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Dear Mr. xxxxxx,
I wanted to pass along my latest update on what I have been doing to fight for you, Texas’ 21st Congressional District, and our country as a whole:
Continuing Resolution
Last week, I voted to effectively freeze spending levels for six more months and to give runway for the Trump Administration to continue its efforts to root out wasteful spending.
Notably, last week’s “continuing resolution” excluded earmarks, modestly reduced year-over-year spending, and most importantly, prevented Democrats from purposefully shutting down DOGE, President Trump, and Russ Vought from uncovering the billions in waste, fraud, and abuse that has been going on for decades. The American people are now seeing that this whole town – THE SWAMP – has been wasting their money on absurd expenditures.
But this is just one more step, of many, in the spending fight.
Now, our focus must be on supporting the President’s efforts to impound and rescind unnecessary spending, passing appropriations bills for FY26 at a low topline including many of the DOGE-identified cuts, and then finalizing a conservative reconciliation package. We must cut the massive inflation tax resulting from rampant spending by working to deliver on spending reductions ABOVE the $2 trillion FLOOR the House passed in our budget along with making tax cuts permanent.
Count The Crimes to Cut Act
Overcriminalization and over-federalization of criminal law are issues that have yet to be addressed. Most experts cannot agree on the total number of federal criminal laws. The best estimates are between 4,500 and 5,000 criminal statutes plus up to 300,000 regulations that carry criminal penalties. According to law professor John Baker, it is no exaggeration to say, “there is no one in the United States over the age of 18 who cannot be indicted for some federal crime.”
Last week, I re-introduced H.R 2159, the Count the Crimes to Cut Act to kick off much-needed criminal justice reform. This bill would require the Attorney General in cooperation with agency heads to produce a full report of all federal criminal statutes and federal regulations with criminal penalties.
Criminal justice professionals are increasingly tasked with keeping track of and enforcing new laws in addition to upholding public safety, which strains their bandwidth to maintain focus on policing actual crimes and ensuring the legal system does not wrongly or over-punish someone. By outlining criminal statutes and regulations on the books, law enforcement and the courts can better assess which violations pose a real threat to public safety.
Latest Border Numbers
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 11,709 illegal immigrants attempted to cross the U.S.-Mexico border last month. To put that in perspective, that figure is a 90% reduction in border crossings since President Donald Trump was inaugurated. Fewer illegal immigrants means fewer crimes and fewer taxpayer dollars spent to subsidize their presence.
It is now Congress’s duty to codify and make permanent President Trump’s efforts to secure our border. That is why in January I reintroduced H.R.318, the Border Safety and Security Act, and I will continue to fight for this bill and others to codify necessary border security policies.
Meeting with TX-21 Constituents
As a cancer survivor, I understand the fight it takes to get through chemotherapy and the toll it takes on the ones you love. I appreciated visiting with Fight CRC to discuss what Congress can do to end colorectal cancer.
On Wednesday, Team Roy had the honor to visit the Rotary Club of Kerrville. There, the team heard from Eric Bowden of San Antonio, who is a photographer that volunteers his time to make portraits of veterans to honor their service. Thank you, Eric, for your work to serve our veterans!
On Friday, I was honored to attend and speak at the grand opening of the Leakey Health Clinic. I am proud to represent such wonderful healthcare providers and workers in Leakey and throughout the 21st District of Texas.
Here are some other news articles of what I’ve been up to lately:
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Sincerely,
Chip Roy
Member of Congress
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