Senator Marshall Releases Statement After President Trump’s Joint Address to Congress

Washington – U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) released the following statement on President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress last night.

“The theme of last night’s speech was ‘Renewal of the American Dream,’ and it could have also been called ‘Promises Made, Promises Kept,’” said Senator Marshall. “Since he took office, President Trump has been working hard to deliver on the promises he made during the 2024 election. His Administration is securing our border, deporting criminal aliens, eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse through the DOGE initiative, strengthening our economic position across the world through reciprocal tariffs and trade agreements, and pushing for an end to the destructive war in Ukraine.”

“Kansans will benefit directly from these amazing America First achievements,” continued Senator Marshall. “With the confirmation of fighters for rural America like Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, we will secure new markets for our hard-working farmers and ranchers to export their goods and ensure that American taxpayer dollars serve American interests and workers first.”

The President’s topline achievements to date in his second term include:

• Eliminating over $100 billion in government waste, fraud, and abuse through the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)
• Shutting down border crossings, with record low attempts in February
• Terminating all taxpayer-funded public benefits for illegal aliens
• ICE increasing arrest rates of illegals by over 600%
• Signing the Laken Riley Act into law, which requires illegal immigrants arrested or charged with theft or violence to be detained
• Securing nearly $2 trillion in new investments and bringing manufacturing back to America
• Investing $1 billion for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to combat Avian Flu and reduce egg prices
• Fulfilling his promise to make America energy independent with more energy companies announcing increases in production
• Restoring American strength on the world stage by freeing hostages, eliminating terrorists, and pushing for peace in Europe
• Ending the radical, un-American indoctrination of America’s children by eliminating support for radical gender ideology and equity ideology, and protecting parents’ rights
• Eliminating discriminatory Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) offices, employees, and practices and returning to merit-based hiring
• Restoring common sense to America by successfully pushing for athletic leagues to remove biological men from women’s sports
• Ensuring the official policy of the U.S. government declares there are only two genders
• Calling on hospitals around the nation to cease distribution of puberty blockers

All the while, Democrats refused to stand up and applaud common sense actions that the majority of Americans support, including:

• The capturing of an ISIS terrorist that masterminded the Abbey Gate attack
• A call to lower taxes for middle-class Americans
• Protecting women’s sports
• Unleashing American energy
• Ending waste, fraud, and abuse in government
• Ending taxes on tips, overtime, and Social Security