WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), along with Congressman Ralph Norman (R-S.C.-05), have filed an “amicus curaie” (or “friend of the Court) brief in the case of Kerr v. Planned Parenthood. The brief supports South Carolina’s determination that Planned Parenthood does not qualify to receive Medicaid funding. The South Carolina Republicans were joined […]
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WEEK OF JULY 22ND MONDAY, JULY 22ND 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: H.R. 7333 – To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in West Palm Beach, Florida, as […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Democrats blocked two efforts by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Thursday to support Israel and defeat Hamas while protecting the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces currently exposed to Hamas attacks off the coast of Gaza. Sen. Cruz first asked for the Senate to pass the Israel Security Assistance […]
WEEK OF JULY 8TH MONDAY, JULY 8TH On Monday, the House will meet at noon for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. Last votes expected no later than 6:30 p.m. Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules: H.R. 7377 – Royalty Resiliency Act, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Hunt / Natural Resources Committee) H.R. […]
Washington, D.C. — On Tuesday, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) sent a letter to President Joe Biden and Attorney General Merrick Garland, calling for the administration to respond to the attack on the Adas Torah synagogue in Los Angeles on June 23. The assault on the Los Angeles Jewish community by pro-Hamas radicals included blocking the […]
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray, denouncing the Justice Department’s prosecution of Dr. Eithan Haim and requesting all documents related to the agency’s investigation. President Biden’s Justice Department indicted Dr. Haim after he blew the whistle on Texas Children’s Hospital for secretly conducting illegal child sterilization surgeries in the name of transgender healthcare. […]
WEEK OF JUNE 24TH MONDAY, JUNE 24TH On Monday, the House is not in session. TUESDAY, JUNE 25TH 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. 6586 – To require a strategy […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding judicial nominations: “Unfortunately, the Democratic Leader has decided that instead of taking up the critical annual defense authorization, the Senate will dedicate floor time this week to the latest in the Biden Administration’s parade of […]
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) helped block the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2023, a Democrat bill that would erode the Supreme Court’s independence, threaten the constitutionally mandated balance of powers and surrender the power of the judicial branch to bureaucrats. Kennedy’s remarks are below: “I do not believe most of […]
WEEK OF JUNE 10TH MONDAY, JUNE 10TH On Monday, the House is not in session. TUESDAY, JUNE 11TH On Tuesday, 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: H.R. 7104 – National SBDC Advisory Board […]