Friends,
Over the last month, I’ve had an amazing time visiting with constituents across East Texas—putting over 3,100 miles on my pickup while crisscrossing the First District. Stretched out, that would take you further than a trip from Los Angeles to Boston.
This time away from the distractions of Washington, D.C. allowed me to hear directly from you and refocus on the issues that really matter. Until I walked back onto the Floor of the House of Representatives this week, I didn’t realize how important that time of grounding would be.
When this Republican Majority took the oath of office in January, we also pledged to restore accountability in our government and reaffirm the principle that no one is above the law. The troubling accusations against the Biden family led three House Committees – Judiciary, Oversight and Accountability, and Ways and Means – to launch investigations into these allegations of obstruction, corruption, and abuse of power.
After eight months of hearings, document production, and witness testimony, there is now a wealth of credible evidence that the President participated in improper business dealings with his son’s business associates while he was Vice-President and did so in a way that likely rises to the level of an impeachable offense under the Constitution. Given this information, the House of Representatives is charged by the Constitution to follow the evidence and uphold the rule of law.
The operative language in the U.S. Constitution is found in Article II, Section 4, where it states that, “The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.” This duty to make a decision on impeachment falls squarely on the U.S. House of Representatives.
Speaker McCarthy’s decision to initiate a formal impeachment inquiry against President Biden was not done on a whim, and it should not be taken lightly. This solemn directive now gives Congress additional authorities to seek the truth and delve even deeper into the investigation of the Biden family’s corruption. I fully support this decision, and I am prepared for the sobering task ahead as we continue this investigation in the House Judiciary Committee.
I ask for your prayers in the weeks and months ahead. In addition to the impeachment inquiry, we are faced with the challenge of restoring fiscal sanity in the way we fund the federal government, while we fight to secure the border, support our veterans, ensure military readiness, root out leftist social policies being pushed by the Biden Administration, and responsibly extend vital agricultural programs contained in the Farm Bill. Only by unifying and facing these challenges together can we set ourselves back on the right path. We have a long road ahead, but we are prepared for this challenge.
To read my full statement on the impeachment inquiry, click HERE.
To read the Committee on Oversight and Accountability’s summary of its evidence to date, click HERE.
Here are a few of my interviews on the impeachment inquiry, as well:
