WASHINGTON — Today, Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Banks and 199 of his Republican colleagues sent a letter to congressional leaders pledging to oppose any government funding bill that eliminates or weakens the Hyde Amendment or other current-law, pro-life appropriations provisions. The Hyde amendment is a four decade-old ban on taxpayer-funded abortions that has suddenly been placed […]
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler (MO-04), Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), and Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04) responded to the public release of a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report which revealed that over the course of three years (FY2016-FY2018) nearly $2 billion in taxpayer dollars went to three abortion advocacy groups: Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), Marie Stopes […]
For Years, Both Leader McConnell and President Biden Have Argued Against Ending The Legislative Filibuster, Which Biden Recently Called ‘A Very Dangerous Move’ Leader McConnell Has Consistently Defended The Legislative Filibuster In Both The Majority And The Minority SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY), 2019: “A Democratic assault on the legislative filibuster would make the […]
THURSDAY, JANUARY 21ST On Thursday, the House will meet at 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. First and last vote expected: 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. H.R. 335 – To provide for an exception to a limitation against appointment of persons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active duty as a regular commissioned officer […]
President Biden has already moved to undo many of our economic and diplomatic gains from the past four years. Over the next 100 days, House Republicans must work to accelerate the rollout of vaccines developed under Operation Warp Speed, while resisting government overreach in the economy and elsewhere. Americans want normality, not a far-left makeover […]
OCR Publishes Proposed Rule Protecting Infants Born Alive from Discrimination on the Basis of Disability On Friday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a proposed rule promoting the fundamental human dignity of individuals with disabilities in the nation’s health care system and protecting the rights of […]
WASHINGTON – Rep. Kay Granger (TX), Republican Leader of the House Appropriations Committee, announced the Republican Steering Committee’s recommendations for subcommittee ranking members and new Republican committee members for the 117th Congress. The recommendations will need to be ratified by the Republican Conference. “During the 116th Congress, Committee Republicans successfully fought to ensure that the priorities of […]
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13TH On Wednesday, the House will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business. First votes expected: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Last votes expected: 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. H.Res. 24 – Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors (Closed Rule, Two Hours of Debate) (Sponsored by Rep. […]
TUESDAY, JANUARY 12TH On Tuesday, the House will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business. First votes expected: 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Last votes expected: 10:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. H.Res. 21 – Calling on Vice President Michael R. Pence to convene and mobilize the principal officers of the executive departments of the Cabinet to activate […]
Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule that requires grantees to comply with applicable nondiscrimination statutes, including those protecting religious liberty. The final rule revises certain regulatory provisions in the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for HHS Awards (“HHS grants regulation”) that were amended in 2016 […]