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Only heroes are brave enough to pursue a career where they risk their lives every day for a stranger. So far this year, 155 police officers have died in the line of duty, protecting our fellow Americans. Yet, instead of working to support these brave men and women who fight to keep us safe, Democrats are continuing to push the defund the police movement and our country is witnessing the tragic effects.
The United States is a nation of freedom and democracy, but as we know not all countries offer those same freedoms. On July 11, 2021, after more than six decades of brutal dictatorship, the Cuban people bravely marched for their freedom and demanded an end to the disastrous communist regime that has failed Cuban citizens.
The most powerful thing about the achieving the American Dream is that it doesn’t have to begin in America. The United States is a nation of immigrants, who come to our country often with little more than a dream of a better life. But for the many who are crossing our border illegally, that dream has become a nightmare.
Just as citizens are beginning to return to pre-pandemic routines, Americans hoping to spend more time outside their home and make summer travel plans are realizing everything from gas, to groceries, to airfare and hotels have skyrocketed in price. Study after study has found that the Democrats’ budget proposals are negatively impacting wide swaths of our economy. This should be a time for Americans when optimism is met with opportunity. Instead, our country is facing serious economic headwinds.
Over the last year, many Americans and Oklahomans suffered during the coronavirus outbreak – from the loss of loved ones, businesses or employment, to spending months in lock down, away from family and friends. Fortunately, Operation Warp Speed helped deliver vaccines to Americans in record-time, resulting in some pre-pandemic normalcy. Yet, many questions remain unanswered about the origins of the virus, and China’s culpability or complacency in its spread.
In a single day in Oklahoma, you can drive through fields being planted and harvested using precision GPS technology, past some of the country’s premier research universities, alongside natural gas wells using state-of-the-art energy technologies, and into the heart of Oklahoma City where the Innovation District hosts thriving bioscience, aerospace engineering and advanced medical research industries.
Rep. Stephanie Bice introduced legislation this week to ensure National Guard members who are disabled while on active duty in their states can get federal health care and disability benefits.
Bice, R-Oklahoma City, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, said she became aware this year of the gaps in coverage when Oklahoma National Guard Specialist Cody Casey was injured while helping stranded motorists during a storm in February. Casey’s Humvee was struck by a truck near Vinita.