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DACA
Negotiations
As
many
of
you
know,
the
House
and
Senate
are
in
the
middle
of
negotiating
immigration
reforms
and
principles
before
the
coming
deadline
in
March.
I
wanted
to
make
sure
you’re
updated
on
a
few
of
my
key
concerns:
First,
you
may
have
heard
some
discussion
about
possibly
including
DACA
reforms
in
an
upcoming
spending
bill
and
combining
the
two
issues.
I
am
completely
opposed
to
this
and
believe
DACA
should
NOT
be
included
in
a
spending
bill.
It
should
be
addressed
as
an
independent,
standalone
item.
I
gave
an
interview
on
this
topic
here
and
also
spoke
to
Chuck
Todd
with
Meet
the
Press
on
the
issue
here,
where
I
explain
my
thinking
in
more
detail.
Second,
I
fully
believe
any
solution
on
immigration
must
do
four
specific
things
before
we
do
anything
else:
- Secure
the
border
- End
'chain
migration'
- Institute
e-verify
- End
the
'Diversity
Visa
Lottery'
program
Doing
those
four
things,
among
others,
would
go
a
long
way
in
fixing
our
broken
immigration
system.
The
bottom
line:
There
is
no
reason
why
House
Republicans
can't
pass
a
stand-alone,
responsible
immigration
bill
that
secures
our
border
and
promotes
conservative
priorities
in
line
with
President
Trump’s
agenda.
None.
It’s
time
to
put
aside
the
excuses
and
get
to
a
solution.
If
we
resolve
to
put
American
interests
first
and
keep
our
promises
we
made
to
the
voters
in
2016,
we
can
get
this
done.
I
also
spoke
with
Neil
Cavuto
on
Fox
News
about
the
ongoing
negotiations—you
can
watch
the
full
interview
here.
Talking
with
Neil
Cavuto
Interviewing
with
Chuck
Todd
FBI
Investigation
Continues
Jim
Jordan
(R-OH)
and
I,
along
with
several
of
our
colleagues,
are
continuing
our
push
to
‘investigate
the
investigators’
as
information
continues
to
come
in
suggesting
that
in
2016,
high
level
officials
at
the
FBI
engaged
in
activity
that
raises
questions
about
whether
they
sought
to
undermine
then-Presidential
candidate
Donald
Trump.
As
I’ve
said
before,
this
really
comes
down
to
a
critical
set
of
questions:
Did
the
FBI
use
a
Clinton
campaign
paid-for
political
dossier
to
justify
spying
on
the
Trump
campaign
in
2016?
Did
President
Obama's
DOJ
compromise
our
security
in
order
to
target
political
opponents?
Well,
it
seems
we’re
getting
closer
to
an
answer.
Sara
Carter
of
Fox
News
is
reporting
that
the
FBI
did
use
the
dossier
to
get
a
FISA
warrant
to
spy
on
American
citizens.
We
did
an
extensive
interview
on
this
with
Sean
Hannity
that
you
can
watch
here.
If
the
FBI
indeed
used
a
DNC
project
paid
for
by
the
Clintons
to
spy
on
political
opponents—(and
it
sure
looks
like
they
did)—then
that
is
as
wrong
as
it
gets.
That’s
why
Rep.
Jordan
and
I
are
calling
on
the
Department
of
Justice
and
on
House
leadership
to
release
ALL
documents
on
this
Russian
investigation
to
ALL
members
of
Congress,
Democrat
and
Republican.
The
American
people
need
the
truth
about
what's
happened
here--the
truth
on
the
FBI's
actions,
on
the
Russia
investigation,
all
of
it.
Let's
get
to
the
truth.
This
has
dragged
on
long
enough.
We
also
need
Attorney
General
Jeff
Sessions
and
Deputy
AG
Rod
Rosenstein
to
do
their
jobs,
too.
If
the
Attorney
General
is
willing
to
be
transparent
with
Congress
and
give
us
the
documents
we
request,
we'll
applaud
him.
However,
if
he's
not
willing
to
do
that,
we're
committed
to
holding
his
feet
to
the
fire,
and
would
urge
him
to
step
aside
as
we
did
in
our
op-ed
here.
No
one
is
above
the
law,
and
it's
time
we
get
to
the
bottom
of
this.
Rep.
Jordan
and
I
interviewed
with
Judge
Jeanine
Pirro
on
the
issue,
which
you
can
see
here.
Interview
with
Judge
Jeanine
Interviewing
on
Hannity
Law
Enforcement
Appreciation
Day
We
celebrated
“Law
Enforcement
Appreciation
Day”
on
Capitol
Hill
this
week,
and
I
wanted
to
share
some
photos
highlighting
our
incredible
police
officers.
To
the
best
and
bravest
among
us--thank
you
for
everything
you
do.
An
Update
on
Regulatory
Reform
One
of
the
most
effective
ways
to
'drain
the
swamp'
is
to
get
rid
of
costly,
outdated,
and
burdensome
regulations
that
work
for
special
interests
rather
than
moms,
dads,
and
business
owners
back
home.
This
has
been
a
key
initiative
of
ours
this
year
as
we
seek
to
get
our
massive,
over-spending
government
under
control.
In
just
one
year,
here's
some
of
the
progress
we've
seen:
- Zero
new
regulatory
costs
added
- Achieved
regulatory
SAVINGS
this
year
for
the
first
time
in
decades
- Canceled
over
1,500
planned
regulations
deemed
costly,
unnecessary,
and
over-reaching
- Eliminated
22
outdated
regulations
for
every
new
regulation
enacted--a
22/1
ratio
Hopefully
we're
just
getting
started.
President
Trump
speaks
on
regulations
at
the
Farm
Bureau
Convention
Tax
Reform
Benefits
Continue
The
positive
numbers
keep
coming
in.
Nine
in
ten
Americans
are
getting
some
of
their
money
(Yes--THEIR
money,
not
government's
money)
back
in
new
tax
cuts
this
year—and
the
benefits
are
hitting
right
at
home.
I
received
a
message
over
the
holidays
from
an
AT&T
employee
who
received
a
$1,000
bonus
due
to
tax
cuts,
for
example—you
can
see
it
below.
We’ve
also
seen
first-hand
accounts
of
how
tax
cuts
will
help
families
around
the
country
and
in
our
own
state
of
NC.
A
single
mom
making
$40,000
in
Cary,
NC,
will
receive
$1,300
back
in
2018.
That
matters!
Watch
her
story
here.
Right
in
our
district,
Green
Man
Brewery
will
see
almost
$45,000
in
annual
savings
because
of
the
tax
cuts,
allowing
them
to
invest
in
more
machinery!
Read
their
story
here.
I
interviewed
on
CBS’
Face
the
Nation
to
talk
about
the
positive
impact
of
tax
cuts—you
can
watch
the
clip
here.
Message
I
received
from
an
AT&T
employee
Interviewing
on
Face
the
Nation
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