Category: Editorial

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…

Congressman Jerry Carl For the past two years, the House of Representatives has not functioned as it should. We’ve had proxy voting since the start of the pandemic, much of the Capitol has been closed off to the public for months at a time, and Democrats’ mismanagement of the House brought terrible changes to the way Congress does business.Thankfully, Republicans immediately passed a rules package to restore integrity and commonsense…

Congressman Jerry Carl Last year, House Republicans campaigned on our Commitment to America, which is our promise to the American people that we will fight for a nation that’s secure, an economy that’s strong, a future that’s built on freedom, and a government that’s accountable. I’m excited to say, we are already delivering on several of these promises this week.This week, House Republicans are working on several bills to address…

Congressman Jerry Carl Last November, the American people made it clear House Democrats had misplaced priorities and were leading the country in the wrong direction. Thankfully, House Republicans are now in the majority, and we are hitting the ground running this week and next week with bills to focus on the issues facing the American people.The first bills we will bring to the floor will address Biden’s attempts to beef…