On
July
28,
I
was
honored
to
receive
the Freedom
Fighter
Award
from
leading
conservative
organization
FreedomWorks
for
my
votes
to
defend
economic
freedom.
As
a
member
of
Congress,
it
is
my
greatest
privilege
and
responsibility
to
advance
the
principles
of
liberty
on
which
America
was
founded.
Defending
American
Taxpayers
and
the
Rule
of
Law
- In
order
to
put
an
end
to
the
border
crisis,
we
must
immediately
begin
enforcing
existing
immigration
laws.
That's
why
on
August
1,
I voted
in
favor
of
a
bill
that
would
prevent
President
Barack
Obama
from
bypassing
Congress
to
grant
amnesty
to
illegal
immigrants.
- In
addition, I’m calling
on
the
National
Guard
to
secure
the
border
and
turn
back
any
individuals
attempting
to
cross
without
legal
immigration
status.
- I
thank
my
colleagues
in
the
House
for
voting
on
July
25
to
pass
a resolution
that
I
introduced
to
prohibit
the
deployment
of
U.S.
armed
forces
in
a
sustained
combat
role
in
Iraq
without
congressional
authorization.
It
is
time
that
we
return
to
the
Constitution,
which
rests
the
power
of
declaring
war
solely
in
the
hands
of
Congress.
- If bills that I sponsored or cosponsored in 2013 were enacted into law, federal spending would decrease by $141.6 billion. I will continue to support legislation that puts an end to the government’s irresponsible fiscal policies.
Working
for
Eastern
North
Carolina
- Eastern
North
Carolina
is
proud
to
have
been
the
childhood
home
of
one
of
the
most
famous
basketball
players
of
our
generation,
Meadowlark
Lemon.
I’ve introduced
a
bill
to
name
a
Wilmington
post
office
in
honor
of
the
“Clown
Prince
of
Basketball.”
- On
July
29,
I voted
in
favor
of
a
bill
that
would
bring
common-sense
reforms
to
the
Endangered
Species
Act
(ESA)
–
a
law
that
has
had
a
negative
economic
impact
on
Eastern
North
Carolina
through
the
implementation
of
unnecessary
regulations.
- I
am pleased
to
announce
that
the
Department
of
Defense
has
taken
steps
toward
establishing
a
vertical
lift
fan
repair
facility
at
Fleet
Readiness
Center
East
to
service
the
F-35B.
I
believe
allowing
this
work
to
be
done
at
FRC
East
would
be
the
right
decision
for
Eastern
North
Carolina
and
the
taxpayers
who
are
funding
the
aircraft’s
acquisition
and
maintenance.
- The National Park Service has granted my request to extend the public comment period for its proposed vehicle management plan at Cape Lookout National Seashore. Comments can now be submitted through September 4, 2014.
Fighting
for
Our
Military
and
Veterans
- I applaud
the
2nd
U.S.
Circuit
Court
of
Appeals
for
ruling
on
July
9
that
$1.75
billion
of
Iranian
money
should
be
distributed
to
the
families
of
the
victims
of
the
1983
bombing
of
a
Marine
Corps
barracks
in
Beirut,
Lebanon.
- Our veterans have bravely served our country and deserve to be honored with a proper burial. That’s why I’m calling on the VA to improve its system for identifying and interring unclaimed remains of veterans.
Thank
you
for
taking
the
time
to
read
about
some
of
my
work
for
the
3rd
District. For
daily
updates,
please
follow
me
on Facebook and Twitter.
To
contact
me
or
learn
more
about
the
services
my
office
provides
for
Eastern
North
Carolinians,
please
visit
my website.
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