COLUMN: You Balance Your Family’s Budget – The Federal Budget Should Balance Too
Imagine if someone used a credit card, but instead of their own name, your children’s names were on the card.
It sounds absurd: no right thinking person would consign their children to pay debts they had no choice in incurring.
Yet that is how the federal government operates when it comes to borrowing money from your children and grandchildren to spend today.
COLUMN: Keep West Coast Ports Open - Our Economy Depends On It
Listening to local families, businesses, and farmers in the Mid-Columbia region, I’ve heard firsthand how the slowdown and partial shutdowns at our 29 ports along the West Coast have had a devastating economic impact on Central Washington’s economy.
COLUMN: What We Should Remember on Presidents’ Day
On February 16 of this year, our country celebrates ‘Presidents’ Day’ almost 240 years after the beginning of the American Revolution and 154 years since the start of the Civil War.
Op-Ed: Ready to work for Central Washington priorities
As a third-generation Yakima Valley farmer, I am proud to call Central Washington my home; it’s where my wife, Carol, and I raised our children and where our family runs its business. I was humbled to be sworn in as your new Congressman last week. To be entrusted with the responsibility of representing the 4th District is a distinct honor.
