Representative Mike Ezell

Dear [salutation],

My team and I have been hard at work this week standing up for our South Mississippi values, including support for our veterans and farmers and opposing radical spending plans.

Here are some highlights from the last week:

Supporting Our Veterans

On Tuesday, the House voted to pass a package of pro-veteran reforms which I supported.

H.R. 502, sponsored by Rep. Jim Banks (IN-03), closes an unintentional loophole in the current Post-9/11 GI bill, ensuring that all eligible service members and veterans get their full MGIB refund.

H.R. 815, sponsored by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05), would eliminate a gap in veteran emergency care insurance coverage by expanding emergency coverage under Care in the Community for veterans.

H.R. 753, sponsored by Rep. Michael Bost (IL-12), requires the Department of Veteran Affairs to install on-site medical waste treatment systems in some VA facilities, saving tens of millions of dollars annually that can be reallocated to patient care.

H.R. 1226, sponsored by Rep. Peter Aguilar (CA-33), streamlines the process for veterans to submit a claim for benefits to the VA.

For too long, our veterans have been an after-thought to Washington bureaucrats. While these bills will not solve every problem our veterans deal with when they return home, they are a good step in the right direction.

The work to better our VA system cannot stop here. We must ensure that those who risked their lives for our freedom are given the care and respect they deserve.

Repealing Biden's WOTUS Rule

On Thursday, I voted yes on a piece of legislation I cosponsored, H.J. Res. 27.

H.J. Res 27 overturned an over-reaching Biden Administrative rule that would have expanded the definition of "Waters of the United States" (WOTUS) and increased the federal government's ability to regulate farmers and land owners.

Here's a brief explanation of what Biden's WOTUS rule would mean and why House Republicans worked to overturn it:

Paying Back Our Debt

Yesterday, President Biden announced his budget proposal, which shows how radical his priorities are.

While families struggle to put food on the table, this budget would raise costs at the grocery store and the gas pump by implementing trillions of dollars in new taxes—including a corporate tax rate higher than Communist China’s and a new tax on domestic energy production—to pay for radical increases in government spending.

The American people are tired of high inflation and wasteful government spending. It's time to put down the credit card, act like responsible adults and work together to solve this crisis.

Last Friday, I sat down with Dave Elliott of WLOX in Gulfport where we discussed our national debt, my southern border trip last month, and other issues. You can watch the full interview with Dave here.

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It is always an honor to serve you and all of South Mississippi in Congress.

Sincerely,

Mike Ezell
Member of Congress

Supporting Our Veterans

Repealing Biden's WOTUS Rule

Paying Back Our Debt

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