The Week in Review

Happy Friday!

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

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. May the holiday season bring you and your loved ones peace, joy, and prosperity. 

Rejecting the Democrats’s $2 Trillion Spending Monstrosity 

Yesterday, 18 Republican Senators helped the U.S. Senate pass the Democrats’s $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill. 

This 4,000-page bill was released at 1:30 am Tuesday, leaving very little time for the Senate to analyze it before voting on Thursday. The bill is filled with expensive earmarks and spends money the U.S. government does not have. 

The bill will increase the federal deficit by $2.65 trillion over 10 years or $20,000 per household.

It spends taxpayer money on unnecessary items such as a “Michelle Obama Trail,” a “Ukraine Independence Park’’ in DC, a “Speaker Pelosi Federal Building ‘’ in San Francisco, and millions more on woke initiatives and LGBT+ projects. 

Congress should have never considered this spending package. It should have waited until  House Republicans officially took back the majority starting on January 3 to begin these discussions and pass a Continuing Resolution in the meantime. 

I voted against this legislation today. Click the screenshot below to see more of my remarks on this bill.

Bogus J6 Committee Ethics Referral 

This week, the illegitimate January 6 Committee submitted referrals to the House Ethics Committee for myself and three of my Republican colleagues, falsely claiming involvement in the events of January 6.

An eleventh-hour referral to the House Ethics Committee proves the sham January 6 Committee never truly needed our testimony.

They only wanted the testimony to have the ability to edit and misconstrue our statements to further their own false narratives, as they did with so many other witnesses. 

This referral is their final political stunt. It’s inappropriate to use the House Ethics Committee—a committee with more pressing matters to attend to—to help reach the January 6 Committee’s predetermined conclusions.

The January 6 Committee has defamed my name and my character, and I look forward to reviewing their documents, publishing their lies, and setting the record straight in the 118th Congress. 

December Tele-Town Hall Recap

Earlier this week, I hosted a virtual tele-town hall with several thousand constituents. I provided updates on the Democrats’s nearly-$2 trillion omnibus spending bill, the House Speaker’s race, Biden’s ongoing border crisis, and much more.

I’d like to thank all who joined me. It is always a pleasure to hear from you all and respond to your insightful questions. 

As I mentioned on the call, this was the last tele-town hall of this year, and the last with our current district boundaries. The results of redistricting take effect on January 3. I’m so grateful for the opportunity to have represented you all in Congress, and I look forward to getting to know the new constituents of the Fighting Fifth District in 2023. 

Check out the responses from my poll questions below.

1) Has inflation negatively affected your shopping this holiday season? 

Yes (86%). No (12%). Unsure (2%).

2) Has Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy done enough for the Republican Party to earn the House Speakership? 

Yes (7%). No (79%). Unsure (14%). 

3) Should the House investigate Dr. Fauci and the CDC's guidance related to COVID in the 118th Congress?

Yes (90%). No (8%). Unsure (2%). 

Click the image below to see a recap of the town hall.

Outlining the Collusion Between the DOJ/FBI and Big Tech 

On Monday, I led a panel at TurningPoint USA’s AmericaFest in Phoenix regarding the Department of Justice, FBI, and Big Tech’s collusion against conservatives.

This group suppressed the Hunter Biden laptop story, promoted the Russian collusion hoax, silenced conservative commentators, censored differing COVID opinions, and much more. 

These actions won’t be forgotten in the 118th Congress. The leaders of these groups should be held accountable by the House Judiciary and Oversight and Reform Committees as well as by withholding their pay using the Holman Rule. Click the image below to watch some of my remarks.

Ensuring Immigration Parole is Not Being Abused for the Mass Release of Illegal Aliens 

This week, I sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas regarding the Department’s abuse of immigration parole. 

Secretary Mayorkas’s Department of Homeland Security is failing to provide Congress with accurate and timely information. 

The Department’s failure to provide a report that satisfies the statutory requirement is proof that the Department is either willfully abusing its parole authority or is incompetent and does not have these records. 

Secretary Mayorkas testified under oath that parole is ‘judged on an individualized case-by-case basis’ but I have seen no evidence to support this claim. 

In its initial report to Congress, the Department conveniently omitted U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s grant of parole to hundreds of thousands of aliens. To me, that signifies that the Department is abusing parole to allow mass releases of illegal aliens into the country. That cannot be happening.  

The Washington Examiner covered my letter here. 

Taxpayer Advocate Service Event in Gilbert 

On Tuesday, the Taxpayer Advocate Service attended an event organized by my office to provide on-site assistance for constituents in the Fifth Congressional District. They helped ensure that constituents are being treated fairly and understand their rights. We look forward to doing more of these events in the future!

Letters and Legislation 

Bills cosponsored

H.R. 9575—To prohibit any employee or contractor of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or the Department of Health and Human Services from transporting any alien across state lines for the purpose of procuring an abortion for such alien. 

Letters cosigned 

Letter to Senate Republicans urging them to use every tool available to kill the $1.7 trillion omnibus.

My America First Contract 

House Republicans will need to immediately reverse the Democrats’s disastrous policies to get our country back in good shape come 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 eight 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 

I recently 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 Lindell TV’s Emerald Robinson to share my thoughts on Minority Leader McCarthy and the future of the Republican Party. Click below to watch the segment. 

I joined One America News’s Addison Smith to discuss the collusion between the FBI/DOJ and Big Tech. Click below to watch some of the segment.

I joined KFYI-AM’s (Phoenix, AZ) James T. Harris to provide updates on the House Speaker’s race as well as the conclusion of the January 6 Committee. Click below to hear some of the segment.

Top Tweets of the Week

Constituent Services

Flags
Would you like to purchase a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol?  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

This week, Stanford University released a “harmful language” guide where its goal is to eliminate “many forms of harmful language” on Stanford’s website. 

The guide, as expected, is filled with woke explanations and calls to eliminate common words and phrases. Below are some egregious examples: 

-American
-Abort 
-Karen 
-Accessible parking
-Tone deaf
-Addict

Inspired by Stanford University, here’s the definition of the week:

Stanford University: The home for wokeness.