Representative Mike Ezell

Dear [salutation],

This week, House Republicans led the charge against antisemitism and anti-Jewish hate on college campuses and across the country. We also continued to push back against Biden's war on American energy and remembered those lost in the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Here are some of the highlights:

Condemning the Rise of Antisemitism

In the wake of Hamas's October 7th attack on Israel, we've seen a drastic rise in antisemitism around the globe. It's been particularly disturbing to see anti-Jewish hate on college campuses and elsewhere in the United States.

On Wednesday, my colleagues on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce held a hearing about antisemitism on college campuses. The presidents of Harvard, MIT, and Penn each testified before the committee.

These are the people supposedly responsible for educating America's best and brightest, and their answers raise deep concerns about the quality of the education their institutions are providing.

When Congresswoman Elise Stefanik asked if their respective student codes of conduct would prohibit calling for the genocide of Jews, none of the three presidents would answer directly. Harvard President Claudine Gay's response was that it "depends on the context".

I didn't go to Harvard and I don't teach there, but even I know that there is NO context that makes genocide okay.

Unlike the Ivy Leagues, House Republicans are willing to condemn antisemitism. It's why we passed H.Res. 894, a resolution sponsored by my friend from Memphis, Congressman David Kustoff, that condemns antisemitism.

Unfortunately, that resolution was controversial to House Democrats. Nearly half of them (92 in total) chose to vote present, and 13 opposed the resolution entirely.

This resolution's key argument? That "acts of hate, intimidation, discrimination, and violence based on ethnicity or religion have no place in our country nor in the global community."

I'm disappointed that so many Members of Congress and others aren't willing to affirm these basic values, but I'll continue to stand against hatred and antisemitism in our United States.

Energy Security is National Security

Yesterday, I spoke to the U.S. Energy Stream Transition Forum about the Biden Administration's war on domestic energy and how it impacts South Mississippi.

Congressman Ezell speaks at an Energy Forum

If anything has proven true over the last months of chaos in the Middle East and around the world, it is that energy security is national security.

At a minimum, America must continue our move towards total energy independence, and that requires the Biden Administration to end its all-out war on American energy producers.

It’s easy to blame them when you have no responsibility for ensuring that the lights turn on or the car goes, but the reality is that our energy industry is a force for good when it comes to modernizing and improving America’s energy infrastructure.

We need to make it easier for companies to innovate, not create massive mandates that empower our rivals in China and other nations. That’s what House Republicans did with the Lower Energy Costs Act, which we made our top priority — H.R. 1.

H.R. 1 would ramp up domestic production of oil and natural gas so America and our allies are less reliant on nations like Russia and Iran. It would also make it easier for companies to produce critical minerals in the United States. Here's why that matters:

The same Biden Administration bureaucrats that want to force people to use electric vehicles are blocking the production of EV batteries here in the United States. That's why China produces more than half of the world's critical minerals and more than 75% of lithium-ion batteries.

Even if Democrats decided to end their opposition to American critical mineral production tomorrow, American companies would need time to build that infrastructure. But since Chuck Schumer seems dead set on blocking any reforms, it'll take even longer before we can compete.

That's one reason why we passed the CARS Act this week, which would keep the Biden Administration EPA from passing a rule to require 2/3 of new vehicles to be electric in less than 10 years.

My position is simple: if we want to transition to electric cars, we need to enable companies to build those batteries and cars in America first. Otherwise, we're putting our national security at risk and giving a geen handout to Chinese Communist Party-controlled companies just to satisfy far-left climate activists.

Remembering Pearl Harbor

Eighty-two years ago yesterday, our nation suffered a devastating surprise attack. Hundreds of Japanese planes descended upon Pearl Harbor, destroying much of our Pacific fleet and killing more than 2,400 Americans.

As we honor and remember those who died on that fateful day, we should also remember the millions of American men and women who served at home and abroad to ensure their deaths would not be in vain.

In his speech the day after the Pearl Harbor attack, President Franklin D. Roosevelt referred to what he called the "unbounding determination" of the American people. That spirit continues on today in so many Americans who serve this country, and we must continue to instill that determination and the values that make this country great in our children and grandchildren.

It's my greatest honor to serve you in Washington each and every day.

As always, my team and I are here to help you deal with federal agencies or answer questions about pending legislation.

Sincerely,

Mike Ezell
Member of Congress

Condemning the Rise of Antisemitism

Energy Security is National Security

Remembering Pearl Harbor

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