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February 22, 2021
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Earlier this month on February 12, tax filing for the year 2020 officially opened with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
February 12, 2021
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The House and Senate recently passed long overdue budget resolutions for the fiscal year that is already well underway.
February 8, 2021
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Since President Joe Biden was sworn into office just a few weeks ago, he has signed a flurry of executive orders in an attempt to undo many policies of the previous administration. In fact, he has issued more executive orders than any other new president in American history.
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February 1, 2021
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When our forefathers penned the Declaration of Independence that led to the establishment of our nation, they made a point to mention that all people are “endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights,” including the precious right to life.
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January 25, 2021
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Last week’s inauguration of President Joe Biden marked the peaceful transfer of power, symbolizing that our unique government institutions and systems are still intact. During the next four years, I hope to cooperate with the Biden Administration when and where possible, but I will certainly not withhold criticism of damaging policies that will further divide the country or circumvent bipartisan debate and action in Congress.
January 4, 2021
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Although the new Congress is already beginning to take shape, it was just several days ago that lawmakers completed critical legislative work for the American people.
December 29, 2020
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While 2020 has certainly been one of the most challenging years in modern history and recent memory, there is hope on the horizon that better days are ahead.
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December 21, 2020
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As we celebrate Christmas this week and look toward 2021, I am grateful that vaccines are already beginning to reach frontline health care workers and the most vulnerable in our communities, providing hope for better days ahead.
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December 14, 2020
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Last week, both chambers of Congress passed the same version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2021, sending it to the president’s desk.
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December 7, 2020
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This week marks 79 years since the devastating surprise attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, which former President Franklin D. Roosevelt called “the date which will live in infamy.” It was this event that officially drew the United States into the Second World War.