Days after Elon Musk announced that he was purchasing Twitter, the Biden Administration created a “Ministry of Truth” in the Department of Homeland Security.

It seems the Biden Administration is afraid of losing control of the narrative.

The same person who claims the southern border is “effectively managed” can’t be trusted to determine fact from fiction. The person he, Secretary Mayorkas, hired to head the project has a tepid relationship with the truth, too, having repeatedly spread false information discrediting the Hunter Biden laptop story.

By their own standards, the new free speech police are a danger to democracy. Before these Orwellian, socialist dictators take charge, I’m here to spread the facts that they will try and censor:

• There is a crisis at our southern border for which Joe Biden is responsible.
• Children do not need to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
• Walls work.
• Free speech is an absolute right that the federal government has no business curtailing.
• Masks are no longer necessary, especially in schools.
• There are two genders.
• Biological men should not compete against biological women in sports.
• Critical race theory IS being taught in schools.
• Parents are the primary stakeholders in their child’s education.
• Life begins at conception.
• Fentanyl is coming across the southern border and it is fueling a surge in opioid overdoses.
• Putin would not have invaded Ukraine if Donald Trump were still in charge.
• Inflation is costing Americans $5,200 more per year.
• Forgiving student loans would be a payout to the elite at the expense of the working class.
• Inflation is taxation.
• Hunter Biden’s laptop was real and raises credible questions about whether Joe Biden used his position as Vice President to line his own pockets.
• The Green New Deal is a socialism.  

I am not going to let the Biden Administration intimidate me into silence and I hope Elon Musk follows through on his promise to protect free speech on Twitter so that no one – even the people he disagrees with – is censored.

(Washington Times) - "I introduced the Ending Dependence on Russian Energy Act, along with several of my House colleagues, calling for the United States to restart the Keystone XL pipeline and immediately ban the import of Russian oil and gas. Speaker Pelosi could have called it up for a vote.

"Instead, it took the assault of an innocent nation, millions of refugees, and a slew of bombings on civilians for the White House to do what they should have since day one: ban the import of Russian oil and gas."

Read my full op-ed here. 

(Savannah Morning News) - "A $24 million, state-of-the-art airplane hangar, designed to support pilot training - and approved in 2019 - is nearing completion at the Air Dominance Center. $24 million is not pocket change. That money came from hardworking taxpayers - single parents, truckers, teachers and union workers. 

"As members of Congress, we recognize that budgets have limits and hard decisions must be made to protect our country’s bottom line. That is exactly why the Savannah CRTC must remain open, because it provides the high quality and most cost-effective training, despite conducting more flights than any of the other three CRTC locations."

Read my full op-ed here.   

Tuesday, April 26th: After arriving back in Washington this morning, I head off Capitol Hill where I have the honor of speaking to members of the Government Relations Association (GRA), the fastest growing professional association representing the government relations, lobbying, fundraising, public policy and grassroots advocacy professions.

Once back on Capitol Hill, I have a call with Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairwoman Lina Khan regarding a study the commission is considering involving pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and prescription drug pricing.

Next, I meet with representatives from Rayonier Advanced Materials as we discuss a number of issues including the tariffs on softwood imported from Canada. After a great meeting with representatives from the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP), I welcome representatives from the American Optometric Association (AOA) who honor me as their legislative advocate of the year. I have worked extensively with the AOA on legislation such as the Dental and Optometric Care (DOC) Access Act to address anti-patient, anti-doctor mandates imposed by vision and dental plans, including price-setting for non-covered services and materials and patient restrictions on lab choice.

Next, I meet with representatives from PTC Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company that provides access to best-in-class treatments for rare disease patients who have little to no treatment options. After meeting with representatives from One Love Foundation, an organization with the goal of ending relationship abuse, I meet with representatives from McWane, Inc, the largest manufacturer of ductile iron in the U.S.

Next, I meet with staff to discuss upcoming appropriation requests before heading to our weekly Whip Team meeting. Next, I head to a meeting of conferees of the Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee on the China COMPETES Act before heading to the House Chamber for our first vote series of the week.

Wednesday, April 27th: After our weekly GOP Conference this morning, I head to a Conservative Climate Caucus meeting where we hear from members of the European Union Parliament who are visiting Washington.

Afterwards, I head to an E&C Health Subcommittee meeting on the Fiscal Year 2023 Health and Human Services (HHS) budget before heading to a Budget Committee hearing on the Department of Defense FY 2023 budget.

Next, I head back to my office where I meet with representatives from the Heritage Foundation on budget issues before meeting with my good friend, Marty Daniel, from Daniel Defense in our district, who is in town visiting.

Afterwards, I meet with representatives from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce International and Technology Policy teams to discuss issues with the China COMPETES Act before meeting with new Georgia State University (GSU) President Brian Blake, a Savannah native.

Next, I meet with representatives from the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA), including my former Georgia State Senate colleague, Hunter Hill, before heading to a House Energy Action Team (HEAT) meeting with special guest Bjorn Lomborg, author of the book False Alarm.

Once back in my office, I meet with my good friend, Rick Desai, to discuss U.S.-India relations before meeting with my former congressional colleague, Pete Olson from Texas.

Next, I head to the House Chamber for our first and only vote series of the day and afterwards join other members of the Georgia delegation in honoring former Georgia Congressman J. Roy Rowland, who recently passed.

Before leaving the House Chamber, I pay tribute to Savannah Christian student, Conner Daniel, who recently won the World English Sporting Clays Championships.

Click here for this week's vote sheet in the House.