Weekly Columns
March 1, 2022
Last week, the world watched in horror as Vladimir Putin effectively declared war and launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Indeed, with Russia’s launch of the largest military operation in Europe since World War II more than 75 years ago, it has become abundantly clear that for decades the United States and our North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies have seriously miscalculated the audacity and aggressiveness of this tyrannical bully and thug.
February 28, 2022
One of my cardinal rules in politics is to never offer anyone unsolicited political advice. It is seldom taken and usually resented. But for once I am going to break that rule and offer President Joe Biden my thoughts on what he ought to say in tomorrow night’s State of the Union address:
February 18, 2022
On March 1, President Joe Biden will speak before a joint session of Congress and deliver his first official State of the Union address. If he chose to be honest about the true state of national affairs, he would acknowledge the plethora of crises of his own making and outline solutions to address them.
February 14, 2022
Earlier this month, the U.S. national debt alarmingly surpassed $30 trillion, which means it effectively doubled in just a decade.
February 7, 2022
Shortly after President Joe Biden was sworn into office, Democrats in Congress rushed to pass a supposed coronavirus relief package with a $2 trillion price tag, calling it the American Rescue Plan. Unfortunately, the partisan legislation was focused more on funding unrelated policies and programs on their radical wish list than actually addressing the ongoing needs of the pandemic.
Issues:Healthcare
January 31, 2022
Over the last several years, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has substantially grown both militarily and economically while exhibiting relentless, anti-rules behavior that goes against the values of the United States and our allies.
January 24, 2022
This week marks the beginning of tax filing season with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). While this can often feel like a daunting task, I wanted to provide you with some timely tips concerning the 2021 tax year that can hopefully answer some of your questions or point you in the right direction.
Issues:Taxes
January 18, 2022
As penned in the Declaration of Independence, our forefathers founded the United States with the strong belief that individuals are “endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights,” foremost among them being the right to life.
Issues:Life
January 10, 2022
Despite failing to garner enough votes in the Senate to send their multi-trillion-dollar social spending bill to the president’s desk, Democrats and President Joe Biden have signaled they plan to regroup and attempt to push another version of it forward this year.
Issues:Economy & Small Business
January 3, 2022
The activity during the first session of the 117th Congress last year was unfortunately marked by partisanship and political games.