Enewsletters

All Americans who cherish our republic were shocked and outraged by the assault on our nation’s Capitol last week, but the impeachment of President Trump does nothing to unite this country. It only makes that effort more difficult in the coming weeks and months ahead. Read more »

A vigorous debate and differences of opinion should never — ever — be an excuse for lawlessness and violence. Read more »

The objections made on January 6 were on solid constitutional grounds and deserve to be known and understood. Unfortunately, the tragic events of that day obscured this constitutional point so central to election integrity. Read more »

In our unique system, Congress is positioned as the last bulwark in a presidential election to ensure the Constitution has been followed. Read more »

The American people need clarity that this election was fair and truly reflective of the will of the people. Unfortunately, the electoral and judicial processes so far have not provided for a thorough vetting. Congress is the last forum for the arguments to be heard in the short-term. Read more »

The package includes direct stimulus payments to American families, another round of Paycheck Protection funding for small businesses, extension of the $300 per person pandemic-related unemployment benefits, funding for health care workers and vaccine distribution, and aid to some of the industries hardest hit by the pandemic. Read more »

Here are three bullet points of information to help better explain what is and what is NOT in the two bills that were voted on earlier this week.  One bill was funding of the military and other appropriations accounts that have not been controversial, at least so far.  The other bill consisted of all the other remaining appropriations items that was attached to the… Read more »

I have observed over the course of my life that most of us make our decisions based on the best information we have at the time that we have it.  As a member of Congress, I try — through these newsletters and in other forums — to share the facts to the best of my ability and provide my own perspective.  With every passing day, it seems as though there is… Read more »

Some good news items to report in today’s update: Nearly seven months to the day after President Trump launched Operation Warp Speed, a safe, effective vaccine is now being administered to the American people.  As we speak, millions of doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine are being distributed around the country, utilizing plans months in the making… Read more »

In today's update: a new stay-at-home order in N.C., the latest on a COVID-19 vaccine and more. Read more »