Category: Editorial

Congressman Jerry Carl Last week, I wrote about the catastrophe of the Biden administration allowing the Chinese spy balloon to fly over the United States for days before taking action to shoot it down. In the days since, my colleagues and I – along with the American people – have continued demanding answers about exactly what happened, what we are doing to prevent something like this from happening again, and…

Congressman Jerry Carl Two weeks ago on Tuesday, January 31, President Biden was briefed on the existence of a Chinese spy balloon but made the choice not to shoot it down, even though he had confirmation it was being used to spy on Americans. The following Thursday, officials acknowledged the Chinese spy balloon had been seen flying over Montana near a nuclear reactor site and several sensitive military locations. At…

Congressman Jerry Carl When I was sworn in for my first term in Congress a little over two years ago, I worked hard to get on two great committees where I could serve our district well and do my best to make a difference in Washington. The two committees I was selected to serve on were the House Natural Resources Committee and the House Armed Services Committee. I’m proud of…

Congressman Jerry Carl The United States of America is $31.4 trillion in debt. By the time you read this, it’ll be even higher. For context, $31.4 trillion is more than the value of the economies of China, Japan, Germany, and the United Kingdom combined. It amounts to $236,000 of debt per household or $93,000 in debt for each person in America. If every family in America set aside $1,000 a…

Congressman Jerry Carl On day one of Biden’s presidency, he went to war with American energy. As a result, all of us have been paying more at the pump for the past two years. The Administration has finger pointed at everyone else – even blaming Vladimir Putin – for higher gas prices, even though gas prices were already skyrocketing months before Russia invaded Ukraine. The rise in energy costs is…