Last week, House Oversight Republicans and I held a press conference to announce an investigation into the Biden family’s corrupt foreign business dealings.

The Biden family has a history of influence peddling and cover-ups that pose a serious risk to our national security. You can view the Committee’s interim report HERE.

President Biden has long assured the American people that he had no knowledge of his family’s business deals. Not only is this a blatant lie, but we have evidence that shows the “Big Guy” was directly involved.

Now that House Republicans will be in the majority next Congress, we have the ability to use congressional authority to obtain the documents and information necessary to properly investigate the Biden Family’s business corruption.

Oversight Committee Republicans are committed to using all the tools available under the U.S. Constitution to prevent corruption, fraud, waste, and abuse by President Biden or other government officials.

November elections resulted in a House of Representatives with Republicans in the majority.  This will mean so much to push back on the unchecked spending that has led to inflation — and bring light to much of the corruption that has led to open borders, unaccountable agencies, and a two-tiered justice system.  And while I’m looking forward to Republicans taking the majority in the House in January, I recognize that the status quo will not save America.  
 
Until Republicans take the gavel on January 3rd, much of the buzz around DC will be centered around the race for House Speaker.  

For me, the face of who’s Speaker is secondary to the real change that needs to happen. Congress is broken. Our rules — both the House rules and the Republican Conference rules — are structured in a way that gives Leadership a tremendous amount of power over the legislative agenda and prevents Members from providing input. Whoever is voted to be Speaker of the House should be dedicated to taking steps to actually fix the continued dysfunction.
 
We should not continue to allow important legislation to be passed in a virtually empty House chamber, bills to be brought to the floor without the elected representatives of the people being allowed the time and opportunity to read the bills and offer amendments, or fundraising quotas to dictate who guides the policy we advance.  

These and many more are reforms that must be made to enable Congress to better represent the People who elect us.  Neither ‘status quo’ leadership, nor simply a new face on the same ol’ dysfunction will give Americans a Congress ready to enact the policies that will restore America’s promise.

During this time, I am intently focused on forcing a conversation on the structural changes we need to make in Congress.  Daily I am involved in the collaboration and negotiations surrounding reforming how Congress does business, restoring representative government in Congress, and yes, also who will lead us in these efforts in the next term. Please keep us in prayer during this critical time.

Washington is broken. Our Republic should be a nation of the people, by the people, for the people. To return to those principles, we have to change.

Congratulations to the Port of Corpus Christi for faithfully serving this nation for an entire century! 100 years is an extraordinary accomplishment, and I am excited to see what the future holds for the Port. 

As the leading energy exporting port in the nation, the Port of Corpus Christi has been instrumental in Texas’s economic growth. 

Energy security is national security and it’s imperative that the United States invests in our port infrastructure to ensure we maintain our position as a global energy leader. That’s why I have worked to help secure the funding that the Port needs for its deepening and widening project. 

To the hard-working men and women at the Port of Corpus Christi — it is an honor to represent you in Congress. 

• Following reports of religious persecution in India, I led a letter to the Indian Ambassador demanding that India recognize and protect Christian’s right to practice their religion freely and safely.
• In the recent Oversight and Reform Committee markup, I was proud to support the CONTRACT Act, which will protect air traffic controllers from a reduction in their retirement pensions.

God Bless,

Rep. Michael Cloud

Member of Congress

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