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WASHINGTON, DC: Last week, Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-02) joined a delegation of freshman representatives at the southern border. The delegation – led by Congressman Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) – visited the Nogales Port of Entry, U.S. Border Patrol Nogales Station, Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations Nogales, U.S. Army Fort Huachuca, and the border wall.
WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-02) released the following statement after voting today in favor of H.R. 1968, which freezes federal discretionary spending through September 30, 2025.
WASHINGTON, DC: Today, Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-02) announced he has cosponsored H.R. 432, the Seventh Amendment Restoration Act. Originally introduced by Congresswoman Harriet Hageman (WY-AL), this legislation would reaffirm Americans’ right to a jury trial in cases involving federal agencies.
WASHINGTON, DC: Today, Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-02) released the following statement after President Donald Trump’s Joint Address to Congress.
WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-02) released the following statement after the House passed H. J. Res. 20 and H. J. Res. 35, which begin to undo the Biden administration’s war on American energy. Schmidt is a cosponsor of both bills.
WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-02) released the following statement after the House tonight passed H. Con. Res. 14, which establishes a budget framework to enable Congress to begin deciding spending and tax policies.
WASHINGTON, DC: This week, Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-02) joined his Republican House Small Business Committee colleagues in urging newly confirmed Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Kelly Loeffler to restore the agency to its original purpose of helping small businesses.
WASHINGTON, DC: Today, Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-02) announced he is an original cosponsor of the Federal Insurance Office Elimination Act. This legislation would abolish the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s (Treasury) Federal Insurance Office (FIO) and return sole regulatory authority over the insurance industry to the states.
WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-02) released the following statement after voting today to pass H.R. 26, the Protecting American Energy Production Act. Following four years of disastrous energy policy – primarily driven by Executive Orders – this legislation would prohibit the president from declaring a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) unless previously authorized by Congress.