The House also passed two major pieces of legislation opposing the Chinese Communist Party.

H.R. 22, the Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act will stop the Biden Administration from selling crude oil out of our Strategic Petroleum Reserve to the Chinese Communist Party.

Speaker McCarthy's H.Res. 11 creates a bipartisan committee to investigate the ways China is trying to undermine the United States, including their role in the fentanyl crisis and their attempts to buy up American farmland.

While both of these were led by House Republicans, I'm glad that a majority of House Democrats joined us on these votes. We can't allow partisanship to get in the way of holding China accountable. 

I joined Rep. Mark Alford and other House Republicans in a letter demanding an investigation into President Biden's mishandling of classified documents.

Many of the documents were uncovered on November 2nd, days before the midterm elections, yet the American people didn't find out until more than two months later. 

Our letter asked Attorney General Merrick Garland to appoint a special counsel and answer four simple questions: 

1. Did the White House request to withhold this information prior to the midterm elections?  
2. Why did the Biden administration and AG Garland's Department of Justice fail to disclose this information publicly? 
3. Why was a special counsel not appointed and would AG Garland appoint a special counsel to investigate President Biden?
4. Was Congress ever notified?

AG Garland has agreed to appoint a special counsel in the case. I'm glad to see this first step, but there's still more work to be done.

The American people deserve answers to these questions, and House Republicans will fight to ensure they hear the truth.

I'm excited to be back home next week, and I'll be spending the week on a district tour to hear from you about how I can better serve you in Washington.

My team and I are working hard to cut through the red tape and get our district offices up and running. We hope to send out addresses and ribbon-cutting dates soon. If you need help in the meantime, you can call our DC office at (202) 225-5772.

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