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Last night, I voted against the gun control bill before the United States Senate. Senseless acts of violence that result in the loss of innocent lives cannot be tolerated. However, infringing on Americans’ constitutional rights is not the answer to the challenges before us. This bill’s weak due process protections and its provisions to funnel […]
Roe v. Wade was wrongly decided in 1973, resulting in the deaths of millions of unborn babies over nearly half a century. Today, the U.S. Supreme Court took a major step to right that wrong, ruling that the U.S. Constitution does not provide for a right to an abortion. The Court’s decision recognizes that states […]
The dams on the lower Snake River provide our region with clean and affordable hydropower, transportation of commodities and other goods, tourism, flood control, crop irrigation, and more. Their benefits far outweigh arguments for their removal. Not even two years ago, the federal government completed a comprehensive and scientific multi-year study of the lower Snake River dams. […]
Last week, I heard from hundreds of Idahoans about the World Health Organization. There were rumors the WHO would discuss an international pandemics treaty at its 75th World Health Assembly that would gravely undermine U.S. sovereignty. The good news: a pandemics treaty is not on the current World Health Assembly agenda. Still: we must continue to stand firm against any attempts […]
I may not be able to answer the age old question “What is Truth?” but I can tell you what I know to be true: The truth: Freedom of speech is a fundamental American right that continues to be threatened. The truth: The Biden administration established a “Disinformation Governance Board” to police anything online it deems “disinformation.” The truth: […]
Idaho’s small businesses epitomize what makes Idaho strong, and they deserve our support.This week, the Idaho Department of Commerce and I launched the third annual Support Local Gems initiative to celebrate Idaho’s small businesses.Tomorrow on May 6th, show your support for the local businesses that make Idaho special. Here’s how you can support small businesses in your […]
President Biden’s lifetime nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court is a consideration I take seriously. As a former prosecutor, I value judges who do not legislate from the bench. No matter a judge’s background, how they interpret our founding documents is of utmost importance. As with every Supreme Court nomination, […]
Biden Administration has no plan to secure southern border as it ends Title 42 The Biden Administration continues to pour gasoline on the crisis at the southern border. It will lift the most important policy responsible for deterring illegal immigrants from entering the country. Here are just a few of the headlines: Hundreds of thousands […]
American citizens are required to have a REAL ID to pass through airport security. Yet illegal immigrants can use an arrest warrant to board a flight. In the first three months of Fiscal Year 2022, TSA allowed nearly 45,000 migrants to use immigration enforcement documents, like arrest warrants, as alternate forms of ID to fly within the United States. […]
Democrats continue to mismanage America’s finances. Last week, I voted against a reckless government spending bill that was packed with pork. Elections have consequences, and with Democrats in charge in Congress, they’ve brought back “Congressionally directed spending.” In other words: earmarks. The $1.5 trillion spending behemoth I voted against included 367 pages of pet projects, totaling […]