Town Manager of Wingate, NC Brad Sellers, Crime Stoppers President Reid Helms and Congressman Dan Bishop at the Union County Crime Stoppers 31st Annual BBQ

This morning, I sat down with WBT’s Bo Thompson and Beth Troutman on Good Morning BT to discuss the latest developments both in Washington and here in North Carolina.  

COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS 

I am glad to announce that I will be returning to the Judiciary Committee and the Committee on Homeland Security this Congress. Both committees will provide an opportunity to bring sunlight to the Biden Administration's misdeeds and unearth the rot inflicted by the Deep State and an army of unelected bureaucrats.

We have an excellent roster of Republican members on these committees, and I’m looking forward to what we’ll be able to accomplish. Our first hearings will begin shortly, and I will continue to provide updates on our legislative progress in this newsletter and on my social media channels. 

U.S. DEBT LIMIT 

If you gave your child a credit card, and he or she kept spending right up to the credit limit, you would take the card away and make changes to ensure that behavior changed. That’s the rational thing to do, but it’s not what the U.S. government does. 

Yesterday, Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen announced that the federal government hit its debt limit and is now using extraordinary measures to continue paying our nation’s bills. If this sounds familiar, you are not mistaken. According to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, the U.S. first resorted to using extraordinary measures in 1985. We've now used that emergency escape hatch 16 additional times.

It’s clear that U.S. is suffering from a spending addiction. We can’t continue raising the debt limit without making significant, long-term changes to bring our fiscal house in order, including spending cuts, budget caps, and other commonsense fiscal reforms. We can’t continue putting off hard decisions while robbing our children and grandchildren.  

I came to Congress to fight against the wasteful spending, bloated budgets, and the destructive Washington status quo. I will not a support debt limit increase this Congress without substantial fiscal reforms. We will not default on the debt, but neither should we continue to acquiesce to the high-spending status quo. 

I joined Larry Kudlow earlier this week to talk about our fiscal nightmare: 

DAN BISHOP AND J.D. VANCE DEMAND FULL ACCOUNTING OF UKRAINE FUNDING 

As I mentioned in last week’s newsletter, Senator J.D. Vance and I sent a bicameral letter to the Office of Management and Budget demanding a full cross-cutting report of all U.S. expenditures supporting the conflict in Ukraine.  

READ: Exclusive — Sen. Vance, Rep. Bishop Lead Letter Demanding Biden Administration Produce Report on All Ukraine-Related Appropriations 

Sunlight is the best disinfectant. How can elected representatives make informed decisions about foreign aid when we don’t have the exact details of how the money is being spent? 

Thus far, we’ve sent more than $100 billion to Ukraine. Where exactly is this money going and how is it being spent? Every American deserves to know the answers to these questions, especially when that money is going overseas to fund a foreign war.  

Senator Vance and I are demanding just that - a detailed accounting of the exact amount of security assistance, economic aid, and other monies provided to Ukraine since the war began last February.  

MEDIA INTERVIEWS

This week I also joined Dr. Sebastian Gorka's show and Lisa Boothe's podcast to discuss the 118th Congress and the Speaker vote: 

Now Hiring Spring Interns! 

My office is now hiring Spring interns. All internships are paid and offer students the opportunity to gain valuable experience serving on Capitol Hill. 

Interns will be asked to answer phones, conduct research for the Member and legislative staff, assist the communications team, attend hearings and briefings, and participate in educational opportunities. 

Any interested applicants should email their resume to [email protected]