Last year, House Republicans made a commitment to you: Elect a Republican majority, and we will immediately get to work putting America on a better path after two years of failed  one-party rule by House Democrats. Since House Republicans have been in the majority for 8 months, we have already delivered on dozens of these […]

In my July 19 column. my prediction was that Democratic President Joe Biden would keep the heralded space command headquarters in Colorado, rather than allow it to be moved to Alabama. Biden made the Colorado decision 10 days later. Why? It is very simple. Biden is a Democrat running for reelection for president as a […]

It was great to spend August recess back home visiting with the folks who sent me to Congress to fight for their conservative values. Before my work in Washington takes off, I want to give you an August recap and highlight the first seven months of my congressional term. As a member of the House […]

Gas prices are on the rise once again, and families all over the country are feeling the burden. The average price for a gallon of gas today is $3.81, which is higher than this time last year and is the second highest on record for this time of year in several decades. There are many […]

Last Tuesday, a federal court struck down the congressional maps passed by the Alabama Legislature.  It was a decision that wasn’t surprising to many as the court had ordered the creation of a second majority-minority district to give black voters an opportunity to elect a candidate of their choice. The judges said they are “deeply […]

High gas prices over the past three years have contributed to record oil company profits. Yet domestic oil production has not surged in response. The Biden Administration blames corporate greed while critics blame Biden’s anti-energy agenda. Recent research suggests another possibility, our very own oil cartel. Gas prices stand about 60 percent higher than January […]

Being elected to Congress is like having a guaranteed job for as long as you want. They serve two year terms and the reelection rate is 96%. All you have to do is vote the party line and not commit murder and you are there for life. The path to reelection to most political offices […]

During the 2023 session, the Alabama Legislature passed a series of bills designed to strengthen Alabama’s economy, reduce the tax burden on small businesses and individuals, and encourage more Alabamians to enter the workforce. The “Game Plan,” a four-bill package that will supercharge our ability to recruit, retain, and expand those industries in Alabama, passed […]

Imagine a country in the 20th century that in a matter of 30 years went from a per capita income of $500 to one of $50,000. Imagine further that the country had no natural resources and was roughly 150 times smaller than Alabama. And what would we think about a leader who achieved such spectacular […]

Oftentimes, the federal government identifies a problem, implements a solution, but fails to consider the long-term costs and impact that its decision may have. These unintended consequences can create massive headaches, cost people tons of money, and be difficult to undo. I have seen this time and time again during my 2 1/2 years in Congress, and I […]

As our nation grapples with the ongoing debates surrounding healthcare reform, our elected representatives must prioritize the interests of patients. I encourage Sen. Tommy Tuberville to stand against the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act, S. 1339, introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). This bill will do more harm than good to our state’s patients and […]

A new bridge is in development for I-10’s “Bayway” between Mobile and Baldwin Counties of Alabama. I am starting a citizen movement to officially name the new bridge, “The Jimmy Buffett Bayway.” Jimmy Buffett worked and lived both sides of Mobile Bay – Mobile County and Baldwin County. Mobile: Buffett grew up in mid-town Mobile, […]

This Labor Day, a pressing question reverberates across the United States: “Where are the workers?” Alabama shares this concern, grappling with just shy of the lowest labor force participation rate in the country. Gov. Kay Ivey rightly emphasized the importance of labor force participation, a sentiment echoed by Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth’s efforts to elevate […]

As the long hot summer ends and Labor Day approaches, let’s take a look back at what occurred over the last three summer months, politically. First of all, it was one of the hottest summers on record. Temperatures soared into the hundreds as early as late June. On one of those late June days, one […]

Alabamians are feeling a bit of relief at the grocery store checkout lines as a result of the tax cut on food that a coalition of conservative lawmakers and I pushed through the Legislature during the 2023 regular session.  Beginning on September 1, the state’s four percent sales tax on grocery items was reduced to […]

The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) recently announced its third round of state grants to fund construction of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. This is good news for Alabama’s EV owners and the state at large. It is well known that range anxiety hinders widespread adoption of EVs. The fear that an EV […]

Since before I took office, I have been warning people about the dangers that come with millions of illegal immigrants pouring across the border. It’s not just the number of people that are coming across and being lost in the system that concerns me as much as the crime and the drugs some illegal immigrants […]

The time has come for Alabama libraries to disaffiliate from the toxic American Library Association (ALA). Taxpayer funded indoctrination of our children has no place in Alabama, and yet that is exactly what we are getting from the oldest library institution in the nation. The ALA has long been a conduit to allow libraries across […]

We continually hear that climate change is making extreme weather – from wildfires in Canada and Maui to Hurricane Hilary – worse. Unfortunately, this allows politicians to evade responsibility for their inaction and mistakes. Researchers have long emphasized that nature’s action and human exposure together produce disasters. A hurricane striking an uninhabited island is not […]

Alabama has never had a more colorful governor than Big Jim Folsom. He also was a brilliant politician who understood the importance of name identification. My ninth-grade civics teacher was Miss Mary Lamb. She had taught school for many years and in fact had taught both my mama and daddy in high school. Besides our […]

Recently, I joined Reps. Mike Rogers, Dale Strong, and Gary Palmer to address many of Alabama’s business leaders about what we are working on in Washington to help Alabama and this nation succeed. One of the biggest concerns we all share is countering the economic threat China poses to the United States. The Chinese Communist […]

The agencies that layer the federal government are out of control. They seek to control every aspect of your life and dictate their own twisted sense of morality from their bubble in Washington, D.C. What’s worse is their solutions aren’t solutions at all. They want to completely destroy the fossil fuel industry in the United […]

America is the greatest country in the world, we are a bastion of freedom, and we are a beacon for the oppressed. President Lincoln was right when he wrote in 1862 that we are “the last best hope” of mankind on earth. I have traveled to other parts of the world and fully understand the […]

In one of the most important elections in decades, Montgomerians will go to the polls Tuesday and cast ballots to determine the direction and the future of our city for years to come. As I have walked neighborhoods and knocked on doors in every corner of Montgomery over the past several weeks, countless residents have […]