Weekly Columns

After having oversight of Oklahoma’s election board as a State Senator, I can say with certainty that Oklahoma has some of the best election processes in the entire country. Voting is safe, it is secure, and we receive the results on election night. The same cannot be said for other states in the country.

Our nation was founded on the principle of equal justice under the law, no matter the circumstances. Recently, however, we have seen what increasingly looks like a two-tiered justice system that favors those in power. This is especially true when it comes to the Biden family.

Last week, House Republicans passed legislation to fight against extreme executive overreach. In his first year, President Biden added more than $200 billion in new regulatory costs. These harmful regulations cost the American taxpayers over $2 trillion per year in compliance costs and economic losses.

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been immensely expanding its influence in the Western Hemisphere in an attempt to drastically change the current world order. The CCP not only seeks to intimidate and threaten the U.S. and our allies, but they pose one of the most serious national security threats this country has faced in decades.

The Administration’s open-border policies have caused the worst border crisis in American history. However, these policies are having downrange effects throughout the country, making every town feel like a border town. I want to highlight the serious impact the surge of fentanyl pouring into our nation has had on Americans of all ages.

While the humanitarian crisis continues to evolve at the southern border, House Republicans have been working on solving this tragedy. When I visited the border, I saw with my own eyes the devastating impact of this situation. Under this Administration, it feels like every town is a border town, and sadly, it will only get worse.

Since President Biden took office, he has increased the role of the federal government in the lives of everyday Americans. The policies of this Administration have led to high inflation, more government dependency, a struggling economy, and mortgage rates that have doubled over the last 3 years. Instead of reversing his failed policies, he continues to double down.

Over the last two years, under the one-party Democratic rule, we have had record levels of spending with little offsets. Last Wednesday, House Republicans revealed our proposal, the Limit, Save, Grow, Act of 2023, to deal with the debt ceiling.