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H.R. 1219 – Supporting America's Innovators Act: YES. Venture capital firms loan money to start-up companies. Since the adoption of Dodd-Frank, heavy government regulation has severely reduced the amount of capital loaned by these firms. Although the JOBS Act of 2012 eased the regulatory burdens on small capital venture firms, its provisions did not apply to coordinated investment pools of more than 100 investors. This bill simply raises that cap to 250, on funds with less than $10 million of capitalization.

H.R. 1304 – Self Insurance Protection Act: YES. Some employers set up their own employee health care fund, and will often buy stop-loss insurance that picks up costs above a certain amount, thus protecting the employer from catastrophic losses and assuring employees' expenses are covered. Some states are attempting to regulate these stop loss agreements as health insurance, driving them out of the market. This bill makes clear that these contracts are financial instruments and not to be regulated as if they were end-user health insurance.

S.J.Res. 34 – Congressional Disapproval of FCC Rule on Broadband Privacy: NO

Liberty and Union
House Chambers, Washington, D.C.
February 15, 2017

Mr. Speaker:

One of the most troubling aspects of California's lurch to the left are the rise of two doctrines unknown in this country since the last gasp of the Southern Confederacy.

What True Democracy Looks Like
House Chambers, Washington, D.C.
February 7, 2017

Mr. Speaker:

Our nation has come to a crossroads between two competing visions of the future that don't easily reconcile. At such times as these, emotions run high.

The good news is that our institutions are the best ever designed to resolve such political disputes. In other countries, the government is the sovereign and rights flow from it to the people. In America, the people are sovereign.