U.S. Representative Andy Ogles (R-TN-05) sent four letters to the House Appropriations Committee on Friday advocating for the defunding of “America-last directives” as the committee works on funding accounts for the remainder of fiscal year (FY) 2024.
In one letter to the Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Ogles requests that a provision be added to any upcoming spending legislation prohibiting President Joe Biden’s recent executive order granting Deferred Enforced Departure to Palestinians in the U.S. for 18 months.
Ogles said Deferred Enforced Departure is an “unconstitutional measure that allows Joe Biden to keep any individual or group of individuals inside the United States regardless of immigration status, criminal history, or potential national security threat.”
“The administration’s efforts to allow an untold number of Palestinians to stay in this country, when they would otherwise be inadmissible or deportable, is just the latest in Joe Biden’s treasonous efforts to expand the illegal invasion crisis,” Ogles added. “The vast majority of Palestinians support Hamas’ atrocities committed on October 7; the presence of Hamas sympathizers poses a significant threat to our national security, and it’s past time to send them back.”
Ogles also sent a letter to the Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs urging the defunding of the Office of Palestinian Affairs, which was established under the Biden administration and placed outside the chain of command of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem.
“Allowing an Office of Palestinian Affairs to exist, particularly in light of October 7, signals to Palestinian terrorist groups that the Biden administration has zero intention to punish them for their genocidal behavior,” Ogles said. “Palestinian terrorism has destroyed the prospect of a two-state solution, and the Palestinian people have only to thank Hamas for that.”
In another letter to the Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs and the Subcommittee on Defense, Ogles requests that Qatar’s Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status be defunded for the remainder of FY 2024, citing the country’s “blatant antisemitic behavior and its public support for Hamas terrorists and the Muslim Brotherhood as a whole.”
“Qatar does not put its money where its mouth is. Despite cozying up to the Biden administration and housing the largest U.S. military installation in the Middle East, it actively funds terror operations across the globe,” Ogles said. “Calling them an ally is preposterous. Jesus said, ‘Where your treasure is, your heart will be there also.’ Qatar’s treasure is stored in Hamas’s coffers. It’s time to wake up and stop this swindle of America.”
Ogles’ fourth letter to the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government urges the defunding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB’s) rule entitled “Registry of Nonbank Covered Persons Subject to Certain Agency and Court Orders,” which seeks to publicly identify “repeat” financial law offenders by establishing a database of enforcement actions taken against certain nonbank covered entities.
Ogles said the CFPB’s rule will result in “costly and complex compliance measures for covered non bank entities, many of which are small businesses.”
“The Deep State is on a warpath to destroy American small business and the CFPB’s Non-Bank Registry is one of their tools,” Ogles added. “Not only is this another burdensome Biden regulation, but is intended to “name-and-shame” honest business owners who courageously refuse to give up their freedom to appease corrupt financial regulators.”
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Kaitlin Housler is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and The Star News Network. Follow Kaitlin on X / Twitter.
Photo “Andy Ogles” by Andy Ogles.
