Pennsylvania happen again. This security failure is of high concern to Congress, and the House passed a unanimous resolution to establish a Task Force to examine the attempted assassination of President Trump. This will be a bipartisan effort with seven Republicans and six Democrats on the Task Force.
The purpose of this Task Force is to understand what went wrong on the day of the attempted assassination, to ensure accountability, and to prevent such an agency failure from ever happening again.
The Task Force will make recommendations for reform to the relevant government agencies and recommend any necessary legislation to implement the reforms.
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned last week after her testimony to the House Oversight Committee about the security failures at the Pennsylvania rally. I fully support the Task Force's investigation to get to the bottom of what happened that day.
I also cosponsored a resolution to honor the life of Corey Comperatore, who tragically lost his life at the Trump rally. He was a volunteer firefighter and a veteran who was shielding his wife and daughter from the shooter.
The family of Corey Comperatore is in my prayers as they grieve their sudden loss.
Highlighting Financial Conditions in Farm Country
There is a huge disconnect between what is happening in our ag economy and what USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack thinks is happening on the American farm.
I spoke with farmers and lenders during a House Agriculture Committee hearing last week about the financial reality in farm country.
Watch my exchange here.
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