It is time to end infanticide, and last week, I was proud to show my commitment to protecting life by joining Congresswoman Kat Cammack (R-Fla.), Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-Mo.), and House Republican Whip Steve Scalise's (R-La.) discharge petition to bring the Born-Alive Survivors Protection Act to the House floor for a vote.

This important bill mandates that any healthcare practitioner must provide care to a baby born alive after a botched abortion. These babies should receive the same treatment as any other baby born at that stage.

A huge congratulations to the Carrollton High School debate team on winning this year's state championship! Their debate program continues to shine in the academic realm, and they have been crowned Peach State champions a record 11 times. Outstanding job, you’ve truly made the Third District proud! Click here to read more about this exciting accomplishment!

Last week, Democrat members of the House Judiciary Committee, led by Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY), introduced legislation to expand the Supreme Court from nine justices to 13. While Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she didn't plan to bring his proposal to the floor, she also did not rule out packing the court in the future, saying the idea is "not out of the question."

It’s becoming clearer each day that the Democrats, pushed by members of the far Left, will not be satisfied until they have fundamentally altered and taken control of every aspect of our country. This proposal signals how dangerously far the partisan motivations of some of their members have gone. They are willing to dismantle the independence and undermine the legitimacy of one of our most sacred bodies in order to implement their socialist agenda. It is the rule of law — not political whims — that should guide our highest court. Advancing this bill would be a dangerous power grab that would erode this foundational institution.

In fact, President Joe Biden said in 1983 that court-packing could “put in question, if for an entire decade, the independence of the most significant body...in this country, the Supreme Court of the United States of America.” He called it a "bonehead idea." Liberal justices have also previously and recently voiced opposition to the idea. For example, the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said, “There are some people on the Democratic side who would like to increase the number of judges. I think that was a bad idea…if anything would make the court appear partisan.” Justice Steven Breyer also recently stated that “Structural alteration [to the Court] motivated by the perception of political influence can only feed that perception, further eroding that trust.”

Dismantling our institutions to consolidate power in one party is a severely misguided approach and a slippery slope. What is to stop any party from adding more justices each time it is decided the Supreme Court holds the “wrong” balance? I strongly oppose structurally altering our highest court. The Supreme Court has been comprised of nine justices for more than 150 years—and steps should not be taken to undermine a core element of the checks and balances.

A friendly reminder to all high school students across the Third District that the deadline to submit your artwork for this year’s Congressional Art Competition is this Friday, April 23^rd at 5:00 p.m. Educators and students seeking more information may visit my website here for the complete details and guidelines, including information about how to digitally submit a piece of artwork. All entries must be submitted to Jessica Eck at Jessica.Eck@mail.house.gov.

On the House floor this week, the following pieces of legislation will be considered:

H.R. 490 - DHS MORALE Act
H.R. 473 - Trusted Traveler Reconsideration and Restoration Act of 2021
H.R. 370 - Quadrennial Homeland Security Review Technical Corrections Act of 2021
H.R. 367 - Homeland Security Acquisition Professional Career Program Act
H.R. 408 - Department of Homeland Security Mentor-Protégé Program Act of 2021
H.R. 397 - CBRN Intelligence and Information Sharing Act of 2021
H.R. 396 - Transit Security Grant Program Flexibility Act
H.R. 1532 - Improving FHA Support for Small Dollar Mortgages Act of 2021 
H.R. 1491 - Fair Debt Collection for Servicemembers Act 
H.R. 1395 - Housing Financial Literacy Act of 2021
H.R. 1565 - Senior Security Act
H.R. 1528 - Promoting Transparent Standards for Corporate Insiders Act
H.R. 1996 - SAFE Banking Act of 2021
H.R. 1602 - Eliminate Barriers to Innovation Act of 2021
H.Res. 130 - Condemning the continued violation of rights and freedoms of the people of Hong Kong by the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
H.Res. 124 - Supporting the people of Belarus and their democratic aspirations and condemning the election rigging and subsequent violent crackdowns on peaceful protesters by the illegitimate Lukashenka regime
H.R. 965 - YALI Act of 2021, as amended 
H.R. 1392 - Protection of Saudi Dissidents Act of 2021, as amended
H.R. 1083 - Southeast Asia Strategy Act 
H.R. 241 - Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2021
H.R. 1251 - Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2021, as amended
H.R.           - Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act
H.R. 2523 - Training in High-demand Roles to Improve Veteran Employment Act, as amended
H.R. 1333 - NO BAN ACT
H.R. 1573 - Access to Counsel Act of 2021
H.R. 51 - Washington, D.C. Admission Act

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