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In 2021, while stationed in Japan, Navy Lieutenant Ridge Alkonis was driving down a mountain road with his wife, Brittany, and their three children. As he was driving, Ridge suffered a terrible case of altitude sickness that caused him to lose consciousness at the wheel, resulting in a tragic and unfortunate accidental car crash that left two Japanese citizens dead.
Over the holidays, the crisis at the southern border continued to surge, sending thousands of illegal immigrants and deadly drugs into our communities. In December, we saw the most encounters at the U.S. border ever recorded in a single month - over 300,000.
In yet another attack on consumer rights, the Biden Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed an aggressive de facto mandate for two-thirds of all new vehicles to be electric in less than ten years. This ban on the sale of gasoline-powered cars and the mandate for the sale of EVs is just another part of Biden’s radical Green New Deal agenda.
Earlier this year, the Biden Administration waived sanctions to allow the transfer of $6 billion in Iranian financial assets in exchange for the release of five American hostages. The Administration claims the funds are used for “humanitarian” purposes.
I hope you had a blessed Thanksgiving with family and friends. This great occasion marked the beginning of the holiday season.
WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5110, the Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act. Congressman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) released the following statement:
The Biden Administration’s misguided open border policies have led to a historic crisis affecting the entire nation, making every community a border community. Since President Biden took office, there have been more than 5.8 illegal crossings at the southern border.
WASHINGTON - House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (AR-04), House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19), House Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, M.D. (TN-07), and Border Security Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Brian Babin (TX-36) and Rep.
Free and fair elections are fundamental to our system of government. Americans should be able to cast their ballot with complete confidence that their vote counts and that our elections are transparent and a model for democracy around the world.
WASHINGTON - Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus (CSC) leaders Reps. Bruce Westerman (AR-04), Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), Garret Graves (LA-06), and Jared Golden (ME-02) sent a letter to U.S.