This Week's Quotes

I am proud to recognize Disciples Coffee as Small Business of the Month for their work bringing people together over their small-batch specialty roasts and faithful community service through their Mission of the Month program.

This is simple. It’s common sense. It’s bipartisan, and it’s compassionate.

I’ve been working for years to fix this flaw in our tax code to ensure that Americans currently held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad don’t owe thousands of dollars to the IRS when we finally bring them home.

It’s ridiculous that one of the first things an American hostage or wrongful detainee receives from the government when they return home from captivity is a tax bill.

I remain ready to work across the aisle to strengthen our ethics laws and crack down on congressional stock trading, without using that effort as a vehicle to rewrite our nation’s voting laws.

I voted no because I will not support making it harder for eligible Americans to vote in order to pass an ethics reform that should stand on its own.

Preventing members of Congress from profiting off their public service should be something both parties can agree on.

I strongly support cracking down on stock trading by members of Congress and making sure no public official can use their position to enrich themselves.

We’re proud to have helped create this program, which is delivering critical resources to organizations on the ground working with veterans.

Veterans deserve to know that help is there when they need it. It is our responsibility as lawmakers to make sure that those who have sacrificed for our country are not left to suffer silently and have the support and resources that…

“We have a chance to make a difference in the lives of American families and provide them some real relief. We cannot miss the mark on this one. Let’s work on putting some real requirements in place.”

“My Data Center Tax and Accountability Act would require data center builders to provide accurate information about power and water usage, have setbacks from our communities, bring their own power, and get rid of secret, non-disclosure…

“To actually get costs down, increase transparency, and get these data centers to use clean energy we need legislation with real teeth, real requirements, and real consequences.

“Across Virginia and across the country, communities near a data center are being saddled with high utility costs and serious concerns regarding the strain on local natural resources. Unfortunately, the Ratepayer Protection Act falls short…

Taxpayers should get the help they need without a fight. This package gives the American people a stronger voice and makes help easier to access.

Provisions from my Improving IRS Customer Service Act will bring clarity and relief to taxpayers in Virginia and across the country.

This legislation passed the House with almost unanimous support, and we’ll continue working to get Senate Democrats on board with this common-sense legislation.

Instead of passing on higher energy costs to families and small businesses, the Ratepayer Protection Act will help ensure that the data center is responsible for paying for the infrastructure upgrades as well as fixed costs as a result of…