October Recess​​​​​​​

We also visted the International Fertilizer Development Center in Muscle Shoals.  This facility, located right here in the 4th District, is helping people around the world to grow better crops and to feed their communities.

SCOTUS Update

The confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett have officially started. This past Monday was her first day before the Senate Judiciary Committee, and a few things were made clear. Senate Democrats are not seriously questioning Judge Barrett on her credentials, instead they have decided to attack her character and her beliefs. I am disappointed to see this unfold on the national stage, but I think Judge Barrett stood strong and did well during this first week of hearings. The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to vote on her nomination on October 22^nd.

While I do not have a vote in her confirmation process, I do support her fully and I know she will defend life, protect the Constitution, and uphold our freedoms when she is officially sworn in as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court.

China

This entire pandemic can be traced back to Wuhan, China, where it originated and was let loose on the world. It is evident that China did virtually nothing to stop the global spread of this virus, and they have withheld information about it since we first learned what COVID-19 was. The simple fact of the matter is that China needs to be held accountable for their actions on the world stage, and I believe President Trump has done a great job in doing this.

He answered my call to move medical manufacturing back to the U.S. and out of China, and he has taken hard stances on trade that no other administration has ever done. China is afraid of this administration, and I am proud to join this fight in taking China head on. There is more work to be done, but holding China accountable is the first and most important step.

Nobel Prize

On October 9^th, the World Food Program was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. I am excited and happy for my good friend David Beasley who is the Executive Director, as well as his entire team. Feeding millions of people across the globe is hard and dangerous work, and this honor is well deserved. I was proud to sponsor a bipartisan resolution to the House of Representatives honoring WFP for receiving this award, because fighting to feed the world is a remarkable way to honor and protect vulnerable and innocent lives.​​​​​​​

I hope you have a great weekend.  I'm sure most of you will be like me and will be checking in on football.  I pray that Coach Saban continues to have no symptoms from his COVID diagnosis and Alabama beats Georgia and Auburn beats South Carolina.  Roll Tide and War Eagle!