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Good afternoon,
This week, I was in Washington, D.C. for another busy week in the U.S. House of Representatives!
The Violence Against Women Act Does Not Protect Women
The House voted this week on the Democrats’ partisan version of the Violence Against Women Act. Previous reauthorizations of the Violence Against Women Act have been a bipartisan, common-sense effort to help women who have been victims of violence and abuse. However, this year’s version is filled with partisan priorities that force women’s domestic violence shelters to take in men who identify as women, which would put vulnerable women and children at risk. This bill also strips away protections for religious organizations and eliminates Second Amendment rights without due process, proving that this bill is more about pushing leftist ideology than helping women in need. I voted no on this bill.
Unconstitutional ERA Deadline Removal
Democrats in the House also pushed a resolution to remove the deadline for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). This is unconstitutional because the deadline expired in 1979 when only 35 of the 38 states needed ratified the amendment. No states ratified the amendment after the deadline was extended to 1982, thus ending the ratification process. Women do not need the ERA as the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution already guarantees equality under the law and prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex. Additionally, pro-abortion groups have admitted that codifying the ERA would eliminate pro-life laws that protect taxpayer dollars from funding abortions and save the lives of unborn babies. For these reasons, I could not support this measure.
Democrats Want Open Borders
The House also voted on the Democrats’ H.R. 6 that would incentivize illegal immigration in the midst of a humanitarian, national security, and public health crisis at our southern border. This bill provides amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants in our nation and uses taxpayer dollars to pay for green cards for illegal immigrants. Granting mass amnesty only encourages more illegal immigration, providing preferential treatment to illegal immigrants over those here legally. I have introduced legislation that seeks to address the root causes of the border crisis and strengthens our border security, the Border Crisis Prevention Act, but Democrats have refused to even hear my bill in committee.
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