John R. Houk
© May 11, 2016
I live in Oklahoma. For voting purposes, I reside in
Oklahoma’s First Congressional District. That means my Congressman is incumbent
Jim Bridenstine – Republican. In the 2012 Primary
Bridenstine upset then Republican incumbent John Sullivan who had been the
District’s Representative since 2002.
Sullivan was considered a Conservative, but Bridenstine ran
as a Tea Party candidate, meaning as an antiestablishment Republican.
Bridenstine has stood true to the Conservative antiestablishment principles
that enabled him to defeat Sullivan and eventually win the 2012 general
election.
Now we are in 2016. Bridenstine is facing a Primary
challenge from longtime Tulsa oilman Tom Atkinson. Atkinson definitely has
money because he has run political ads promoting his Conservative credentials
and his lifelong Tulsa heritage. I have checked out the Atkinson campaign website and he indeed has a
Conservative heritage. … But, so had former Representative Sullivan.
For me, the term “longtime
Tulsa oilman” signifies a Republican Establishment candidate. Again for me,
that means he is a status quo kind of guy that Conservatives need to walk away
from within the GOP. If the GOP Establishment gets its way, then it will be
time for Conservatives to form their own Political Party to erase the
Republican Party as did the Republicans did the Whig Party by 1860.
I am staying with Jim
Bridenstine as my Congressman in the 1st Congressional District of
Oklahoma. My fellow Conservatives, encourage Republican voters to stick with Bridenstine in the June 28th
Primary so Conservative Independents can vote for him in the
November 8th General Election.
Vimeo VIDEO: Let’s
Continue the Mission
4/6/16 9:59 PM EST
FreedomWorks.org
has selected Jim Bridenstine as its May Congressman of the month. My fellow
Oklahomans, read the Freedomworks.org
post to keep in remembrance of that which you already have.
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FreedomWorks' Congressman of the Month - Jim Bridenstine
5/5/16
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3:30 PM
Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.) was elected to the U.S. House
of representatives in 2013 and represents Oklahoma’s First Congressional
District. A military veteran, Rep. Bridenstine served nine years as an aviator
for the United States Navy and experienced combat in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
Today, he continues to serve in the National Guard.
Rep. Bridenstine isn’t one to stand down from a fight,
especially if it is something he firmly believes is right. Upon entering
Congress, Bridenstine’s first official vote was against John Boehner’s (R-OH)
selection as Speaker of the House in 2013. He has been a member of the House
Freedom Caucus, which aims to support, “open, accountable and limited
government, the Constitution and the rule of law, and policies that promote the
liberty,” since its inception.
Overall, Rep. Bridenstine boasts a 95 percent lifetime
rating on the FreedomWorks Congressional Scorecard.
His belief in free market values, entrepreneurship, and fiscal constraint are
consistently evident with legislation he supports and introduces in Congress.
He has voted to repeal Obamacare, to reduce federal spending, eliminate
unnecessary federal programs at the Department of Energy, and to try and
prevent the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from regulating nearly any
waterway in the United States.
He has been a vocal opponent of increasing federal
regulations on education, signing on as a
co-sponsor of H. Res. 476, legislation which
would denounce President Obama’s effort to impose Common Core on the states
through applications for federal grants. In the energy sector, Rep. Bridenstine
stands in support of American citizens and businesses rather than the federal
government and its regulatory regime, as he sponsored H.R. 1487, the American Energy
Renaissance Act, to prevent EPA regulations from shuttering the coal industry
while also increasing American energy exports by lifting the crude oil export
ban.
Rep. Bridenstine has also labored to increase public
accountability of his fellow legislators. On January 6, 2016, he introduced H.R. 4328, the Read the Bill
Act, which would “prohibit the consideration in the House or Senate of any
legislation over 300 pages which has not been published online at least 72
working hours prior to consideration, would require an additional 24-hours for
every 100 pages of bill text beyond 300 pages, and take away the force of law
of any legislation using ‘fast track’ procedures.” He is also a co-sponsor of H.R. 4486, the Do Your Job Act,
which would prevent the payment of salaries of members of the House or Senate
if the respective chamber does not hold a vote on final passage of each of the
12 regular appropriations bills prior to the end of the fiscal year.
With an undergraduate degree from Rice University with three
majors, an MBA from Cornell University, service to his country in the military,
and experience as the executive director of the Tulsa Air and Space Museum
& Planetarium, Bridenstine is a particularly seasoned leader. He currently
sits on both the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Science,
Space, and Technology. He has a specific interest in space affairs and praises
entrepreneurs for advancing breakthroughs in space technology.
He believes NASA has become a “jack of all trades” and hopes
to help it focus on human exploration and pioneering space, as was its main
objective in 1958. Through his legislation, H.R. 4945, the American Space
Renaissance Act, he proposes that the Pentagon should focus on buying services
from commercial providers instead of owning all the systems itself and
transition from a very few large and expensive government satellites to a
system of smaller, less-expensive ones. He has a website detailing
the aspects of his bill.
Rep. Jim Bridenstine is a patriot and a statesman. He has
spent his time in the House of Representatives fighting for the Constitution
and fiscal responsibility. He has taken on leadership that has gone astray, and
is a voice for his constituents... For these reasons, we’re proud to name Rep.
Jim Bridenstine FreedomWorks’ Congressman of the Month for May, 2016!
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Stick with Bridenstine in Oklahoma
John R. Houk
© May 11, 2016
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FreedomWorks' Congressman of the Month - Jim Bridenstine
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