If you have questions for me or want to hear more in-depth updates on my work in Congress, please join me for my second Tele-Townhall on Monday, February 27^th at 7:30 PM CT. All are welcome. Last month, over 4,500 people attended and I had the opportunity to answer numerous great questions posed by our constituents. We’ll get to even more this time around.

During this Tele-Townhall, you can expect to hear more about the work that our team has been doing to serve you and all of East Texas in Congress.

If you would like to participate, you can dial in by calling (888) 485-5170. Stay as long as you’d like.

As you know, committee work has begun in earnest. The House Committee on Education and the Workforce held its first series of hearings on the state of education. As a member of that committee, I was pleased to remind the committee, in our first hearing, of a long-standing unanimous U.S. Supreme Court opinion from 1925 that reaffirmed that “the parental right to guide one’s child intellectually and religiously is a most substantial part of the liberty and freedom of a parent.” Pierce v. Society of Sisters 268 U.S. 510 (U.S. 1925). 

Parents should be at the center of the education of their children—whether that schooling occurs through the public school system, private, parochial, charter, at home, or otherwise.  Let’s work together to increase the voice of parents and reduce interference from the federal government.

To hear my full Committee remarks from that hearing, please click HERE.

A sovereign nation not only has the right to defend itself against invasion, but the responsibility to do so. I have been consistently disappointed by the unwillingness of the Biden Administration to do just that and take the steps necessary to protect the sovereignty of our nation—whether it is at the southern border or in the air. Everyone is now fully aware that the Biden Administration allowed a Chinese Spy Balloon to travel across our entire country before taking action to shoot it out of the air, even though this could have been done safely when it was first detected. This delay put our national security in jeopardy and was a sign of weakness to other nations around the globe. 

Our national defense, homeland security, and foreign policy must be strong, steady, and strategic. Otherwise, our nation will continue to be put at risk. As a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, I will continue to promote American priorities abroad while working to avoid unnecessary military conflict that is born out of our weakness.

My full speech regarding the President’s lack of action about the Chinese Spy Balloon is available by clicking HERE or on the video below.

Last week, I had the opportunity to visit UT Health Pittsburg where CEO Guy Cayo and his team have worked diligently to expand access to care throughout the region and provide opportunities to health care professionals looking to practice in East Texas. Thank you, Mr. Cayo, for the tour, and to the team at UT Health Pittsburg for their unwavering dedication to the health of East Texans.

We have a great number of excellent health care providers and institutions in the First District of Texas.  Thanks to each of you for standing in the gap for all who come through your door seeking medical care.  East Texans are blessed because of your dedicated sand excellent service! I’m looking forward to many more tours and continued conversations with those in the health care industry.

To learn more about my visit to UT Health Pittsburg, please click HERE.