Bring Our Troops Home

Last week I traveled to Washington D.C. to support the growing effort to Bring Our Troops Home. While there, I attended a briefing with Brigadier General Don Bolduc and Idaho Representative Tammy Nichols. General Bolduc served 36 years with the US Army, leading one of the first groups in Afghanistan after 9/11. He earned two awards for valor, five bronze-star medals, two Purple Hearts and is a leading proponent of Bringing Our Troops Home.

Is it time to get out of Afghanistan and bring our troops home? I believe it is. Beyond that, I believe that we must stop engaging in undeclared wars and attempting to police the world. We do not have the funds for such campaigns and we should not be sacrificing American lives by intervening in the affairs and conflicts of other nations.

Congress needs to do their job by ending these undeclared wars and allowing our deployed men and women to return to their homes. In his book, Freedom Under Siege, former congressman Ron Paul wrote, "Carelessly entering into conflicts jeopardizes our liberty. It does not protect it. Intervention abroad causes us to neglect our obligations at home. The moral and constitutional obligations of our representatives in Washington are to protect our liberty, not coddle the world, precipitating no-win wars, while bringing bankruptcy and economic turmoil to our people."

I support our troops. I support their commitment and their heroism. What I cannot support are unconstitutional, undeclared wars that force our troops to fight and die in foreign lands. Congress has a duty and an obligation to decide when war is necessary and when it is not. To abdicate this vital responsibility to the executive branch is dereliction of duty on the part of congress.

I am proud to stand with so many veterans and a growing, bipartisan effort across the nation to Bring Our Troops Home.

Trump Campaign Files to Run in Idaho

Friday, November 15, the Trump campaign filed the paperwork and paid the filing fee required to run for reelection in Idaho. State Treasurer Julie Ellsworth and I spoke to the media about our support for our President and for his reelection bid.

In The Ditch Towing Products

Congratulations to In The Ditch Towing Products for their recent groundbreaking ceremony! The expansion of the roughly 102,000 sq. ft. facility boasts 62,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space (over 1 football field), as well as a 40,000 sq. ft. corporate office center. Employees will enjoy an 80-person training room, new cafeteria, and gym. Sales will have a brand new showroom for their products, and there will also be a new recording studio producing the podcast, "Inside In The Ditch"! Twelve percent of the company's annual sales are shipped overseas.

Thank you for your contribution to Idaho!

Recovery In Motion Ribbon Cutting

I congratulate the leaders of Recovery In Motion, a community-based mental health and substance use center in Twin Falls. I am so inspired by those who truly care about supporting people. Thank you for your efforts to keep Idaho so great!