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Derek Schmidt
@DerekSchmidtKS
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Proudly representing #KS02 in Congress. Former State Attorney General. Kansas conservative. Thankful American.
Kansas, USA
Joined June 2010
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RT @Rasmussen_Poll: FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 20 YEARS MORE AMERICANS THINK THE COUNTRY IS ON THE RIGHT TRACK: https://tw
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I was proud to vote for this bill authored by Congressman Ciscomani to crack down on dangerous high-speed chases near the border. It's another step toward securing our border. The bill passed the House today and now heads to the Senate for consideration.
WATCH⬇️ Proud to speak on the House floor in support of my bill, which just passed with bipartisan support! This common sense effort is a critical step to securing our border, protecting our law enforcement officers, and safeguarding our communities.
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"For many citizens, what is most striking is not Trump’s actions, but how Democrats are seeking to prevent the very reforms that a majority of voters supported."
The NY Post is out with my column on claims that there is a "constitutional crisis" over the Trump reform efforts. This week, the Democratic Party jumped the shark...
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We need to be unrelenting in fighting the intrusion of big government into Kansans' daily lives.
Americans are not worried about the academic impact or theory of regulations. They are worried about how regulations impact their day to day lives and their ability to pursue the American dream. WATCH: @RepDerekSchmidt
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Dawn of another week with @realDonaldTrump and @DOGE: "Restoring fiscal sanity is essential to restoring public trust in government....The fiction that everything government does is essential to life as we know it is how the size and cost got so bloated."
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Insight into what's really happening.
To be clear, what the @DOGE team and @USTreasury have jointly agreed makes sense is the following: - Require that all outgoing government payments have a payment categorization code, which is necessary in order to pass financial audits. This is frequently left blank, making audits almost impossible. - All payments must also include a rationale for the payment in the comment field, which is currently left blank. Importantly, we are not yet applying ANY judgment to this rationale, but simply requiring that SOME attempt be made to explain the payment more than NOTHING! - The DO-NOT-PAY list of entities known to be fraudulent or people who are dead or are probable fronts for terrorist organizations or do not match Congressional appropriations must actually be implemented and not ignored. Also, it can currently take up to a year to get on this list, which is far too long. This list should be updated at least weekly, if not daily. The above super obvious and necessary changes are being implemented by existing, long-time career government employees, not anyone from @DOGE. It is ridiculous that these changes didn’t exist already! Yesterday, I was told that there are currently over $100B/year of entitlements payments to individuals with no SSN or even a temporary ID number. If accurate, this is extremely suspicious. When I asked if anyone at Treasury had a rough guess for what percentage of that number is unequivocal and obvious fraud, the consensus in the room was about half, so $50B/year or $1B/week!! This is utterly insane and must be addressed immediately.
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Our country is $36+ trillion in debt. U.S. spends more on interest than defense. Growing debt is an existential threat to our republic. So I commend @realDonaldTrump and encourage patience with his DOGE effort. As Americans, we must turn this ship around--before it sinks.
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RT @CameronABurnett: Farmers in Kiowa, Kansas lined a highway on Saturday to honor Bob and Lori Schrock, a beloved couple who died in the J…
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RT @RepRonEstes: Tonight, my colleagues and I held a moment of silence on the House floor in honor of those who lost their lives in the Fli…
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RT @HouseGOP: “Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to…
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