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Congressman Jerry Carl Over the course of the past few days, Hamas has fired several thousand rockets at Israelis – both Jews and Arabs alike. Hamas has long been Iran’s proxy in the region, promoting conflict, hatred, and violence in deliberate attempts to kill Israeli civilians.Let’s be clear – Israel absolutely has a right to defend itself against these unwarranted and evil attacks. Additionally, the United States must continue supporting…

Congressman Jerry Carl Several colleagues and I visited the U.S.-Mexico Border to see firsthand the situation at the border. For many months, I’ve seen and heard countless reports about how bad the situation is, but I did not even come close to realizing the full extent of the crisis until I saw it with my own eyes.On the trip, we met with U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents who gave…

Congressman Jerry Carl When President Biden ran for office, he promised to work in a bipartisan manner for the betterment of all Americans. In an attempt to build goodwill, several colleagues and I sent President Biden a letter on his first day in office letting him know we would like a seat at the table on specific issues such as infrastructure and COVID relief, but our requests have been entirely…

Congressman Jerry Carl For the last few years, police officers around the country have been retiring or quitting their jobs in record numbers. The New York Police Department alone had 5,300 uniformed officers retire or quit in 2020, which is 15 percent of the total number of officers on their entire force. This is nearly double the rate who retired or quit during the previous year. So far this year,…

Congressman Jerry Carl Democrats have been struggling to force their radical agenda through Congress, so now they are trying to pack the Supreme Court by adding 4 additional justices. House Democrats, led by Jerry Nadler, unveiled the Judiciary Act of 2021 last week, which would ultimately expand the Supreme Court from 9 to 13 justices.After the confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett last year, President Trump had effectively managed to…