The Week in Review 

Happy Friday!

I hope you had a wonderful week. I am grateful to serve you all in the 118th Congress. Read below to see what I’ve been working on this week. 

House Judiciary Committee Field Hearing from the Border

This week, I traveled with the House Judiciary Committee to Yuma, Arizona, to conduct a live congressional hearing from the border. Yuma is considered ‘Ground Zero’ for the Biden Border Crisis due to the historic number of encounters recorded there and the lack of Border Patrol personnel. House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan invited all Members sitting on the committee to participate in the hearing, but every Democrat declined.

Before the hearing, my colleagues and I toured the border wall, including the sections open at Morelos Dam that Secretary Mayorkas has still yet to fill, the Yuma Regional Medical Center, Yuma Community Food Bank, and other sensitive locations around the U.S.-Mexico border. We also met with local and state officials to gather more insight into the policies and resources they need from Congress. Illegal aliens are depleting Yuma’s resources and residents in the city are beginning to look elsewhere for care. 

At the hearing, we heard testimony from Jonathan Lines, the Yuma County Supervisor District 2, Leon Wilmot, Yuma County Sheriff, and Robert Trenschel, President and CEO of the Yuma Regional Medical Center. 

We concluded the trip by holding a press conference at Yuma City Hall to further highlight the severity of the Biden Border Crisis and its impacts on Yuma, the state, and the rest of the nation. 

I’d like to thank the House Judiciary Committee for organizing this important trip and the witnesses who took the time to provide us with new knowledge. 

A recap of the hearing may be viewed here. 

A recap of the press conference may be viewed here.

Waymo One Autonomous Vehicle Experience

Earlier this week, I toured the Waymo autonomous vehicle technology company in Phoenix. Waymo now operates a fully-autonomous ride-hailing service, Waymo One, in the city after originally only operating in Chandler.

I participated in the fully autonomous vehicle experience. There was no human driver behind the wheel!

I’m grateful to experience Waymo One and to learn how the company is positively impacting Arizona’s Fifth Congressional District and the greater Phoenix area. 

Save the Date: Drop Zone 2023

My annual Drop Zone event is coming up! Drop Zone 2023 will occur on Saturday, May 13 from 10am to 2pm at the American Leadership Academy, Applied Technologies, located at 7729 East Pecos Rd, Mesa, AZ 85212.

Drop Zone is the one-stop shop for all veterans. You’ll be able to access health screenings, taxpayer advocates services, community support groups, and much more. 

Save the date and we hope to see you there!   

Legislation

Bills cosponsored: 

H.R. 1122 - CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act. 

H.R. 1121 - Protecting American Energy Production Act.

My America First Contract 

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

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 

Check out my 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 Sean Duffy and Dagen McDowell to provide instant reaction to the House Judiciary Committee’s live congressional hearing from the border. Click below to watch some of the segment. 

I joined Fox Business’s Stuart Varney to explain why the United States should halt funding to Ukraine and the ongoing proxy war with Russia. Click below to watch some of the segment. 

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, President Biden made a surprise visit to Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and tout the U.S.-Ukraine partnership amid the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of the country.

In speeches and on social media, Biden repeatedly made it known that the United States “stands” with Ukraine. However, Biden has made it also clear that he does not “stand” with East Palestine, Ohio, a town that was recently ravaged by toxic chemicals from a train derailment.

In fact, it’s been nearly a month since the explosion occurred and Biden has not found any time to visit the Ohio town. It’s telling that Biden would stand with Ukraine rather than a town in his own country. 

Inspired by Joe Biden, here is the definition of the week:

“Stand”: Biden stands with other nations before his own.