Voting Resources
Military
September 26th, 2022
I recently introduced, H.R. 8973, the Medal of Honor Act, a bill that would increase the special monthly pension for Medal of Honor Recipients to equal an annualized amount of $100,000. Currently, Medal of Honor...
September 12th, 2022
Last week Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) and I introduced the Army Facilitating Untapped Technology, Utilities, Resources, and Equipment for Servicemembers Act (Army FUTURES Act), which would clarify roles and...
August 23rd, 2022
I joined House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul in releasing an interim report entitled, “A ‘Strategic Failure’: Assessing the Adm
August 16th, 2022
As a pilot myself, it was special to congratulate
July 21st, 2022
I issued the following statement in response to the National Defense Authorization Act’s (NDAA) passage in the U.S. House of Representatives.
July 15th, 2022
I released the following statement after voting for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2023:
June 23rd, 2022
The House Appropriations Committee passed the Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2023. This bill provides critical funding for the Department of Defense.
June 21st, 2022
I am pleased to announce the outstanding students from the 8th Congressional District of Texas who have accepted appointments to attend U.S. military service academies after being nominated by his office.
May 31st, 2022
This week House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy and I toured the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) and received a national security briefing at the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC).
May 19th, 2022
This week Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), and I introduced the
September 13th, 2022
During World War II, the Permian Basin supplied over a quarter of the high-octane aviation fuel that kept American planes in the sky and allowed for an Allied victory.
August 24th, 2022
After securing over $10 million in federal funding for the new National Advanced Air Mobility Center of Excellence (NAAMCE), I participated in the groundbreaking ceremony at Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport.
August 18th, 2022
Monday, I released a statement on the one-year anniversary of President Biden’s chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal:
August 15th, 2022
Last week, I voted against H.R. 5376, the Inflation, Recession, and IRS Army Act. This “Build Back Better” copycat claims to lower inflation by raising corporate taxes, giving the IRS an $80 billion slush fund, and funding “...
July 20th, 2022
I voted to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023.
July 5th, 2022
Last week, I urged the Committee on Veterans Affairs to amend H.R. 3967, the PACT Act, to offset its cost and ensure it does not create severe backlogs in VA treatment.
June 23rd, 2022
John Cornyn (R-Texas) and I introduced the Senate companion to a bipartisan, bicameral bill renaming a Texas post office after Spc. Vanessa Guillén.
June 21st, 2022
On Thursday, I urged the House Armed Services Committee to oppose requiring America’s daughters, mothers, sisters, and wives to register for the draft in the upcoming National Defense Authorization Act.
May 20th, 2022
I questioned Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Russell Smith on the recent string of suicides on the USS George Washington. The line of questioning was part of a House Appropriations hearing regarding Navy and...
May 12th, 2022
Last week, I learned of yet another deadly Humvee
