The Democrats have voted to keep the government shutdown 12 times now. Chuck Schumer and the Democrats are holding the government hostage. They own this shutdown, and the government will remain closed as long as they persist in their temper tantrum.
The truth is, they are actively working to undo the guardrails Republicans put in place to ensure that American citizens—not illegal aliens—receive taxpayer-funded healthcare, all at the expense of the American people.
Last Sunday, I was honored to deliver remarks at the 45th Annual Night to Honor Israel.
The word tells us that what man means for evil, God can use for good. Following October 7th, the nation of Israel resolved to eliminate Hamas utterly and completely. Doing so is unambiguously good. It is unambiguously good for Israel, and it is unambiguously good for America. But second, October 7th provided a moment of clarity, absolute, acute clarity. In my view, there is no subjectivity as to what transpired on October 7th. It is a choice between good and evil. It is a choice between civilization and barbarism. And every one of us, every elected official, every pastor, every American, everyone across the globe, has a choice to make. With whom do you stand? That clarity is important; that clarity revealed the bilious antisemitism within our colleges, within our universities, within the radical left of the Democrat Party.
Jack Smith and the Biden Justice Department subpoenaed Republican members of Congress for their phone records — including mine. My cell phone company, AT&T, to their credit, said, “No, we’re not going to hand this over.” That was the right thing to do. The Biden Justice Department subpoenaed nearly 20% of the Republicans in the United States Senate. It was a fishing expedition — an abuse of power — launched just three days after Donald Trump announced his reelection campaign. It’s pure weaponization, targeting their political opponents. Accountability is long overdue.
This week, at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, I stated that I would not support Amer Ghalib’s nomination as U.S. Ambassador to Kuwait. Mr. Ghalib opposes the very core of President Trump’s Middle East agenda. He has attacked the Abraham Accords, called Saddam Hussein — who invaded Kuwait — a martyr, and celebrated the Muslim Brotherhood. The Muslim Brotherhood is a global terrorist organization. This year, I once again introduced my bill designating them as a terrorist organization, and I believe the Trump administration will do so as well.