Our Commitment to America
Since President Joe Biden’s first day in office, America has watched as he and Congressional Democrats hastened our economic instability and allowed shelves to go bare, communities to be ravaged by crime, and savings to evaporate. I’ve heard from many Arkansans who feel left behind. President Biden has sarcastically asked, “what are Republicans for?” Well, Mr. President, this is our Commitment to America: We will deliver a strong economy, create a safe nation, and restrain federal overreach while ensuring our government is accountable to the people. With our plan, Americans across the country can be confident in the steps Republicans will take from Day One of the 118th Congress to foster a strong America that works for everyone.
We will build a strong economy. As the Chairman of the Natural Resources Committee, I would make it my top priority to build American energy independence in order to reduce gas prices and the cost of utilities, end our reliance on foreign countries, and prevent rolling blackouts. As a Congress, we will fight inflation by reducing wasteful government spending and strengthen our supply chain by bringing back U.S. manufacturing and ending our reliance on China.
We will protect our communities. We will secure our border, combat illegal immigration, and work to end the fentanyl smuggling that has killed tens of thousands of Americans. We will support the hiring and retention of 200,000 new police officers and reject the “Defund the Police” movement that harms low income and minority communities the most. We will also crack down on prosecutors and district attorneys who refuse to prosecute crime. Criminals will no longer be given a pass and released back on the streets to harm others.
We will protect our freedoms. Parents have been rightfully furious at the way in some parts of the country they have been told to sit down and be quiet by too many school systems. As a former school board member, I know that no one should ever attempt to exclude parents from their kid’s education, and I will make sure parents always have a say and more choices in their child’s education. We will also ensure that only women compete in women’s sports.
We will keep government accountable. For too long, bloated government has overreached into the lives of every American. We will conduct vigorous government oversight to rein in government abuse of power, promote transparency, and demand answers from the White House for its incompetent withdrawal from Afghanistan which cost the lives of 13 U.S. service members and hundreds of innocent Afghans. It is one of my top priorities to end special treatment for Members of Congress by repealing proxy voting and return to regular order serving the American people. As Chairman of the Natural Resources Committee, I will require each hearing to be in person so that Members can speak and work with each other face-to-face.
With these priorities and more, Republicans will deliver concrete solutions to solve the crises created by Democrat one party rule. Republicans have already written bills to advance each of these issues, including the “Securing American Mineral Supply Chains Act,” which I authored and which will be a critical part of Republicans’ “all-of-the-above” energy strategy in the next Congress. I am proud to support the Commitment to America and help ensure a government that works for its people again.