Meet the New Congress - Page 5

December 17, 2020

Rep.-elect Yvette Herrell relates to Trump's voter fraud claims: 'I know exactly what he's going through'

Rep.-elect Yvette Herrell understands the joy of leading on election night and then the sinking feeling of having that advantage slowly erased as mail-in ballots are counted.

December 16, 2020

Wisconsin Rep.-elect Fitzgerald, longtime state legislator, says thin Democrat majority 'game-changer' for GOP

Rep.-elect Scott Fitzgerald, a veteran state legislator from Wisconsin who spent eight years as the Republican leader in the state Senate, is "excited" about what the House Republican minority can do in the next Congress. 

December 15, 2020

Rep.-elect Scott Franklin, combat veteran, says too many Americans take freedom for granted

Rep.-elect Scott Franklin, a former naval aviator, appreciates when others thank him for his military service because it's a sign that America has reached a point where veterans are respected.

December 12, 2020

Utah Rep.-elect Burgess Owens, former NFL player, compares Antifa, Black Lives Matter to Ku Klux Klan

Rep.-elect Burgess Owens, a former Super Bowl champ who went broke after the NFL, comes to Congress with a nine-word message to inspire others: "If I can do it, you can do it."

December 10, 2020

Rep.-elect Jay Obernolte, video game developer, backs tighter Section 230 rules, federal digital privacy law

Congressman-elect Jay Obernolte is a video game developer by trade who seeks a middle-ground approach to multiple major tech issues.

December 9, 2020

Texas Rep.-elect Beth Van Duyne says ObamaCare was 'one of the biggest lies' of history

Texas GOP Rep.-elect Beth Van Duyne, who got started in local politics because of her daughter's preexisting health condition, said Americans should no longer be stuck with the Affordable Care Act.

December 8, 2020

NYC Rep.-elect Nicole Malliotakis says AOC's growing influence in New York politics must stop

Rep.-elect Nicole Malliotakis is waving the warning flag about Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's growing influence in New York politics and pledged to be a fighter against socialism not just at the national level with the burgeoning "Freedom Force," but also in Ocasio-Cortez's Big Apple backyard.

December 7, 2020

Oregon Rep.-elect Cliff Bentz, who led statehouse walkout, backs climate solutions people 'want to do'

Rep.-elect Cliff Bentz, R-Ore., opposes the "Green New Deal" and cap-and-trade, but believes there are many other ways to address climate change without fundamentally changing the economy.

December 5, 2020

Illinois Rep.-elect Marie Newman rejects socialism tag; tells GOP to 'get over it'

Rep.-elect Marie Newman, a progressive who counted Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez among her backers, rejected the GOP branding of her party as socialists and said Democrats are the party of "jobs, jobs, jobs."

December 4, 2020

Alabama Rep-elect Barry Moore pledges to join challenge to electoral votes 'day one,' backs federal voter ID

When Congressman-elect Barry Moore enters Congress early next year, he plans immediately to join the fight to keep President Trump in office, challenging Electoral College votes with Rep. Mo Brooks, a fellow Alabama Republican.