Category Archives: Capitol Hill Updates

Senator Cornyn: Hamas Sympathizers ‘Divorced from Reality’

WASHINGTON – Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed the important battle for public opinion surrounding the Israel-Hamas War and condemned anti-Israel rhetoric on college campuses, in the halls of Congress, and in protests across U.S. cities. “Anti-Israeli rhetoric has spread like wildfire across social media. It’s taken root at elite college campuses […]

SENATOR SCOTT EXPOSES PROGRESSIVE POLICIES DEVASTATING MINORITY COMMUNITIES, CELEBRATES SCHOOL CHOICE SUCCESSES

WASHINGTON —  U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) appeared on Fox News’ Sunday Night in America with Trey Gowdy to highlight Republican policies that have lifted millions of Americans, particularly those in minority communities, out of poverty and helped them live out their version of the American dream. Senator Scott also warned about Democrats’ open border […]

Weekly House of Representatives’ Schedule 1/15/24

WEEK OF JANUARY 15TH MONDAY, JANUARY 15TH On Monday, the House is not in session. TUESDAY, JANUARY 16TH On Tuesday, the House will meet at noon for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules: H.R. 1568 – Moving Americans Privacy Protection Act, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Waltz […]

Senator Rick Scott on CPI Report: Bidenflation is Borderline Criminal

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, following the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Senator Rick Scott released the below statement highlighting the need to implement substantive fiscal reforms to end the ongoing inflation crisis fueled by the Biden administration’s reckless tax-and-spend agenda. December’s CPI data shows that there has been a significant […]

Senator Cruz Sends Letter to Dept. of Education After Activist Teachers’ Union ‘Teach-In’ Celebrating Hamas Terrorism

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and State Superintendent of Public Instruction of California Tony Thurmond expressing deep concern following a “teach-in” conducted on December 6, 2023 by an activist faction within the Oakland Education Association Teachers’ Union. At least seventy K-12 public school […]

Senators Blackburn, Sullivan, Colleagues Renew Call For Biden To Re-Designate Iranian-Backed Houthis A Terrorist Org

NASHVILLE, TENN. – U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), and several of their colleagues sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging him to re-designate Iranian-backed Ansarallah, also known as the Houthis, as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), as well as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGT). “In the last two months, the Houthis have fired […]

CONGRESSMAN FRENCH HILL ON MORNINGS WITH MARIA: “IT’S IMPORTANT WE WIN THIS WAR AGAINST WESTERN VALUES”

On Friday, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) joined Mornings with Maria to discuss the the war against Western values, the threat of China, digital asset legislation, and more. Topline Quotes: “This is why it’s so important that we win in this war against Western values. We need to defeat Putin in Ukraine by backing the Ukrainians, […]

Congressman Roy and Senator Cruz demand answers from Texas college for firing a teacher who said there are only two genders

WASHINGTON, DC — On Wednesday, Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) and Senator Ted Cruz (TX) demanded answers from St. Philip’s College in San Antonio, Texas for allegedly terminating a professor, Dr. Johnson Varkey, for saying that there are only two genders. The lawmakers wrote in a letter,“It is our understanding that in January 2023, your institution terminated […]