Biggs to Retain Post as Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Chair

Representative Andy Biggs (R-AZ) has been selected to continue acting as Chairman of the House Judiciary's Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance, which he called "an honor" in a recent statement.

As the website describes, the Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, which is part of the House Judiciary Committee, has jurisdiction over the Federal Criminal Code, the administration of justice, federal prosecutors, drug enforcement, sentencing, internal and homeland security, the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, the use of surveillance tools by federal law enforcement, and prisons.

"It's an honor to serve once again as the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance. We've worked diligently to expose the radical Biden-Harris regime's weaponization of federal law enforcement agencies against law-abiding Americans and soft-on-crime and illegal alien policies that made our communities more dangerous," Rep. Biggs said in his statement, likely referencing incidents such as the case of Paul Vaughn, who in 2021 was forcefully arrested by the FBI for peacefully protesting outside of an abortion clinic.

The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing about the incident in mid-December, during which Rep. Biggs called for the repeal of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act as "This regime [the Biden Administration] is going to attack anyone that has disparate beliefs from them," adding that Vaughn's case was "clear political intimidation."

In a similar incident outside of the Subcommittee, the Arizona Congressman wrote a letter in September to House Education Chair Virginia Foxx (R-VA) for the Biden Administration's supposed targeting of Christian universities with heavy fines for administrative issues, while secular institutions such as the University of Michigan paid a much smaller fine for failing to report the crimes of its former gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar.

"The American people demand change from the inside out, and the Subcommittee is ready to get back to work in January. The Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee wouldn't be the workhorse we are without my colleagues and staff. I look forward to working alongside Chairman Jordan, members of the Subcommittee, and President Trump to advance policies that will make American communities safe once again," Biggs concluded.