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Passing the Buck
April 17, 2023
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The late, great Democratic President Harry S. Truman once famously placed a sign on his desk which proclaimed, “The Buck Stops Here.” Surely, “Give ‘em Hell Harry” is rolling in his grave on the release of the Biden Administration’s reports on its disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan in the summer of 2021.
Issues:Defense, National Security & Foreign AffairsForeign Affairs
Storm Season is Here, Time to Prepare
April 10, 2023
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Oklahoma has unfortunately already endured a string of disastrous tornadoes this year.
Lowering Energy Costs
April 3, 2023
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On his first day in office, President Joe Biden rescinded the permit the Keystone XL pipeline, and followed that up by suspending new oil and gas leasing and drilling on federal lands and waters.
Issues:Energy & Environment
Counting Down to Tax Day
March 27, 2023
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The deadline for filing your 2022 taxes with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is less than a month away, and it is critical you file your tax returns on or before Tax Day to avoid late penalties.
Issues:Taxes
Come On, Man
March 20, 2023
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Earlier this month, President Joe Biden submitted his fiscal year 2024 budget request to Congress, and to use his own words, “Come on, man.”
Issues:Defense, National Security & Foreign AffairsEconomy & Small BusinessEnergy & Environment
Uncovering a Cover Up
March 13, 2023
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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has shown the world repeatedly that it cannot be trusted as a global partner. And given its deceptive actions taken at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic when COVID-19 first emerged in China, the CCP has also shown it cannot be trusted as a health partner as well.

Issues:Foreign AffairsHealthcare
Reining in Inflation
March 6, 2023
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Since assuming office, President Joe Biden has issued an unprecedented number of unchecked executive orders that have undoubtedly hindered the United States’ economy from fully recovering from the coronavirus pandemic.
Issues:Economy & Small Business
The Cost of Canceling Student Debt
February 27, 2023
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President Joe Biden and Democrats’ inflationary spending spree and high-tax proposals have certainly left Americans in financially challenging times. Meanwhile, they continue to push the mass cancelation of student debt, which would undoubtedly make our nation’s inflationary crisis worse.
Issues:Economy & Small BusinessEducation
A Test from the CCP
February 17, 2023
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The Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) increasingly aggressive and competitive behavior toward our nation is of great concern. It certainly took another bold step earlier this month as a spy aircraft was sent across our country. Unfortunately, during this national security challenge, the Biden Administration once again failed to meet the task in the face of this overt aggression.

Issues:Defense, National Security & Foreign AffairsForeign Affairs
A Speech of Deflections
February 13, 2023
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Last week, President Joe Biden delivered his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress amid our nation's mounting and worsening crises. Unfortunately, instead of addressing runaway inflation, the overrun southern border and the increasingly aggressive and emboldened Communist China, he used his speech to deflect from these issues that matter most to Americans.