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Office Locations

  • Office Locations

    Washington D.C. Office
    235 Cannon House Office Building
    Washington, D.C. 20515

    Cullman District Office
    205 Fourth Ave. NE, Ste 104
    Cullman, AL 35055

    Serving Blount, Cullman, Lawrence and Marshall (City of Arab) Counties

    Tuscumbia District Office
    1011 George Wallace Blvd
    Suite 146
    Tuscumbia, AL 35674

    Serving Colbert, Franklin and Marion Counties

    Gadsden District Office
    107 Federal Building
    600 Broad Street
    Gadsden, AL 35901

    Serving Cherokee, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Marshall (Excluding Arab) Counties

    Jasper District Office
    247 Carl Elliott Building
    1710 Alabama Avenue
    Jasper, AL 35501

    Serving Fayette, Lamar, Tuscaloosa, Walker and Winston Counties

Faith

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."  First Amendment, The Constitution of the United States of America

The United States Constitution grants all Americans freedom of religion, not freedom from religion.  That's an important distinction.  While we go to great lengths to ensure that the church doesn't intrude upon the government, we fail to stop the government from intruding upon the church and those who exercise their religious freedom.

The Founding Fathers rightly crafted the Constitution in such a way that there was a careful balance between not allowing a particular denomination or faith to control government yet at the same time creating a government where God could be acknowledged.

Prayer has played such an important role in the life of this nation from its earliest beginnings. I am thankful for the opportunity to express my beliefs in a nation that celebrates religious freedom and tolerance. When you witness the strife in other parts of the world you realize how special it is to have the right to pray without fear of intrusion by the government.

As Thomas Jefferson stated in his second inaugural address on March 4, 1805, "In matters of religion, I have considered that its free exercise is placed by the Constitution independent of the powers of the General Government." It's imperative that we remain true to the Constitution and the belief of our Founding Fathers and protect the religious freedom of those who choose to worship as well as those who choose not to.  

I'm also an advocate for international human rights and religious freedom as a member of the Commission for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Congressional Human Rights Caucus, the International Religious Freedom Caucus and the Sudan Caucus.