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Good morning,
I had another busy week! This week, we had votes in the U.S. House of Representatives on a few of the Democrats’ priority bills. I attended a Border Security Caucus meeting where I heard from former United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Acting Director Ken Cuccinelli about cartels abusing children and how this is the worst border crisis in our history. I also had a meeting with the Portland Cement Association and North American Concrete Alliance to discuss infrastructure proposals and other issues affecting the cement and concrete industry, including carbon capture and other emerging technologies. I had the honor to speak at the American Gas Association’s monthly meeting about how Republicans and Democrats need to work together to come up with common-sense, affordable, and reliable energy policies. I also met with the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers to discuss product safety and energy proposals that impact appliance efficiency standards. I had a meeting with leaders from Toyota to discuss the use of hydrogen fuel cell technology in vehicles, and I met with Arizona’s rural electric co-ops to discuss providing reliable electricity to rural areas in Arizona. Finally, I flew to Tulsa, Oklahoma to attend a conference on America’s energy independence, reliability, and all-of-the-above energy plans. As a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, I am committed to working on energy solutions that are affordable, reliable, and work for all Arizonans and Americans while also maintaining our energy security.
Democrats Vote to Undermine Our Border Security
Our nation is in the midst of an unprecedented border crisis, but this week, House Democrats put forward two immigration bills, H.R. 1333 and H.R. 1573, that do nothing to address the border crisis and instead undermine our security. The so-called “No Ban” Act requires any president to consult with Congress before halting travel from countries deemed a public health or national security threat. This eliminates a president’s ability to take decisive action to keep our nation safe. The so-called “Access to Counsel” Act requires Border Patrol agents to provide access to legal counsel within one hour, regardless of the time of day, to migrants detained at U.S. ports of entry. This imposes burdensome requirements on our Border Patrol agents when we have a border crisis on our hands. I voted against both of these measures.
D.C. Power Grab
House Democrats also pushed through H.R. 51, a bill that would make Washington, D.C. a state. This bill is just another political power-grab by the Democrats in Congress to stack the U.S. Senate in their favor. This bill is also unconstitutional. Our Framers chose to set Washington, D.C. apart from the other states so that the seat of the federal government would not give that particular state more power—they included this in the Constitution. Congress would have to pass a Constitutional amendment to make Washington, D.C. a state, not a mere statute such as H.R. 51. I could not support this measure to give more power to the swamp.
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