Law & Order
The United States is a nation founded on the rule of law. I am committed to supporting law and order in our country and working to keep our communities safe. In recent years, our nation has seen an unprecedented spike in murders, particularly in cities where there were efforts to defund or undermine our law enforcement officers. Although reforms are needed to ensure safer interactions with the police, defunding law enforcement is certainly not a viable option, and stripping them of their ability to keep us safe is a dangerous path for our nation. I support common sense reforms to our justice system, including better training, an end to the use of choke holds, and increased transparency, but we must ensure those reforms do not hinder law enforcement’s ability to act in the moments when we need them most.
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U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (R-Hesperia) proposed an amendment this week to reassign $25 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Justice to the Drug Enforcement Agency to combat large-scale illegal marijuana grows taking hold throughout rural Southern California. The amendment was approved for consideration by the House Rules Committee as part of the Fiscal Year 2022 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill following convincing testimony from Rep.
Rural San Bernardino County was once again targeted as a placement site for sexually violent predator Lawtis Rhoden on Thursday following a reversal of the decision to place the offender in Twentynine Palms in May.
U.S. Rep. Jay Obernolte toured illegal marijuana cultivation sites in San Bernardino County from the air alongside San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department officials on Saturday after sending a second letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland requesting federal assistance to address the large-scale illegal marijuana grow crisis in Southern California.
U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (CA-08) toured illegal marijuana cultivation sites in San Bernardino County from the air alongside the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department on Saturday after sending a second letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland requesting federal assistance to address the large-scale illegal marijuana grow crisis in Southern California.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) partnered with California law enforcement to shut down major cartel-tied illegal marijuana grow operations in Southern California on Tuesday. Federal involvement in the fight against dangerous illegal grow operations comes directly following a request made by U.S.
An Orange County judge rejected the relocation order of sexually violent predator Lawtis Rhoden to Twentynine Palms on Thursday afternoon in a major victory for the Twentynine Palms Community. U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (R-Hesperia) and several other local officials testified in a court hearing on Friday, May 22 against the tentative relocation order.
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-CA), Ranking Member on the Investigations and Oversight Subcommittee at the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, introduced H.R. 3284, the Next Generation Computing Research and Development Act, to accelerate advanced scientific computing programs at the Department of Energy (DOE).
U.S. Representative Jay Obernolte (R-Hesperia) released the following statement today ahead of President Joe Biden’s first State of the Union address:
U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (R-Hesperia) introduced a bill and a constitutional amendment on Friday that combined would address America’s unsustainable national debt. The United States currently has a debt of over $28 trillion; that’s $84,850 for every American citizen. H. Res. 263, the Finding Federal Savings Committee Resolution, would create reductions in federal spending by eliminating nonessential and underperforming federal programs, while Rep. Obernolte’s Balanced Budget Amendment, H.J. Res.
Congressman Jay Obernolte (R-CA) joined Chairmen Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Steve Daines (R-MT) of the Congressional & Senate Western Caucuses, 12 Senate Members and 50 House Members in sending a letter to President Biden asking important clarifying questions about the Biden Administration’s Executive Order establishing a directive to put restrictions on at least 30% of lands and waters by 2030 (30 by 30)