The opening of the Bonnet Carré Spillway in 2019 devastated our coast and wiped out both the wild oyster population and the small and family-owned businesses that depended on that population.

That's why elected leaders and business people from across the coast are working together to educate and advocate for a flood-control plan that considers not just those communities along the Mississippi river, but also those on the Gulf Coast. 

I'm going to do everything in my power to ensure that the Army Corps keeps their commitment and hears our voice at every step of this process.

When I was a boy, my dad taught me a couple of lessons our country would do well to learn: You can't always get what you want, and you can't spend what you don't have.

House Republicans must get back to work funding the government as our founding fathers intended by passing conservative, single-subject appropriations bills. We can't keep spending trillions we don't have.

I voted against the CR yesterday to hold Washington accountable, and I'll continue fighting against wasteful spending because there are no more excuses.

You probably saw where President Biden and former President Trump both took trips to our Southern Border this week. The towns they chose to visit and the sections of the border they saw tell two very different stories.

President Biden visited Brownsville, Texas, a city on the southernmost point of Texas's Gulf Coast. Brownsville is one of the least busy—and most sanitized—locations on our southern border. Over the last five days, Brownsville has seen just 46 migrant crossings in the past five days.

If that's all you saw, you could be forgiven for thinking the border was mostly under control.

But the reality is that President Biden's photo-op visit didn't show what's actually going on at our Southern Border. 

Just over 300 miles away in Eagle Pass, Texas, President Trump visited a community that's seen over 2,100 crossings in that same five day period.

This Administration could have focused on securing the border and enforcing the law. Instead, they're focused on gaslighting and re-branding a massive illegal immigration problem—referring to illegal immigrants as "newcomers". 

But changing the words they use doesn't change the truth.

The people coming across our wide-open Southern Border are still breaking the law—even if Homeland Secretary Mayorkas and his bureaucrats refuse to enforce it.

The American people are tired of lies and misdirection about this crisis. There are two things that could fix this problem almost immediately, and both require action from the U.S. Senate: they can impeach Secretary Mayorkas for his dereliction of duty, and they can pass H.R. 2 to reinstate real border security measures.

I'll be back in Washington next week to continue fighting for our South Mississippi values and standing up to swamp politics. As always, if you have questions about pending legislation or need help with a federal agency, please contact my team via my website or at one of the offices below.

It's an honor and a privilege to serve as your United States Congressman.

Sincerely,