Last Week in Washington

I traveled back to Washington to vote on two pieces of legislation last Friday. The first was on a measure to allow proxy voting in the House of Representatives, and the second was on a multi-trillion dollar package known as the Heroes Act. I strongly opposed both bills, and I believe they both go against what Congress is meant to do - represent the American people.

The fact that Democrats proposed, and passed, a measure to allow proxy voting showcases their distorted perception of reality. When hardworking Americans are beginning to go back to work, Nancy Pelosi wants Congress to stay home and vote from our couches. This is outrageous, and it is a blatant slap in the face to the people who elected us to be in Washington, D.C. to represent their interests. Our job as representatives is to show up and work for our constituents, and our job has never been to text in our votes on important legislation.

As I mentioned earlier, there was also a vote last week on the Heroes Act, which is a multi-trillion dollar stimulus package that was dreamed up by Nancy Pelosi behind closed doors. Let me be clear, the process to create this legislation was an absolute joke. Democratic leadership decided that they would put together the largest spending bill in United States history without any input from Republicans - and that is absurd. It's times like this, when our country is facing a crisis, that we must come together and work across the aisle. Sadly, that is not what the Democrats have in mind, and I took to the floor of the House of Representatives to publicly oppose the Heroes Act and the way it was created. 

Poll

Although there is not a great deal of good news coming from Washington, there is good news in Alabama. As you all know and have experienced, our state is one of the most open in the entire country. Some studies have us ranked as the 4^th most open state out of all 50 in the union. This is fantastic, especially since the number of cases has not spiked since enacting these measures.

Last weekend I asked a question on my Facebook page about how you think this strategy for reopening has been going. The results were overwhelming, as 73% of the responses were supportive of the strategy. I think this reflects what most of us are feeling, and that is an urge to get back to work and get back to normal.

Photo Competition

After looking at all of the wonderful pictures of our district that people submitted, my team and I have selected five finalists. Now it's up to you to vote on the winner. Head over to my Facebook page and vote for which picture you think is the best of the bunch. Best of luck to each finalist!