My main priority while serving in Congress is to restore the constitutional parameters of the federal government.  For too long, Congress has turned a blind eye to the boundaries laid out in the U.S. Constitution that provide checks and balances among the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches, and ensure an appropriate separation between federal and state government. This has led to a rampant regulatory state wherein unelected bureaucrats impose binding regulations without congressional approval.  Even many of Congress’s “feel-good” bills overstep our federal authority and have turned into a takeover of states’ 10th Amendment rights. It is time for Congress to practice some self-restraint and work within the bounds of the Constitution.