Trump Administration
March 18th, 2020
Congress and the Administration are set to begin negotiations on a “phase three” package aimed at securing our economy as communities work to fight the novel coronavirus.
March 13th, 2020
President Trump formally declared a national emergency Friday afternoon to address the burgeoning coronavirus pandemic.
March 6th, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate unanimously passed a bill Thursday that would ensure U.S. citizenship for all children of U.S. service members while stationed abroad.
February 12th, 2020
The acquittal of President Trump is a done deal. My take: It was a waste of time. Trump did not deserve to be impeached, although his language was not perfect.
February 5th, 2020
Even though America is improving markedly in every important aspect, I agree with President Trump that there is still work to be done. While House Democrats have wasted months pursuing their sham impeachment, the President...
January 13th, 2020
I issued the following statements regarding the start of the second session of the 116th Congress; H.Res. 575, Supporting Security Recommendations for the Development of Next-Generation 5G Technologies; President Trump’s...
January 9th, 2020
Recently on the Senate floor, I gave the following remarks after President Trump’s televised address on Iran. Excerpts of my floor remarks are below, and video can be found here.
December 30th, 2019
Former NFL player Jack Brewer exposed bad juju for Democrats. A former Democrat himself, Brewer predicts that 20 percent of blacks will vote for President Trump.Democrats may feign disbelief, but they know Brewer’s...
December 16th, 2019
As chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on The Constitution, I yesterday appeared on ABC’s ‘This Week’ with George Stephanopoulos to discuss the House Democrats’ Articles of Impeachment and the chilling Inspector General...
December 11th, 2019
A federal judge in El Paso on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration’s plan to pay for border barrier construction with $3.6 billion in military funds, ruling that the administration does not have the authority to divert...
March 13th, 2020
President Trump declared a national emergency Friday as the number of daily new coronavirus cases in the US continues to rise. The declaration will help ease the distribution of up to $50 billion in federal emergency funds...
March 11th, 2020
The Trump Administration recently announced that it will make an additional 35,000 non-ag guest-worker visas available this year in order to help seasonal American businesses with anticipated workforce shortages in the...
February 27th, 2020
I said the following about the Coronavirus outbreak yesterday on a call with Texas reporters.
February 5th, 2020
I said the following on a call with Texas reporters yesterday previewing the President’s State of the Union Address:Tonight, obviously, is the State of the Union message, and I’m looking forward to hearing the President’s...
January 29th, 2020
Trump certainly has New Jersey’s attention. His latest rally is a record-breaker.Over 175,000 tickets were requested for the rally planned for Tuesday. Understand that the town of Wildwood where the rally will be held...
January 10th, 2020
Just look at the contrast – while Democrats are trying to remove President Trump from office, President Trump is focused on removing terrorists from the face of the earth.The President had the legal and constitutional...
January 3rd, 2020
As the Lead Republican on the Foreign Affairs Committee, I released the following statement on the death of Qasem Soleimani.
December 19th, 2019
Today, for the third time in our country’s history, the House voted on articles of impeachment of a sitting president. This process has been partisan and politically motivated from the start.
December 13th, 2019
I released the following statement after the Trump Administration announced it reached a Phase One trade agreement with China on tariff rate reductions, suspension of new tariffs, intellectual property, financial services,...
December 10th, 2019
Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., and his colleagues announced on Tuesday they’re charging the president with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.