Because of high demand and issues with their website, the Department of Veterans Affairs has extended the deadline to apply for benefits under the PACT Act to TODAY, MONDAY, AUGUST 14th. 

The PACT Act was passed last Congress and expands benefits for veterans who were exposed to toxic substances such as burn pits and Agent Orange during their service. I want to make sure all of our veterans have the information they need and are able to access the benefits and care they deserve.

To learn more about the PACT Act and apply for benefits, click HERE or call 1-800-MY-VA-411.

My office is also able to help veterans with VA issues. If you have questions about your benefits, military records, VA loans, or other veterans issues, please reach out on our website or by contacting us at any of our office locations at the bottom of this email.

I met with Susan, the owner of Uncle Joe's Pizza & Wings, at her Diamondhead restaurant. Restaurants and other small businesses are seeing the effects of rising transportation costs on her business. 

Inflation and over-regulation make it more expensive to produce and transport everything from ingredients to pizza boxes. At the same time, left-wing bureaucrats want to ban gas stoves and other appliances.

The team at Coast Electric is experiencing similar challenges. The Biden Administration wants to regulate away much of our energy infrastructure, which would send consumer costs through the roof.

We must maintain an all-of-the-above strategy for energy. Fossil fuels, renewables, and nuclear energy are all needed to meet our current demand.

That's why House Republicans passed H.R. 1, which would restore domestic energy production and bring down fuel costs while making it easier to produce batteries and other components to renewable energy here in the United States.

House Republicans know that our nation's problems demand less government, not more. As your Congressman, I'm continuing the fight to cut red tape, trim government spending, and get Washington out of the way.

Yesterday, we hosted our first Fourth Congressional District Cybersecurity Roundtable.

As a part of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection subcommittee of the House Committee on Homeland Security, I’ve been briefed numerous times about cyber activity that threatens our critical infrastructure, from energy to defense to healthcare, as well as small-to-midsized businesses.

The reallity is pretty shocking. Cyberattacks have cost trillions of dollars and shut down businesses, government entities, schools, and hospitals around the world. More than a quarter of the world’s cyberattacks target the United States, and our adversaries like China and Russia are working to strengthen their cyberwarfare capabilities.