Earlier this year, the Stop Harboring Iranian Petroleum Act (SHIP) was successfully signed into law. However, the Biden-Harris Administration has failed to meet the deadlines to impose sanctions on the corresponding entities with no indication that this administration will fully implement the law. Rather, the administration appears set on continuing to appease the Iranian regime as it […]
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Washington, D.C. — On Wednesday, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) wrote a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to impose terrorism sanctions on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). The Biden-Harris administration’s support for UNRWA threatens American national security and enables continued violence while American hostages remain in Gaza. In part, Senator Cotton […]
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—Senator James Lankford (R-OK) led a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra following new guidance that compels speech, targets the ability of federal employees to practice their faith, and endangers women. “We write out of deep concern over Guidance you issued entitled “Gender Identity Non- Discrimination and Inclusion Policy for Employees and Applicants.’… […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement on the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) eliminating Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas. “The Israeli people – through their political leadership, the IDF and their intelligence services – have delivered a mighty blow to Hamas and Iran, and rendered some sense of justice with the elimination of Sinwar. […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the United Nations General Assembly. “My takeaways from Prime Minister Netanyahu’s compelling speech to the UN General Assembly: “I agree that the body has become, at its core, hostile to the existence of the Jewish state. […]
‘There is nothing normal or rational about blowing up the dam holding back simple majority rule. And the fact that a major political party has welcomed this short-sighted radicalism into the mainstream will be to their eternal shame. To lean on today’s fill-in-the-blank justification is to miss entirely what’s at stake. The Senate’s protections against […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement: “Hezbollah exerts far-reaching control over Lebanon’s territory, governance, and infrastructure, and they have transformed vast regions of the country into a military terrorist base. They have stockpiled hundreds of thousands of rockets, missiles, precision munitions, and other […]
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 23RD MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD On Monday, the House will meet at noon for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. Votes will be postponed until 6:30 p.m. Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules: S. 1549 – CBO Data Access Act (Sponsored by Sen. Peters / Oversight and Accountability Committee) S. 2685 – Reuse […]
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 16TH MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH On Monday, the House will meet at 4:00 p.m. in pro forma session. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH On Tuesday, the House will meet at noon for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. First and last votes expected: 6:30 p.m. Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules: H.R. […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, following Joseph Edelman’s resignation from the Brown University Board of Trustees over the board’s decision to hold a vote endorsing the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement, Senator Rick Scott sent a letter to Brown University’s Board of Trustees urging them to reconsider the decision to hold this vote which supports […]