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I offer my deepest condolences to the families of the brave U.S. service members killed in today’s terror attacks in Kabul. These tragic events are the latest in a crisis cascading from President Biden’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan. The President and his administration must now focus all their energies on rapidly rescuing the Americans and Afghani allies they abandoned in Afghanistan an... Read more »

President Biden’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan has needlessly imperiled countless American and Afghani lives. The President withdrew American security forces before first extracting American personnel and Afghani allies to whom we granted Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs) to prevent their slaughter by the Taliban. The Biden administration must now do all it can to ensure that those they lef... Read more »

In case you missed it, I recently authored the Clean Energy Protection Act, a bill that would keep open Diablo Canyon, California’s last remaining nuclear power plant. The state’s push to close the site is part of Sacramento Democrats’ long campaign to subvert California’s reliable energy sources in order to transition to unreliable renewable sources like solar and wind power. The results speak fo... Read more »

In case you missed it, yesterday I spoke with Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo on the latest issues impacting our nation. You can watch the interview by clicking here. Read more »

I recently met with Craig Castro, President and CEO of Community Medical Centers, to discuss my efforts to provide Central Valley residents with high quality, affordable, and personalized health care. As the co-lead of House Republicans’ newly formed Healthy Future Task Force, I will be working with my Republican colleagues to craft legislative proposals that empower patients, lower costs, and exp... Read more »

The Cuban people are rising up against the Communist dictatorship that has ruled them for more than half a century. The Cuban regime is already deploying its vast security forces to suppress the protestors. But as we saw in the Soviet Union, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Romania, and countless other Communist nightmares, there comes a time when people simply cannot tolerate the humiliation and opp... Read more »

Due to utopian green energy mandates, California is facing a sustained energy crisis. The Democrats in Sacramento are trying to phase out fossil fuels without practical, affordable alternatives in place. The result has been Venezuelan-style rolling blackouts and a 40 percent jump in electricity prices in the last decade. If the Democrats believed their own warnings about an approaching climate apo... Read more »

I want to congratulate Tulare native Richard Torrez Jr. on qualifying for the U.S. Olympic boxing team as the top-ranked American in the super heavyweight division. Torrez Jr. hails from a third generation boxing family; his grandfather, Manuel, started the Tulare Athletic Boxing Club in 1945. Be sure to read about Richard’s inspiring story in this profile piece from The San Joaquin Valley Sun. Th... Read more »

Today, I was honored to meet with a group of Central Valley students representing the Boys and Girls Club of the Sequoias at my Washington, D.C. office. It was a pleasure to speak with them and welcome a group of my constituents back to the Capitol for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak. Although the Capitol building currently remains closed for tours, I am hopeful that more C... Read more »

Yesterday, I met with Fresno County Supervisor Nathan Magsig at The Red Caboose restaurant in Clovis for a productive discussion on the various issues impacting Fresno County. Supervisor Magsig and I look forward to continuing our work on behalf of the people of Fresno County. Read more »