John,
It was a busy week in Washington, and I want to take a moment this weekend to share what I’ve been working on.
As co-chair of the Congressional Pro-Life Caucus, I was proud to join 91 of my Republican colleagues in the House and Senate in filing an amicus brief supporting the lawsuit to reinstate dispensing requirements for chemical abortion drugs. The decision by the Biden administration to strip these safeguards was reckless, and the consequences have been devastating. We have seen cases where men obtained abortion pills online and secretly administered them to pregnant women without their knowledge or consent. It is disgusting, and it was made possible by a Biden policy that deliberately removed physician oversight. No woman should be placed in that situation, and no unborn child should lose the opportunity for life because the FDA caved to political pressure. I strongly urge the court to grant the preliminary injunction, suspend the Biden-era changes, and restore the protections that mothers and their unborn children deserve.
The Supreme Court delivered a major victory for U.S. sovereignty and the rule of law when the Court's conservative majority made clear that the executive branch has the authority to end Temporary Protected Status. The Court also ruled that people waiting in Mexico have no legal right to demand asylum processing on U.S. soil, closing a loophole that has been exploited for years. These decisions are a direct vindication of President Donald J. Trump's efforts to secure the border and protect our communities. I am proud to support President Trump and the justices who apply the law as written instead of pushing their own political agenda from the bench. Despite what Democrats would like us to think, our borders are not imaginary, nor is our immigration system a free-for-all, and this week, the Supreme Court agreed.
Minnesota's long-term care facilities are facing a serious workforce crisis, and our seniors are feeling it. That is why I signed on to the Ensuring Seniors' Access to Quality Care Act, a commonsense, bipartisan bill that cuts unnecessary red tape and helps facilities train the caregivers our communities need. Right now, federal law can ban a nursing home from running its own CNA training program for two years over minor administrative issues that have nothing to do with patient care. That makes no sense. This bill fixes that by ensuring training bans are only imposed for serious, care-related violations, so facilities can keep building their local workforce pipelines. For rural communities across Minnesota's Seventh District, in-house training programs are often the only practical way to develop homegrown caregivers without relying on outside staffing agencies. Our seniors deserve quality, consistent care from people who know their communities; this legislation helps make that possible.
As always, thank you for your continued support and the privilege of serving you. If my office can ever be of assistance, please don’t hesitate to reach out.
