Dear Friends, This week, I joined Fox and Friends First to discuss the crisis that is happening at our Southern Border. It is very concerning that over 100 COVID-19 positive migrants were released into the U.S. During debate for the Democrats' American Rescue Plan, I offered an amendment that would provide COVID-19 testing and PPE to those crossing our border. It… Read more »

Dear Friends, There is still a lot of misinformation out there about the COVID-19 vaccines and the science behind their development. To address these concerns, I drafted an op-ed for The Hill to dispel the false information and provide you with the facts.  Also, Governor Abbott announced that effective March 10, Texas businesses will be able to open at 100%… Read more »

Dear Friends, The weekend is starting off on a good note. This afternoon in a 22-0 vote the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel… Read more »

Dear Friends, It is encouraging to learn that Texans are having the lights turned back on, but with this good news we do need to do our part to make sure that we do not overload the system as it is coming back up. Here are few tips to help conserve energy right now: Lower your thermostats to 68 degrees. Close blinds to reduce the amount of heat lost through windows. … Read more »

Dear Friends, Last night, I sent a letter to Bill Magness, President and Chief Executive Officer of ERCOT seeking answers for the reason millions of Texans are without power during this winter weather emergency, what is being done to restore power, and how this will be prevented in the future. I was joined on the letter by other Texas Congressional Leaders Congressman Michael… Read more »

Dear Friends, Right now almost 5 million American households are left without electricity across Oklahoma, Texas, and Louisiana as dangerous and record-setting winter weather ravaged the Central United States, blasting sub-freezing arctic air all the way south to the Mexican border. I sent a letter to Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) seeking answers for why power has not… Read more »

Dear Friends, It is upsetting that millions of Texans are about to enter their fourth day without power. Last night on a call with ERCOT, I join other Members of Congress in pressing for answers to many of the questions that you have for why this happened, when will power be restored, and how can this be prevented in the future. ERCOT officials gave us the rundown for when they… Read more »

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Dear Friends, In case you missed it, theGOP Doc Caucus co-chairs along with Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meekswrote an op-edabout why it is… Read more »

Dear Friends, Great news to kick off the weekend with Johnson and Johnson announcing it filed for its COVID-19 vaccine application for emergency use authorization (EUA) with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee will review the data on… Read more »