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Each year, I love to celebrate Thanksgiving. It's a time for family, fellowship, and reflection. It's a time of thanks.
I'm especially grateful for the holiday this year. It has been a long, divisive year—not only in Washington, D.C., but across the nation.
At times, it can be difficult to watch, read, or hear the news. We often find stories that fail to unite us, when our immediate need is to rally around our commonalities that bind us as fellow Americans.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Congressman Biggs voted in favor of this legislation and issued the following statement:
"H.R. 1 is a major step forward in tax policy. It provides relief from burdensome taxes for most Americans – individuals, families, and businesses. I am optimistic that when we complete the legislative process, we will see tax cuts for all Americans.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tonight, Congressman Andy Biggs filed two amendments with the U.S. House Rules Committee to address concerns with the tax reform package. One amendment makes all provisions within the bill retroactive to January 1, 2017. The second amendment lowers the top tax rate by 5% to 34.6%. Congressman Biggs issued the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, President Donald Trump traveled home from his overseas trip to Asia. Congressman Biggs released the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Tonight, the Justice Department announced its intention to evaluate the appointment of a special counsel to investigate matters surrounding Uranium One and the Clinton Foundation, responding to two requests from the House Judiciary Committee. Congressman Andy Biggs, a member of the House Judiciary Committee, responded to the breaking news:
Special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into whether the Trump campaign assisted Russia in its effort to interfere in the 2016 election amounts to an attempt to overthrow the government, Republicans have argued.
"We are at risk of a coup d'etat in this country if we allow an unaccountable person, with no oversight, to undermine the duly-elected President of the United States," said Florida Congressman Rep. Matt Gaetz from the chamber floor Wednesday.
Serving in the Armed Forces requires sacrifices large and small – time away from family and friends, physical and emotional well-being, and for some, the ultimate sacrifice. In exchange, our nation is committed to providing our veterans and their families care and treatment in recognition of those sacrifices.
We promise our veterans health care and additional services through the Veterans Administration. Many who work at the VA do an excellent job and are committed to providing quality care.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last night, Congressman Andy Biggs (AZ-05) led a special order on the U.S. House floor to shed light on the conflicts of interest of those in the previous administration. Joining Congressman Biggs on the floor were Rep. Mark Meadows, Rep. Jim Jordan, Rep. Matt Gaetz, Rep. Trent Franks, Rep. Louie Gohmert, Rep. Scott Perry, Rep. Ted Yoho, and Rep. Jody Hice.
The topics covered last night included Robert Mueller, James Comey, Uranium One, Fusion GPS, the Trump dossier, Hillary Clinton, and the Clinton Foundation.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Andy Biggs (AZ-05), chairman of the U.S. House Science, Space, and Technology Committee's Subcommittee on Environment, delivered the following opening statement at this morning's joint subcommittee hearing, "Geoengineering: Innovation, Research, and Technology":
Good Morning and welcome to today's joint Environment Subcommittee and Energy Subcommittee hearing on geoengineering. I'd like to thank our witnesses for being here today.