Good to be with you. A first time for you on this program for for those who dont know you, give us a snapshot of who you are and how you got to cover i am from the shenandoah valley, little town called lexington. I live there with my wife and 26yearold daughters. I am a smalltown lawyer and worked on the hill for a little while for congressman Bob Goodlatte he represented the district for 26 years prior to my being sworn in. And so, those values that i have been seeking to bring to washington, face, family, community and those are the values i am fighting for every day. One of the things you first have to tackle being a new member of congress is this idea Border Security, particularly on the southern border. What you make of the proposal weve been hearing about when it comes to the money for Border Security and keeping the government open . 40 security is a critical core function of government, and if we cant do that, then it falls that we cant do so many other things, and it also hamp
Defenseless among us, the unborn. I share the prolife views of those i serve in eastern and southeastern ohio. A few weeks ago, many ohioans joined more than 100,000 prolife americans at the annual march for life here in washington, d. C. Although with so Little National Media Coverage of this major event, some may have missed this passionate and growing Movement Made up of men and women, boys and girls, from all walks of life. Recently we have witnessed the inhuman policies introduced by multiple states permitting lateterm abortions. Even, unbelievably, all the way up to birth. Its past time that Congress Pass legislation banning this horrific practice. I strongly urge my colleagues on infantside o reject nd defend the isnt a infanticide and defend the sanctity of life. Mrs. Rodgers thank you so much. I rise to join my colleagues this afternoon in celebrating the dignity and the value of every human refrigerate life. Im a monday of three young kids. Cole, grace and brinn. And i can te
Least 40 states in addition to washington, d. C. , and puerto rico. President bidens Chief Medical Adviser dr. Anthony fauci saying earlier today now is the time to get boosted because without that additional shot, you likely wont have enough protection. In addition to the Omicron Variant, we know delta is still the dominant strain in this country, from what we know may also be more severe than omicron. It is filling up hospitals. The majority of those folks hospitalized for covid19 unvaccinated. A reminder, its the pandemic of the unvaccinated. The u. S. Averaging right now nearly 1,300 covidrelated deaths being reported each day. In new york city, you see lines like this around the block. This is for covid testing. Those lines arent just happening here in the city either. Plenty of other places around the country, lets take you though to the streets of new york city. Cnns Shimon Prokupecz is outside one of those testing sites. Ive driven by lines like this for the last couple of days
With swatting calls becoming more frequent and OU experiencing at least two within the past year, how OU keeps its community safe continues to be an ongoing process.