Friends,

Last week, several House committees – including Armed Services and Judiciary, which I’m a member of – advanced the border security, defense, and spending reform package, otherwise known as the “one big beautiful bill.” Passing this legislation is incredibly important: it allows us to fund border security, prevent a massive tax hike on the middle class, and begin to bend the curve of federal spending downward.

We also advanced several bills to get our small businesses back on track, celebrated President Trump’s first 100 days in office, and undid several Biden-era regulations that would’ve allowed California to tell Kansans what kind of cars we can buy.

Last week marked 100 days of President Trump’s second term.

The difference between this administration and the previous one is night and day. Biden brought us record high inflation, open borders, and weakness on the world stage. In just 100 days, President Trump has secured the border; lowered inflation; unleashed American energy; eliminated waste, fraud, and abuse in our government; and reestablished peace through strength.

These changes are exactly what the American people want from this administration. Now, Congress must do our job and codify these policies. The President has made many of these changes using his constitutional authority, meaning a future administration could undo all of them with the stroke of a pen. Passing the “one big beautiful bill” will go a long way in achieving that goal, but there will still be work required to lock these positive policies into place.

We must never again allow an administration to unilaterally endanger our country and its people the way the previous one did.

Last week the House voted to undo more overbearing Biden regulations.

When Congress enacted the Air Quality Act (later amended to become the Clean Air Act), California was provided with a carveout that allowed it to institute stricter air quality standards to address “compelling and extraordinary circumstances.” As is often the case, this carveout was originally well-intentioned: Los Angeles was covered with a thick layer of smog at the time, and this provision would make it easier for the state to get the problem under control.

Unfortunately, as is also often the case, unelected bureaucrats have used this carveout as a way to enact their own radical green new deal policies. Last year, California applied for a waivers under this provision that would allow it to ban sales of new gas, diesel, and hybrid vehicles, as well as heavy duty trucks, while also mandating 100% electric vehicle sales by 2035. The waivers were approved by the Biden Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in December 2024.

In addition to voting to overturn these overreaching rules, I also recently joined Representative Dan Newhouse from Washington and several of our colleagues to encourage EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin to thoroughly review the previous administration’s unfair and impractical tailpipe emissions standards.

These overbearing rules would severely limit consumer vehicle choice, kill manufacturing jobs, and drastically raise prices across the country. Simply put, Kansans don’t need unelected bureaucrats telling us what kind of cars we can buy.

Last week, our House Small Business Committee advanced seven bills that will slash red tape, fight back against the effects of the border crisis, and begin to undo years of gross politicization.

I voted to advance all seven, but I want to highlight two in particular: the Business Over Ballots Act and the Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act.

The Small Business Administration (SBA) exists as a voice for America’s small businesses. Full stop. Unfortunately, the Biden administration decided to use the SBA to plan and fund voter registration events in Michigan during 2024. Kansas’s entrepreneurs need to have faith the SBA is acting in their best interest without risk of politicization, which is why I cosponsored the Business Over Ballots Act. This legislation would prohibit the SBA from taking any action that facilitates voter registration. There is no reason the Small Business Administration should involve itself in electioneering.

Burdensome and archaic regulations have suffocated our small businesses for years. The more rules and regulations the government places on Kansas businesses, the less time and capital they have to innovate and grow. Dismantling the administrative state is a top priority of mine, which is why I cosponsored the Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act. By requiring the SBA to report annually on the costs its rules impose on small businesses, this bill would provide Kansas entrepreneurs with a government that actually supports them.

Our committee is working closely with President Trump and Administrator Loeffler to restore the SBA’s original mission of serving main street. Sunday is the beginning of National Small Business Week; be sure to support local businesses in your community!

Thank you to State Senator Tory Blew, State Representative Avery Anderson, a great group of Kansas municipal lawyers, the Kansas Electric Cooperatives, Lawrence Chamber of Commerce, and the Rural Broadband Association for meeting with me in Washington last week!

Lastly, I once again had the honor of presiding over the floor of the House of Representatives!

I’ll be back in Washington this week for another busy slate of meetings, hearings, and votes.