Dear Friend,
This week was historic as President Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. I want to thank everyone from northern and western Wisconsin who traveled to celebrate this monumental weekend.
All of YOU made this moment possible, and as President Trump said in his inauguration speech, “From this day on, the United States of America will be a free, sovereign, and independent nation. We will stand bravely, we will live proudly, we will dream boldly, and nothing will stand in our way because we are Americans. The future is ours, and our golden age has just begun.”
The Trump administration wasted no time reversing course from the previous administration, ushering the new golden age of America.
On day one, President Trump declared a national emergency at our southern border. He reinstated the Remain in Mexico policy, requiring illegal aliens to wait in Mexico during the completion of their immigration proceedings. He also ended Biden’s mass parole programs, which allowed migrants to fly into our country, and deployed troops to secure our border.
The results are already significant with border encounters dropping 35% compared to the final three days of the Biden administration. Click here for a graph of the drop.
This proves that real leadership was all we needed to end the invasion at our border, and President Trump delivered on day one.
Additionally, the Trump administration began fulfilling its promise to make America safe again by ramping up deportations of criminal illegal aliens. Over the past week, ICE has arrested more than 1,300 individuals, including suspected terrorists, members of the Tren de Aragua gang, and several individuals convicted of sex crimes against minors.
These are just the first steps in restoring safety and security for all Americans, including right here in Wisconsin.
President Trump also signed several key executive orders to put America First. He withdrew from the corrupt World Health Organization and paused foreign aid. He also unleashed domestic oil and gas production to reduce energy costs. You can click here for a full list of executive actions.
One of the first legislative actions on President Trump’s agenda is signing the Laken Riley Act into law. This legislation mandates the immediate detention and deportation of illegal aliens who commit theft, assault law enforcement, or cause serious harm to others. While it’s disappointing that Senator Baldwin and 156 House Democrats voted against it, I look forward to President Trump signing this bill to protect American citizens.
Thank you for starting off your weekend with us. We hope you enjoy this week’s edition of the Tiffany Telegram!
Sincerely,
Tom Tiffany
Member of Congress
It was an honor to attend President Trump’s inauguration. Here I am in the Capitol Rotunda, standing behind the podium where he delivered his historic speech.
Ending unfair discrimination
Racial set-asides, quotas, and other forms of officially sanctioned racial discrimination have no place in American law, American government, American workplaces, or American classrooms. That is why I was pleased to see President Trump issue an Executive Order this week putting an end to these unfair, divisive, and destructive DEI policies. It is wrong to pit Americans against one another by labeling some as “oppressors” and others as “victims” based solely on the color of their skin. Telegram readers know I’ve been on the forefront of this fight for a long time – almost from the moment I arrived in Congress. President Trump’s order is a great first step – but to make sure no future president reinstates these dangerous race-based policies, Congress must act. This week, I teamed up with my colleague and former NFL Super Bowl Champion Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04) and others to introduce the Fairness, Anti-discrimination and Individual Rights Act or FAIR Act. Our bill would turn President Trump’s Executive Order into law by explicitly banning federal contractors or any other recipient of federal funds from intentionally discriminating against or granting a preference to any person or group based on race, color, or national origin. After all, if we are serious about ending discrimination in America, the first step is for the government to stop doing the discriminating. You can read more about our legislation here.
House Dems vote against life
Ensuring medical care for a baby who survives an abortion attempt should be a matter of basic humanity. Unfortunately, not everyone agrees. This week, 204 House Democrats voted against providing care to babies born alive. This is inhumane and deeply troubling. Thankfully, the House still passed the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, affirming our commitment to protect the vulnerable. I’m also honored to have received an A+ rating from Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America for my work defending life in the last Congress. You can view the vote here and read more about the legislation here.
Getting birthright citizenship right
This week I joined my colleague Rep. Brian Babin (TX-36) in introducing the Birthright Citizenship Act, which would correct the incorrect interpretation of the Constitution’s citizenship clause. For many years, children born in the U.S. to illegal aliens, foreign tourists, and other temporary overseas visitors have been automatically granted U.S. citizenship. Not only has this policy led to a spike in what’s known as “birth tourism” and encouraged more illegal immigration – it is totally inconsistent with the intent of the Reconstruction-era lawmakers who authored the 14th Amendment in the wake of the Civil War. Sen. Jacob Howard of Michigan, for example, a strong supporter of the citizenship clause, noted that Congress intended to exclude “persons born in the United States who are foreigners [and] aliens” from receiving citizenship at birth. It’s time for us to put an end to the dangerously flawed policy of limitless birthright citizenship, and this bill will help ensure that we do. American citizenship should never be reduced to something a tourist can pick up like a souvenir on a vacation – or handed over to illegal aliens as a reward for breaking our laws. You can read more about our legislation here.
Click here or on the image above to watch me highlight the national security threats of birthright citizenship.
Recent Legislation
First up, forestry
This week the House passed some very important forestry legislation that was very timely with everything going on out West and in Los Angeles. The first was on Tuesday, when my ACRES Act, passed the House by voice vote. This bill requires our land management agencies to carry out a yearly hazardous fuel reduction report based on the actual number of acres that they treated. Fuel reduction work has been overstated for decades, so this brings some much-needed transparency and accountability to those who manage our public lands. Yesterday, the House also passed the Fix Our Forests Act, which is a comprehensive forestry package that will improve how our forests are managed. There are a lot of great things that this bill does, including simplifying environmental reviews, prioritizing treatments for areas at the highest risk of wildfire, and helping deter litigation that delays important projects. We must manage our public lands and forests better, and the commonsense reforms in this bill will help do that. I was happy to see this bill pass with strong bipartisan support once again. While both pieces of legislation were held up in the Democrat-led Senate last Congress, I am hopeful this time around the Senate will immediately take these up.
Curtailing the bureaucracy
Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a 40-year-old legal doctrine called Chevron deference. Under this doctrine, in cases regarding ambiguous language in statutory law, federal judges would defer to an executive agency’s interpretation of the statute. This gave unelected bureaucrats vast rulemaking power, which they have grossly misused and abused over the past several decades. Thankfully, the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Chevron has restored the constitutional separation of powers and put the power of rulemaking back in the hands of elected lawmakers. However, executive rules that were previously backed by Chevron deference remain in place. That is why, this week, I cosponsored the Sunset Chevron Act by Rep. Mark Green (TN-07). This will require that all executive rules upheld by Chevron are given a sunset date - ultimately ending hundreds of executive rulings. This is a great step to give power back to Congress, and ultimately, the American people.
District Update
Upcoming listening sessions
Next week, I will be hosting seven listening sessions in Rusk, Barron, Polk, St. Croix, Taylor, Lincoln, and Florence Counties on Monday and Tuesday. I invite all constituents in the Seventh District to join me at the nearest location to them to discuss my priorities for the 119th Congress and how I plan to work with President Trump to accomplish them. This is a great opportunity for residents to share their concerns and ask me any questions they may have. Additionally, at the St. Croix County listening session, I will be joined by Always On Energy Research and Farmland First Marathon County to discuss Xcel Energy’s proposal to build a 5,000-acre solar facility in the area. For more information on dates, times, and locations, click here. I hope to see you there!
Photo of the week
I hope everyone stayed warm during the below-freezing temperatures this week. As a reminder, cold temperatures can be dangerous and cause frostbite on exposed skin. It’s important during these periods of cold weather to bring your pets inside and check in on your friends and family. You can find more cold weather tips here. If you have a photo of the week you'd like to share, please submit it to [email protected] with your name and location.
“Ice Art” – Submitted by Marilyn in Star Prairie
Resources
Vacation is meant to be relaxing, so don’t let renewing or applying for your passport stress you out. The current processing time is 4 to 6 weeks, so we recommend getting this done as soon as possible. For more information, click here.
Additionally, the Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) are available in Wisconsin due to economic losses during the wet spring that occurred in April. Click here to see if you are eligible to apply.
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