Capitol Hill Updates

Capitol Hill Updates

Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan: “It’s time we unleash American energy production”

  Washington, D.C. — Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) delivered the following remarks at a House Republican Leadership press conference on the importance of flipping the [...]

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Speaker McCarthy Calls on Congress to Pass the Lower Energy Costs Act

  Remarks as delivered below. “The Chairman mentioned something about our last speaker, from Pennsylvania, and I’m a little concerned, maybe he didn’t have time to read the whole bill. [...]

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Senator Cruz on Stanford Law School Response: A Victory for Sanity in this Country and a Step in the Right Direction

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) celebrated a victory for free speech after he received a letter from Stanford University about their response to the recent on-campus harassment of [...]

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Rep. Roy leads latest fight to defund vaccine mandates

WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) led 18 of Republican colleagues in petitioning House Republican leadership to halt all funding for vaccine mandate enforcement under Medicare and Medicaid Services [...]

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Weekly House of Representatives’ Schedule 3/27/23

WEEK OF MARCH 27TH MONDAY, MARCH 27TH 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 [...]

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Congressman Joe Wilson Leads Introduction of the United States-Israel Future of Warfare Act of 2023

Washington, D.C. – Representative Joe Wilson (R-SC), senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, joins Representatives Jared Golden (D-ME), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Jason Crow (D-CO), Michael Turner (R-OH), and Pat Ryan [...]

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Amid LA Teacher Strike, Senator Tim Scott Pushes for Legislation to Expand School Choice to Low-Income Students Affected by School Closures

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) has introduced the Kids in Classes Act. The bill would allow families with children in Title I schools to put unused federal education [...]

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SEN. CRUZ INTRODUCES CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO CEMENT SUPREME COURT AT NINE JUSTICES

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Wednesday reintroduced his proposed constitutional amendment that would ensure only nine justices could serve on the U.S. Supreme Court at a [...]

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Majority Leader Scalise: Lower Energy Costs Act Fights Biden’s Failed Energy Policies

On Tuesday, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.), Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.), Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-N.D.), and Rep. Pete Stauber (R-Minn.), at a press conference [...]

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House Oversight Chairman Comer & Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman McClain Press FDA on Infant Formula Crisis Response

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) are calling on the U.S. Food and Drug [...]