As we were reminded last Tuesday night, America is back.

President Trump delivered a historic joint address to Congress, highlighting his wins for the American people as he works to get our country back on track.

Speaking for an hour and 40 minutes, the President touted his executive actions, discussed how Congress can deliver his sweeping legislative agenda, and presented his vision for our new Golden Age. The energy in the Capitol was electric, as my Republican colleagues and I cheered on the President and his victorious message.

An overarching theme of President Trump’s remarks was the return to common sense.

As the President said, “What I have just described is only a small fraction of the commonsense revolution that is now, because of us, sweeping the entire world.  Common sense has become a common theme, and we will never go back. Never. Never going to let that happen.” 

It’s simply common sense to secure our borders, deport illegal aliens, remove biological males from women’s sports, refocus our military on lethality, and eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse in the federal government. Step by step, President Trump is restoring sanity and commonsense policies as he works to undo the damage that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris inflicted on our country.

I was honored to attend President Trump’s joint address on behalf of the Ninth District, and I truly believe it was his best speech yet.

As expected, my Democrat colleagues didn’t think so.

Shortly after President Trump started speaking, Congressman Al Green (D-TX) rudely interrupted his remarks. Speaker Johnson repeatedly gave Rep. Green opportunities to sit down, but he refused — shouting and raising his cane toward the President. The Sergeant at Arms ultimately removed Green from the House Chamber. As you may know, the House censured Rep. Green for disrupting and disrespecting President Trump’s joining address. Our vote, which passed including ten of his own Democrat colleagues, reaffirmed that this childish behavior has no place on the House floor.

Several other Democrats followed Green’s theatrics in other ways, displaying signs, jeering, and even walking out during the President’s remarks. Yet it was Democrat lawmakers’ silence that spoke the greatest volume.

Predictably, Democrats refused to applaud the Trump Administration’s incredible work to get our fiscal house in order, cut taxes for hardworking Americans, deport illegal aliens, and bolster our national security. Yet their rejection of several remarkable Americans marked a new low for the Left.

During his joint address, President Trump honored Laken Riley and Jocelyn Nungaray — two young girls brutally murdered by illegal aliens, Payton McNabb — a talented high school athlete who suffered a traumatic brain injury at the hand of a male playing in her girls volleyball match, Marc Fogel — a teacher the Administration freed from Russia after being detained and sentenced to 14 years in a penal colony, and D.J. Daniel — a 13-year-old boy battling brain cancer who was sworn in as an honorary U.S. Secret Service agent.

Democrat lawmakers stayed seated and refused to recognize these precious moments. It’s apparent that the Left is having an identity crisis — yet this behavior reveals they might be broken beyond repair. 

Nevertheless, President Trump remains focused on finishing the work he started. Rest assured, my Republican colleagues and I are committed to delivering on the President’s America First agenda so our great country will be safer, stronger, and prosperous once again.

I want to hear from you!

Last Week’s Results:

79% support President Trump in standing up for the American people during the Oval Office meeting with President Zelensky.

On the new “From Combat to Congress,” I recap President Trump’s historic address and discuss my first bill to pass the House in the 119th Congress.

Click the video below for the full Washington update.

Last Wednesday, my Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval, H.J.Res. 42, passed the House of Representatives with bipartisan support by a vote of 222-203. This legislation, which marks my first bill to pass the House in the 119th Congress, rescinds the Biden-Harris Administration’s final rule that amended or created new requirements for 20 different products, including dishwashers, central AC and heat pumps, clothes washers, and more. House Republicans forcefully rejected this costly Biden-era rule that puts unnecessary red tape on manufacturers, limits consumer choice, and raises costs for hardworking Americans. This severely misguided rule is a perfect example of the burdensome regulations that the Biden-Harris Administration forced on our country, stifling growth and restricting Americans' freedoms. Thankfully, President Trump and House Republicans are committed to rolling back these destructive policies. I thank my colleagues for supporting this commonsense resolution to protect both consumers and manufacturers, and I look forward to its swift passage in the Senate so we can send H.J.Res. 42 to President Trump’s desk for his signature.

Prior to the vote, I urged my colleagues to support my critical legislation. Please watch my full remarks below.

Last Tuesday, I hosted a productive and informative telephone town hall, where I was glad to be joined by over 5,700 Ninth District residents! We had an engaging conversation ahead of President Trump's joint address about balancing the budget, deporting criminal illegal aliens, codifying President Trump's executive actions, and more.

If you’ve attended one of my telephone town halls, then you know I like to poll participants to gauge their thoughts on certain issues. This time around, I asked three poll questions, and I want to take this opportunity to share the results with you. 

Poll Question #1: Do you support President Trump’s executive actions to get our country back on track?

Poll Question #3: Do you support my drafting of articles of impeachment against Judge McConnell?

If you were unable to ask a question or participate in last week’s event, please don’t hesitate to contact my office to share your comments, questions, or concerns. I look forward to holding additional telephone town halls soon to keep you and your family informed about my work in Washington on behalf of the Ninth District.

District Spotlight 

Over the weekend, the Fannin County Lady Rebels and Banks County Lady Leopards faced off in the 2025 Georgia High School Association Class A-D1 Girls Basketball Championship. In a hard-fought game, the Lady Rebels came out on top, defeating the Lady Leopards 51-42. Both teams boast remarkable talent, dominating the court throughout the season and into the playoffs. I’m proud to see two teams from the Ninth District excel to the championship game, and I applaud these young ladies for their incredible athleticism, strength, and determination.

Congratulations to the victorious Lady Rebels!

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Rep. Clyde Joins Newsmax to Discuss DOGE, America's

National Security, and More

This week, Republican lawmakers are working to avert a government shutdown by passing a stop-gap spending bill, known as a continuing resolution (CR), before federal funds expire on Friday, March 14th. As you know, I typically don’t advocate for CRs. However, I think it’s important for us to keep the government open so President Trump and his Administration can continue their critical work to get our country back on track. Our measure freezes spending at current levels, allowing Congress to champion fiscal sanity through budget reconciliation and the FY26 appropriations process while the Trump Administration keeps exposing waste, fraud, and abuse.

Moreover, President Trump’s constitutional power of impoundment allows him to decline to spend the full amount that Congress appropriates. This tool is key to slashing government spending, yet it has been unjustly complicated by the Impoundment Control Act (ICA) of 1974. If you recall, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) and I introduced a bill to repeal the unconstitutional ICA, as we believe President Trump should have every tool at his disposal to reject wasteful spending, tame our ballooning national debt, and reverse course on our unsustainable economic outlook.

Additionally, the House will consider the following pieces of legislation:

• H.R. 1156, the Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act: This legislation assists law enforcement in recovering over $100 billion in pandemic-era unemployment insurance by extending the statute of limitations for criminal prosecution and civil enforcement actions in pandemic unemployment programs from 5 to 10 years. Under current law, the statute of limitations for prosecuting such fraud will expire on March 27, 2025. After this date, Congress cannot retroactively change the statute of limitations on criminal prosecutions in order to recoup billions of dollars for American taxpayers.
• H.J.Res. 25: Under the Congressional Review Act, this joint resolution of disapproval overturns a Biden-era rule that imposes burdensome regulations on software developers of decentralized financial technology.

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