The Week in Review

Happy Friday!

I hope everyone had a great week. Read below to see what I’ve been working on this week!

Introducing Legislation to Help States Combat Biden’s Open Borders Policies 

Today, I introduced the State Immigration Enforcement Act. This legislation allows states and localities to pass and enforce laws that mirror federal immigration laws. The Biden Administration has virtually stopped immigration enforcement—allowing deportable aliens to remain in the country and incentivizing illegal aliens to enter the country.

Congress must authorize States to act because the Biden Administration has refused to enforce our nation’s federal immigration laws amid a historic invasion. On Day One, the Biden Administration began issuing directives to stop nearly every border security and immigration enforcement tool in order to implement its radical open borders agenda. The result has led to an unprecedented crisis at our border.  

My legislation provides the explicit congressional authorization that the Supreme Court in Arizona v. U.S. said was necessary for state and local governments to act.

My bill will allow states to bypass the Biden Administration’s America Last open border policies and restore the rule of law.

Co-sponsors include: Rep. Bob Good (R-VA), Rep. Randy K. Weber (R-TX), and Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC).

The legislation may be read here.

America First Works’ Town Hall on President Biden’s Failed Border Policies

This week, the America First Policy Institute’s action arm America First Works held a town hall in Phoenix to discuss the Biden Administration’s failed border policies and solutions to address these failures. 

I’m grateful for the opportunity to speak with former acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf, former acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker, and Congresswoman Debbie Lesko (R-AZ) and to discuss common sense solutions to address the invasion at the southern border.

We must finish the southern border wall, reimplement the “Remain in Mexico” program, end “catch and release,” impeach DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, and enforce our existing immigration laws. 

Some of my legislation proposing solutions can be found below:

• H.R.8951, Ending Catch and Release Act (Biggs, R-AZ)

• H.R.1901, Stopping Border Surges Act (Biggs, R-AZ)

• H.R.45, Grant’s Law (Biggs, R-AZ)

• H.R.58, Fund and Complete the Border Wall Act (Biggs, R-AZ)

• H.Res.582, Impeaching Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors (Biggs, R-AZ). 

U.S. Service Academy Nomination

DEADLINE TO APPLY: October 19!

If you or someone you know is interested in attending a U.S. service academy, I can help. As a member of Congress, I can nominate individuals to attend each of the service academies, including: 

U.S. Military Academy (USMA), West Point, NY; the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA), Annapolis, MD; the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA), Colorado Springs, CO; and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), Kings Point, NY.

Click here to apply or to find more information. All applications must be submitted by October 19th.

Letters and Legislation

Bills Cosponsored

H.R. 9160 - the Healthcare Freedom Act

H.R.9128 – 287(g) Program Protection Act

Letters Cosigned

Letter to Secretary McDonough on the Interim Final Rule at the Department of Veterans Affairs that purports to allow abortions to be provided by the VA.

Letter to Attorney General Garland demanding answers for security lapses that led to the escape of Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis, the mastermind behind the largest corruption scandal in U.S. Navy history weeks before his scheduled sentencing.

My America First Contract

America has had enough of the disastrous leftist policies of the Biden Administration. Our nation is in desperate need of a new action plan for Republicans to follow in January. 

My America First Contract is an outline to reduce inflation and strengthen the economy, secure our border, restore transparency and parental choice in education, reduce violent crime and preserve the rule of law, restore election integrity, break up Big Tech, put America First in foreign, energy, and trade policies, and reinstate good government practices. 

In addition to achieving these 8 goals, the plan calls on conducting enhanced oversight and using available leverages to stop the abuse of power from President Biden in 2023. I will introduce legislation supporting each area of the plan within the first 100 days of the next Congressional term and will work with my colleagues to bring that legislation up for consideration in the House.

The full contract may be read here. 

Alien Invasion Border Documentary 

Last month, I released my new border documentary titled Alien Invasion. The 30-minute documentary features footage from private ranches along the border, the Darien Gap in Panama, and interviews with members of Congress, Border Patrol, local and state law enforcement, and much more. It addresses how President Biden’s border crisis began, its consequences, and solutions to address the crisis.  

The border documentary may be watched here. 

Top Media Appearances of the Week

I joined Fox Business’s Stuart Varney to discuss Vice President Kamala Harris’ failure as America’s border czar as well as the consequences of the Biden Administration’s new amnesty program for Venezuelans. Click below to watch some of the segment.

I joined Newsmax’s Bob Sellers and Katrina Szish to provide my reaction to Democratic leaders in sanctuary cities pleading for federal help in response to recent surges of illegal aliens in their cities. Click below to watch some of the segment. 

I joined One America News’s Addison Smith to discuss a wide variety of topics including President Biden redefining “recession”, the Biden Administration spending $90 million on mobile devices for illegal aliens, and the Administration’s failed energy policies. Click below to watch some of the segment.

What’s the BIGGS Idea? Podcast w/ School Activist Peggy McClain 

This week, school activist Peggy McClain joined the “What’s the BIGGS Idea?” podcast. Peggy is an Arizona mother who runs  “Not in Our Schools”—a website that identifies school districts, individual schools, school board members, and teachers who purposely invite Planned Parenthood and its perverse, immoral, and dangerous agenda into our children's lives.

Peggy and I discussed wokeness in Arizona public school education, her website, and solutions from Congress that can better protect our children in public schools. 

We’ll be posting more episodes soon. Check out our social media pages for updates. 

Click below to view the podcast. Or visit my website to watch previous episodes. 

Top Tweets of the Week

Top-Ed of the Week

This week, The Washington Times published my column on the failures of the Department of Veterans Affairs nationwide and in Phoenix and what we can do to address these failures.

Joshua Stanwitz, a national grassroots liaison for Concerned Veterans for America and a veteran of the Marine Corps and Army National Guard who served a combat tour in Iraq, co-authored the piece with me.

The piece may be read here. 

Constituent Victories of the Week

A constituent contacted my office in May of 2022 requesting a hearing with an administrative law judge regarding his Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). After several inquiries to SSDI, I was finally able to get the constituent a hearing with an administrative law judge for this month.

A constituent contacted my office after having difficulty communicating with the United States Postal Service (USPS) concerning her door delivery request due to physical hardship. In response to my inquiry, USPS approved the relocation of her mailbox.

Please contact my district office at (480) 699-8239 to inquire more about my constituent services. We are always happy to help!

Constituent Services 

Flags
You can purchase a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol from my office. Flags flown over the Capitol include a certificate, which may be personalized for a particular person, event, or organization.

Click here to learn more about purchasing a flag.

Internships
If you or someone you know is interested in completing an internship in either my Mesa or Washington, D.C. office, they can apply directly on my website. 

Help With a Federal Agency
If you can't get an answer from a federal agency in a timely fashion, or if you feel you have been treated unfairly, my office may be able to help resolve a problem or get you the information you need. For example, my office routinely helps constituents with issues involving the Veterans Administration, the IRS, the Social Security Administration, the State Department, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.  You can learn more by visiting my website.

Click here to find out more information about my office’s services.

Tours and Tickets

Interested in touring the White House or U.S. Capitol? As constituents of the Fifth Congressional District, you may request tickets and tours for various Washington D.C. destinations from my office. 

All tickets are provided to constituents on a first-come, first-served basis, so request tickets early.

Click here for more information.

Definition of the Week

In an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, President Joe Biden stated that his Administration’s climate spending will bring "a billion, a trillion, 750 million dollars, billion dollars off the sidelines of investment."

The remark raised many eyebrows and revealed the President’s continued cognitive decline as well as his desire to recklessly spend American taxpayer money on Democrat pet projects. It’s no surprise that the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) data shows that core inflation has reached a new four-decade high. Reckless spending is one of the main factors driving America’s historic inflation and it must be stopped. 

Inspired by Joe Biden’s latest spending remarks, here’s the definition of the week:

“A billion, a trillion, 750 million dollars, billion dollars” (Noun): A large, unknown taxpayer figure that President Biden has carelessly spent on Green New Deal projects.