Representative Mike Ezell

Dear [salutation],

This week, the House passed a major bipartisan aviation bill while investigating some of the Biden Administration's most egregious failures. Here are a few of the highlights:

Supporting the Aviation Industry

Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3935, the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, which reauthorizes the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), as well as aviation safety and infrastructure programs, for the next five years.

The bill was a major priority for the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I). As a T&I member, I participated in numerous meetings and hearings to develop the legislation.

H.R. 3935 was introduced by both Republican and Democratic leaders of the T&I Committee and its Aviation Subcommittee. The bill was unanimously approved by the Committee in June and passed the House of Representatives in a 351-69 vote.

When I was appointed to serve on T&I, Chairman Graves told us this would be a workhorse committee, not a show horse committee. That's been one hundred percent true. Our bill strengthens airport infrastructure, keeps Americans safe in the air, and supports 11 million aviation jobs—and we did all of that with broad, bipartisan support.

Investigating the Biden-Mayorkas Border Disaster

This week, the House Committee on Homeland Security held two separate hearings on the crisis at our southern border.

When President Biden took office, he halted all contracts for border wall construction. Our committee examined the effectiveness of a potential border wall and how the cancellation of those wall contracts impacted the safety and security of the American people. What we heard was inexcusable.

When the contracts were cancelled, the government left stacks of 30-foot-long steel beams on private land. These landowners, including rancher and former Border Patrol agent Russell Johnson, have received no answers from the government about when the materials will be moved.

In total, hundreds of millions of dollars in border wall supplies have been abandoned on private property—and while the beams rust, migrants are exploiting nearby gaps in the wall to enter into the United States almost undetected.

At our second hearing, I questioned a panel of experts on how the cancelled border wall contracts have put our communities at risk. Derek Maltz, a retired DEA agent, didn't mince words when I asked him how a border wall would help curb the fentanyl epidemic.

You can watch the full clip here.

Uncovering Biden Family Corruption

While the Committee on Homeland Security was working to investigate the disaster on our southern border, our colleagues on the House Oversight Committee heard from IRS whistleblowers about investigations into Joe and Hunter Biden.

What those witnesses revealed was shocking. The Department of Justice handicapped the IRS investigation into Hunter Biden by walling off evidence and prohibiting investigators from asking any questions about the President's involvement in Hunter's business dealings.

That's not how a real investigation is handled. It's yet another example of how the Department of Justice has lost its mission, becoming more concerned about politics and optics than unbiased justice. The American people deserve better.

It's an honor and a privilege to continue fighting for our South Mississippi values here in our nation's Capitol. If you have questions or need help with a federal agency, you can call one of my offices below or contact us on our website at ezell.house.gov.

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Sincerely,

Mike Ezell
Member of Congress

Supporting the Aviation Industry

Investigating the Biden-Mayorkas Border Disaster

Uncovering Biden Family Corruption

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