Your politics and policy brief for May 24, 2025

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This week, the House of Representatives advanced major pillars of President Trump’s agenda included in the One Big Beautiful Bill. This mammoth legislative package is chock full of commonsense policies to extend the Trump tax cuts, bolster border security, and boost domestic energy production. I am proud to have secured very important wins in this bill that will become law once the Senate sends it to President Trump’s desk for his signature. I’m urging the Senate to act quickly so we can get these critical policies codified into law as soon as possible. 

As always, thank you for your support. My primary is less than one year away, and it will determine whether I can continue fighting for your priorities in Congress. I am running for re-election because there is still so much more work to get done for Texas and America. I am proud of my record of legislative accomplishments for my district, state, and country since taking office. It’s going to take resources to make sure voters in my district hear about this record between now and next March, as well as making sure we are debunking the lies that continue to be spread about me and my record in Congress. Your donations are critical to my campaign, and I am grateful for any contribution you can make:
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ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL HEADS TO THE SENATE
Rep. Dan Crenshaw discusses the Big Beautiful Bill after its passage in the House
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This week, after marathon committee meetings, midnight debates on the House floor, and what seemed like endless delay tactics from Democrats, President Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill passed the House. 
 
What does this mean for average American families? Fundamentally it means their taxes won’t drastically increase in December, which is what will happen automatically unless we take action to extend the 2017 Trump tax cuts. 
 
The bill included much more than that, though, and represents the lion’s share of President Trump’s agenda that he promised on the campaign trail in 2024. We also reined in major spending programs by well over a trillion dollars. We reformed government programs like Medicaid to ensure these programs are solvent for the people who actually need them.
 
The reality of legislating is crafting the most conservative bill that can actually get the votes and become law. We accomplished that with this bill. It is a huge win for House Republicans, President Trump, and most importantly the American people. The Senate should act immediately to get this Big Beautiful Bill to President Trump’s desk so he can sign it into law and start delivering these wins for the country. 

A MAJOR VICTORY IN THE FIGHT AGAINST RADICAL TRANSGENDER IDEOLOGY
Long Overdue: House Republicans vote to end federal funding for transgender procedures
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One of the most important policies included in the Big Beautiful Bill is one that has been a top priority for me for years now - defunding taxpayer supported gender transition procedures and treatments on minors. This represents the most significant victory against radical transgender ideology that Congress has ever achieved. 
 
My policy is simple - Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program will no longer cover life-altering and dangerous transgender medical procedures on kids once this bill becomes law. It will save countless kids from irreversible self-harm, and will send a signal to the American people that their government will no longer be willing participants in this pseudoscience. 
 
Gender transition procedures are the lobotomy of our generation. So-called ‘gender-affirming care’ isn’t healthcare—it’s fringe science with no proven benefit and massive risks. I’m proud to have spearheaded the policy to ban funding of these procedures for the last few years and urge my colleagues in the Senate to act swiftly to pass this into law.
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PAYING TEXAS BACK FOR SECURING THE BORDER
Heres the Truth - SAVE Act doesnt stop women from voting
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Another policy closer to home that I have been working on for several Congresses also made it into President Trump’s legislative package - reimbursing Texas for doing the federal government’s job of securing the border. 

For too long, Texas taxpayers have been footing the bill for securing America’s border which is supposed to be the federal government’s job. It is not fair to Texans and it allowed politicians in Washington to abdicate their responsibility to do anything about border security.  Texas state officials stepped up when the Biden administration wouldn’t even do the bare minimum. And it wasn’t cheap. Over $11 billion was spent on necessary measures that protected not only our state, but the entire country.

That’s why I introduced the State Border Security Reimbursement Act back in 2021 — to make the federal government acknowledge the massive burden an open border has put on Texas from a financial and security standpoint. It’s been a long fight, but the Texas Republican delegation is bringing home a win. Reimbursement funding is now included in President Trump’s One, Big, Beautiful Bill, and it will significantly defray the burden Texas and other border states were forced to take on.

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SOCIAL MEDIA
Here’s the facts, not fear mongering: We’re not giving tax cuts to the rich and we’re not kicking children off of Medicaid. We’re keeping taxes low for everyone and solving waste, fraud, and abuse. So Democrats, just say what you mean: you want to raise taxes on everyone.
 
Highlighting some excellent work by Mexico’s Navy @SEMAR_mx . They took down a violent cartel cell in Michoacán a few days ago—9 arrests, and 12 sicarios killed in the shootout. What many don’t realize is that we finally have a Mexican President who is willing to take on the cartels, and willing to work with President Trump. There’s a lot of opportunity now. That’s a big reason why I’m leading the efforts in Congress to ensure they have the resources they need. We have to treat the cartels like the threat they are: a terrorist insurgency right on our border.
 
Absolutely heartbreaking. The cartels’ fentanyl trafficking isn't just Mexico’s problem—it’s ours. You have to crush the supply side, not just talk about the demand problem. You crush it by making it too dangerous for the cartels to keep producing fentanyl.
 
 

NEWS
DAILY WIRE: Republicans Hail Major Reasons ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Is Key To Unleashing ‘Golden Age’

NATIONAL REVIEW: Pro-Palestinian Man Charged with Murder in Shooting Deaths of Two Israeli Embassy Aides in D.C.

FOX NEWS: Trump signs executive orders bolstering nuclear industry, domestic uranium mining
That's it for this week's campaign brief. Thank you for reading.
 
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Congressman and Former Navy SEAL
Dan Crenshaw
 
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