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I actually believe that, in everybody, there is the innate desire to do good and that Democrats and Republicans love this country. This country is a gift to me. I came here from another country, as you know, and got the ability to live in…
You know, people are asking, 'Is he a conservative or is he a liberal? Will he attack President Trump and JD Vance on certain things?' … And I guess my response to this is, it’s very hard to fit a 2,000-year-old institution into the…
It is now indisputable that the last 4 years saw more injuries and more deaths of law enforcement officers than at any time in American history. Let me just read to you some of the data. From 2021 to 2023, more officers were feloniously…
let's be clear: Republicans honor local law enforcement, Democrats defund them. Five years ago this summer, they spent the whole summer doing that. That is all you would hear from Democrats, got to defund the local police. We have been…
Many across our Nation are outraged at the $400 million luxury airplane, the palace in the sky, that President Trump just accepted from the Nation of Qatar. That is against the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution. He took the bribe in…
Mr. Speaker, this week, we celebrate National Police Week. In so doing, we honor those officers who have been killed in the line of duty, as well as those who bravely serve their communities every single day. More than 60 years ago…
I will go back to discussing some of the actions the administration has taken that have undermined America's position globally. First of all, the Trump administration has sided with Russia over Ukraine, most especially by pausing military…
Mr. Speaker, I have not said I was for defunding the ATF or the FBI. What I have said, what the American people have said clearly is they don't want these agencies weaponized against the very people they are supposed to serve. We all know…
Mr. Speaker, you can try to rewrite history, but it just doesn't work. Let me just read off the Democratic-run cities that did defund the police. Here is the game the Democrats want. All during the summer of 2020, they were saying: Defund…
I rise to place remarks on the Record this evening focusing on liberty versus dictatorship. China's dictator Xi was recently at the historic military parade that fellow dictator Vladimir Putin celebrated in Moscow. The purpose of the…
I'm sure he's going to say a lot of things that I love. I'm sure he'll say some things that I disagree with.
We’re not going to get involved in the middle of a war that’s fundamentally none of our business.
There is a Christian concept that you love your family and then you love your neighbor, and then you love your community, and then you love your fellow citizens, and then after that, prioritize the rest of the world.
As far as who I endorse in the Republican primary for Governor, it is much too early, as we do not even know who all will be in the race.
I'm sure millions of American Catholics and other Christians will pray for his successful work leading the Church.
What has been a surprise, and it has been humbling, is how many people are encouraging me to run for Governor.