Weekly Columns
For over six decades, Congress has come together to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a crucial step in securing and maintaining our strong national security. This month, House Republicans successfully passed the Fiscal Year 2025 NDAA, underscoring our commitment to countering the growing threats from the CCP, increasing U.S. military readiness, and supporting vital defense programs, such as those in Camden.
As Representative for 33 Arkansas counties, I am committed to ensuring my team is readily available to provide Arkansans with quality constituent services whenever necessary. Whether you live in the River Valley or the southwest corner of the Delta, rest assured that we have staff throughout Arkansas’ Fourth Congressional District, always within reach and just a phone call away.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is intended to be an apolitical agency that provides healthcare, education, benefits, and other vital services to veterans - it is not meant to push any outside political agendas. Unfortunately, the Biden Administration and far-left Democrats have prioritized politics over the care of our nation's veterans and have utilized the VA to advance woke policies.
Nearly three years ago, far-left Democrats in Congress greenlit a $7.5 billion investment of taxpayer funds for electric vehicle charging nationwide. As a part of the Biden Administration's radical Green New Deal agenda, President Biden vowed to utilize these funds to establish 500,000 electric vehicle chargers by 2030. Since the announcement in 2021, Federal Highway Administration data reveals that only a mere eight charging stations have been completed.
More than most, Arkansans understand the importance of dependable rural emergency medical services (EMS) providers. In rural areas where local hospitals are not always easily accessible to those needing immediate assistance, quick and reliable EMS providers are critical. Unfortunately, staffing shortages, coupled with skyrocketing equipment and fuel costs, are forcing EMS providers to make difficult choices to reduce or even cease operations in certain areas.
Local law enforcement officers make unbelievable sacrifices every day to protect their communities. With violent crime on the rise, including crime against police, it's becoming more and more critical that we support the men and women at the forefront of keeping us safe.
Upholding the law is one of our country's core tenets, and it's a shame some people are turning their backs on the very people who selflessly and courageously work to defend and maintain law and order in our communities - they deserve our full support.
Within the sacred halls of the U.S. Capitol building, statues of America’s greatest leaders stand tall to tell the stories of varied chapters in our nation’s history. This week, the Arkansas Congressional Delegation, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Speaker Mike Johnson, and others unveiled a statue of one of Arkansas’ greatest, Daisy Lee Gatson Bates. This was the first time in nearly a hundred years that a statue from the Natural State had been dedicated in the U.S. Capitol. It was an honor to witness such a remarkable occasion.
Ever since Hamas unleashed itself on Israel in October, far-left Democrats and corrupt university leaders have allowed antisemitism to overrun America's once great higher education institutions. All law and order and academic integrity have been thrown out the window as elitist, pro-Hamas student protest groups continue setting up 'Gaza Solidarity' encampments at their schools to protest Israel's right to protect itself from terrorism.
Roughly six months after the brutal attacks by the Iranian-backed Hamas terrorists, the world watched as Iran launched its own direct and unprecedented attack on Israel. As our closest ally in the Middle East faces more threats to their very existence, it’s important now more than ever that Congress stands up to authoritarian aggression to support Israel.