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Since September 11, thousands of young men and women have given their lives to defend America. We've spent so much in the war against violent Islamic extremism, and we continue that fight to this day.
That's why it's so disturbing to see the Commander in Chief jeopardizing all that our military has worked for just to fulfill a campaign promise.
A budget can tell you a lot about someone's priorities. For President Obama, a balanced budget has never been a priority.
The President's newest budget raises taxes on Americans by $2.6 trillion, and it is centered around the belief that Washington can solve all of our problems.
This morning, President Obama released his budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2017. The budget spends a record $4.1 trillion, and increases taxes on Americans by $2.6 trillion over the next decade. Thankfully, it's the last budget Obama will propose from the White House.
I was fortunate to be asked to give the keynote address to the Missouri Conference on Transportation last week in Jefferson City. The conversation focused on a variety of issues facing Missouri's transportation system, most importantly the funding we need to repair roads across the state.
A few weeks ago, Congress agreed to end a 40-year ban on U.S. oil exports
Lifting the outdated policy adds jobs and increases American revenues. It also sets the stage for America to be the leader in global energy markets.
President Obama is beginning his final year in office pushing for more gun control. It's a battle the President has fought again and again, and one that Congress has rejected each time.
Last week, when the House passed reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Schools Act (ESEA), the Wall Street Journal wrote that it was the "largest devolution of federal control" in 25 years.
This year, I was fortunate to be appointed by my colleagues to the House Armed Services Committee. Our main responsibility every year is passing a National Defense Authorization Act. Last week, we were thankful to see the President back down from his continued veto threats and sign the bill into law.
On Friday, November 13, 129 innocent people were slaughtered on the streets of Paris. This tragedy left the world in shock and reminds us that terrorism is still a real threat to democratic nations across the globe.
By the afternoon of November 11, 1918, the cratered fields and trenches of the Western Front had fallen silent. The First World War—the war that many Americans thought would be the last—was finally over.