As a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast, I know a ton of families who put food on their tables by working in the shrimping industry. Unfortunately, domestic shrimpers, especially family-owned operations, are struggling to stay in business due to an increase in expenses and a flood of foreign seafood in the market.

Foreign nations pay their shrimpers to sell shrimp below production costs, making it impossible for Americans to compete. It's a process called "dumping" — and it violates international trade rules and has cost American shrimpers billions of dollars and thousands of jobs.

What's really infuriating is that our taxpayer dollars are being used to subsidize these foreign shrimpers through international organizations like the IMF.

I'm not okay with my tax dollars supporting foreign entities that are putting my friends and neighbors out of business. That's why I joined Congressman Troy Nehls (TX-11) and several other coastal members in introducing the bipartisan Save Our Shrimpers Act (H.R. 7932).

If we don’t fight back against these unfair trade practices, America's domestic shrimp industry will collapse, taking with it the way of life for so many across the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Stopping our tax dollars from subsidizing these bad actors won't totally fix the problem, but it's a critical first step.

As a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, I've heard countless stories of hostile regimes going after American citizens and others — even on American soil — for daring to criticize dictators and tyrants. It's a tactic called transnational repression.

My friend and former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom is one example. Enes was born in Turkey, but is now an American citizen. Because he spoke out against Turkey's government while playing in the NBA, his family was jailed. Enes himself had a half-million-dollar bounty placed on his head.

Turkey isn't the only nation using intimidation and harassment to silence its critics within the United States. China has established secret police stations (under the guise of community centers and charities) in Chinese communities across the globe to enforce loyalty to the CCP.

In America, they've been identified in cities like New York, Houston, and Los Angeles. The FBI raided one of the New York stations last fall and made two arrests, but we're still not doing nearly enough to fight back against these actions.

That's why I was proud to support three bipartisan bills that we passed through the Homeland Security Committee to push back against transnational repression. Foreign countries have no right to intimidate or harass Americans, and we must continue to do everything possible to support dissident voices and defend freedom of speech.

If you read last week's newsletter, you probably expected the House to deliver articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate this week.

I did too.

But before we sent the articles over, our Republican Senate colleagues asked us to wait until the beginning of next week. Some Senate procedural rules will hopefully make it more difficult for Senator Schumer to dismiss the impeachment without holding a trial if we deliver the articles Monday instead of this past Wednesday.

I'm grateful to Senate Republicans for holding the line with us, and I hope they're able to force a trial because the American people deserve accountable government.

In addition to delivering the articles of impeachment next week, the House will also be considering legislation to shut down the Biden Administration's radical environmental standards that would take away normal home appliances — including my Clothes Dryer Reliability Act (H.R. 7645).

If you have questions about that bill or need help with a federal agency, please contact my team via my website or at one of the offices below.

Thank you for allowing me to serve as your United States Congressman.

Sincerely,