Rep. Brat (R-Va.) issued the following statement after the announcement that the FBI is going to review "pertinent" emails to the investigation of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's private server: "I am glad the FBI has chosen to review new evidence in its investigation of Hillary Clinton. The American people are desperate to see her face the consequences that any other person who mishandled classified information would face. Today's decision was a small step in returning faith in our ...
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Rep. Brat (R-Va.) issued the following statement after Congress voted to override the president’s veto of S. 2040, the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act. “Today Congress acted in a bipartisan manner to support the families of 9/11 victims by overriding President Obama’s veto of the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act. The families of America’s deadliest terrorist attack deserve the truth and I am happy that we were able to support the cause of justice today. This action is long ove...
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Rep. Brat (R-Va.) released the following statement after presenting the Congressional Gold Medal to Mr. Pablo Rivera: “I am proud to have honored Pablo Rivera with the Congressional Gold Medal today. Mr. Rivera’s distinguished service as a member of Puerto Rico’s 65th Infantry Regiment is humbling and will forever be remembered with great pride and appreciation.” Puerto Rico’s 65th Infantry sailed to Korea in September, 1950. The unit informally decided to call themselves the “Borinqueneers”, a ...
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Rep. Dave Brat (R-Va.) released the following statement following the Phyllis Galanti Arboretum Dedication: "I was honored to attend the Phyllis Galanti Arboretum Dedication today at the Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center. I can think of no other individual as deserving of this dedication as Phyllis Galanti, a tireless advocate for the rights of prisoners of war. Her efforts brought international awareness to the plight of U.S. POWs and the campaign to free them. It is especially fitting th...
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Survey Question of the Week Should a special prosecutor be appointed to investigate the Clinton Foundation's alleged pay-to-play practices? Foreign governments and individuals are prohibited from giving money to political candidates to avoid the appearance or reality of outside influence in U.S. leadership. Recent reports that Clinton Foundation donors received access to then-Secretary Clinton have made it unclear where the Clinton Foundation ended and the State Department began. Evidence of thi...
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Survey Question of the Week Should Congress limit the immigration of individuals from known hot-spots of terrorism? Every day we are seeing more and more news reports on the growing threat of terrorism. The threat of terrorist attacks have become the new norm for many European countries, especially those who practice open-border immigration policies. I recently took action to combat radical Islamist terrorism and illegal immigration in the United States. These bills are important steps towards p...
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Congress is slowly coming around to the need to enhance national security, according to Virginia Rep. Dave Brat, which makes him optimistic about four bills he proposed this month that would tighten immigration controls and cut off funding for terrorist groups. "Even Paul Ryan is messaging this week that we have to crack down on illegal immigration, as he's running his own race," Brat told the Washington Examiner, referring to the primary election campaign Speaker Ryan is waging against conserva...
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Rep. Dave Brat (R-Va.) introduced two bills last week, H.R. 5826, the Detain and Deport Act, and H.R. 5825, the Illegal Alien Criminal Notification Act.
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In the wake of the horrific terrorist attack in Nice, Rep. Dave Brat introduced two bills in order to better protect the U.S. homeland from the threat of radical Islamist terrorism.
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Top 10 Most Dangerous Terrorist Groups 10. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (the FARC) This Marxist-Leninist terrorist group of Colombia, better known by its acronym – FARC, has engaged in a bloody civil war with the government of Columbia that has killed hundreds of thousands. FARC signed a cease-fire and disarmament agreement on June 23, 2016 with the government. They were considered the kingpin of illegal drug trade across the world and terrorist activities included political kidnapping...
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