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Attending House Intelligence Committee's Unclassified Hearing
Last week, the House Select Committee on Intelligence had our first unclassified hearing to discuss worldwide threats.
During my time, I stressed the importance of declassifying information about Communist Chinese espionage to FBI Director Christopher Wray and other intelligence officials.
Corporate America needs to know the extent of the CCP's malicious actions against our country, and they need to stop doing business with our adversaries.
Read more here.
Supporting Legislation that Disapproves New WOTUS Rule
The last thing our farmers need are more burdensome federal regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that hinder their operations.
The EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have the authority to regulate what they deem to be "navigable waters," under regulation known as the Waters of the United States (WOTUS).
This ruling affects more than just farmers; it also adds regulations for homebuilders, private property owners, manufacturers, small businesses, infrastructure builders, water districts, local governments, and more.
The EPA and Army Corps of Engineers recently updated the WOTUS definition, and this new WOTUS ruling creates unclear regulatory guidance that disrupts normal farming activities by requiring complicated federal permits to manage their own land.
The new WOTUS rule also makes economic development more complex and increases the costs to invest in U.S. land and businesses.
Earlier this year, I sent a letter to the EPA and Corps of Engineers urging them to rescind this damaging decision, and I joined colleagues in voting yes on legislation that expresses Congressional disapproval of the new WOTUS rule.
Read more here.
Declassifying the Origins of COVID-19
On Friday, the House of Representatives passed legislation to require the Director of National Intelligence to declassify information about the origins of COVID-19.
I voted yes on this legislation and joined House Intelligence Committee colleagues in debating this legislation on the floor before the vote.
In 2020, I tested positive for COVID-19, and I was in the hospital for a week and was on oxygen for 14 days. I am fortunate that I recovered, but many were not as fortunate.
The American people deserve to know where exactly this virus started and any details surrounding the origins of this virus that launched the globe into chaos, especially if the CCP was not fully transparent during times that could have saved lives.
Read more here.
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