
The 2,000 page, $1.1 trillion Omnibus signed into law before Christmas fully funds Planned Parenthood, Obamacare, illegal executive amnesty, EPA overreach and the Syrian refugee program among other horrible organizations and programs. In response, I have introduced legislation to hit the brakes on runaway legislation: the Read the Bill Act.
by Rep. Jim Bridenstine6 Jan 2016, 1:22 PM PST0

Planned Parenthood is the nation’s largest abortion provider and harvests and sells baby parts. Federal funding for Planned Parenthood should stop. Congress can and should defund Planned Parenthood in the pending “Omnibus” spending bill.
by Rep. Jim Bridenstine3 Dec 2015, 4:07 PM PST0

Ted Cruz is a proven fundraiser, and that will be necessary to defeat the Clinton machine. True grassroots candidates, like Ted Cruz, generally struggle after the first few primary states due to funding. Ted is different. He will go the distance.
by Rep. Jim Bridenstine18 Jul 2015, 5:35 PM PST0

American military power has not only kept our country safe and free, but also underwritten global prosperity and human freedom. As a combat veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, restoring U.S. military preeminence was one of the reasons I ran for Congress.
by Rep. Jim Bridenstine18 Jun 2015, 12:55 PM PST0

On Wednesday, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) confirmed a second Dallas healthcare worker who cared for Thomas Eric Duncan, the first Ebola patient to die in the United States, has also been infected. Unfortunately, that person is reported to
by Rep. Jim Bridenstine16 Oct 2014, 4:24 AM PST0

“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” So said the great British politician and philosopher, Edmund Burke. Someone should translate Burke’s warning into French – before France sells Russia sophisticated warships.
by Rep. Jim Bridenstine16 Jun 2014, 12:52 PM PST0

While Common Core may have started as a state-led effort, the Obama Administration has seized on it as a federal goal and is using federal funds to coerce states into implementing Common Core. The administration has handed out stimulus
by Rep. Jim Bridenstine13 Mar 2014, 8:36 PM PST0

It is time for the FairTax and Flat Tax supporters to unite behind a plan to eliminate the IRS, repeal the 16th Amendment, and start over. My resolution, House Joint Resolution 104 “Repeal 16”, would do just that. Chairman Dave Camp of
by Rep. Jim Bridenstine26 Feb 2014, 9:52 PM PST0

The much-hyped bipartisan Ryan-Murray budget “deal” struck late last year increases the national debt $6.4 trillion over the next ten years. It does nothing to change the trajectory of our growing debt at a time when it is among the
by Rep. Jim Bridenstine14 Jan 2014, 8:29 PM PST0

As a Navy pilot who flew combat missions in Afghanistan (2002) and Iraq (2003) and now as a Member of Congress, I cannot react to the news of Al Qaeda in Iraq’s resurgence in Fallujah and Ramadi with anything but
by Rep. Jim Bridenstine9 Jan 2014, 5:27 PM PST0