Well, that didn’t take long. After months of promising unity and pledging to be the President for every American in his inaugural address, it only took a few hours for President Biden to issue executive orders to appease the coastal far left at the expense of the middle of the country.

The pursuit of American energy independence has had a massive impact on the U.S., creating good paying jobs, particularly in the upper Midwest, reduced energy costs for every American, and benefitting out national security. Despite that, immediately after President Biden’s inauguration he issued an executive order to revoke the Keystone XL Pipeline permit, which was a top demand of the political left. Killing thousands of jobs and potentially raising energy costs when many American households are still struggling with unemployment and paying the bills should be the last thing we would want to do. But when those jobs reside in conservative states and pay the bills of homes that receive the local paper instead of the Washington Post, they seem not to matter as much as others.

Another day one priority that was carried out purely for political purposes put our homeland security at risk by halting construction of the border wall and ending the emergency declaration at our southern border. The crisis at our southern border continues with human trafficking operations, illicit drugs and violence coming into our country. However, the residents of high-rise apartment buildings and gated communities find the security they enjoy daily too unseemly for our citizens living on the border. Despite his responsibility for the safety of every citizen, President Biden appears set on governing like a radical leftist and is catering to their extreme demands like amnesty for illegal immigrants and defunding ICE. Our nation has endured a great deal over the last year and as we focus on rebuilding and getting back on our feet as a country, we shouldn’t be forced to worry whether or not our borders are secure.

One thing we should all agree on is the World Health Organization’s (WHO) blatant mismanagement of Covid-19. Instead of working with the civilized world to address the threat, WHO attempted to cover up the spread of the coronavirus after its origins were traced to China. President Trump took decisive action and withdrew from this organization that was not looking out for America’s best interest and instead used those resources elsewhere to support recovery efforts. Even so, an executive order was signed on day one of President Biden’s presidency stating the United States would rejoin the WHO. Why? Because the left demands that anything accomplished over the last four years be reversed as soon as possible, regardless of merit.

Executive orders are not new. They’re not necessarily wrong, and the President is well within his rights to use the powers of the executive order as many Presidents before him have done. President Trump signed four in his first week in office. President Obama signed five. However, President Biden’s 22 executive orders in his first week in office is nothing short of excessive and overreaching considering these are unilateral decisions being made without Congressional oversight. Fortunately, most major policy shifts cannot be done without Congress. Our Founding Fathers created a system of checks and balances that gives the Legislative Branch oversight authority and the sole responsibility of writing laws. While President Biden sits in the Oval Office trying to undo President Trump’s accomplishments as fast as he can, my Republican colleagues and I will not stand for this top-down style of governance and plan to continue fighting for the things that really matter right now. We need to get every student in America back in school before any more of them fall behind. We need to focus on distributing the vaccine to everyone who wants it throughout our state, and continue to do everything possible to support Missouri small businesses and our state’s economic recovery. Those priorities, not political point scoring, is what so many of you tell me you want to see, and it’s exactly what I’ll keep pursuing.

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