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My main priority while serving in Congress is to restore the constitutional parameters of the federal government. For too long, Congress has turned a blind eye to the boundaries laid out in the U.S. Constitution that provide checks and balances among the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches, and ensure an appropriate separation between federal and state government. This has led to a rampant regulatory state wherein unelected bureaucrats impose binding regulations without congressional approval.


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The federal government has no rightful place in our education system. Yet Congress and the Department of Education have continuously imposed their own priorities by tying education policies to sought-after federal funding. It is through this process that states were coerced into adopting the Common Core State Standards. It is time we start reversing this trend and returning power to states and local communities who can best determine the needs of our students.


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Energy is an essential aspect in the life of every American. For too many years now, the energy industry has faced unnecessary regulations that have killed jobs, limited innovation, and resulted in higher energy costs for American families.


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When Barack Obama, Harry Reid, and Nancy Pelosi rammed Obamacare down the throats of Americans, they did so knowing that their legislation was an intentional takeover of one-sixth of the economy, but provided an unknown commodity. No truer words have been spoken than Nancy Pelosi's "we must pass Obamacare to find out what's in it."


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During my time in Congress, I have worked to reset the nation's regulatory climate to free the American economy from the constricting rules of unelected bureaucrats and to pass a meaningful tax reform package to give financial relief to American families and businesses. We have seen many positive results. I will continue working with my colleagues and President Trump to help facilitate similar job-creation trends and roll back overreaching regulations.


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We are blessed in Arizona's Fifth Congressional District to have many veterans among us. These individuals and their families and friends have made countless sacrifices in defense of our freedom. Each one has a story of their service to share, many that include challenging physical, mental, and emotional outcomes that cannot be imagined by those of us who have not served. They fought so that we could live in the land of freedom and opportunity, and we will forever be in their debt.