WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) in introducing the Accelerating Children’s Education (ACE) Act to bolster educational choices for American families. This legislation builds upon a provision of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and enhances federal tax incentives for the enactment of state-level school choice legislation while addressing growing concerns among parents about the ideological influences in public education […]
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WASHINGTON, DC – Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) to lead a group of their Senate Republican colleagues in sending a letter to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), highlighting their concerns with the rising cost of servicing the nearly $34 trillion national debt. “Driven by out-of-control federal spending and rising interest rates, the […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement after President Biden and Senate Democrats tried to shift the blame for the broken southern border caused by their failed policies. “Democratic Senators are expecting Republicans to put duct tape on a national security nightmare. You can forget that. “After months of informing my […]
Washington, DC – Representatives Joe Wilson (R-SC), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia along with Representative Rick Allen (R-GA) introduced a House Resolution condemning CNN for its photojournalists identified by Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu as “accomplices in crimes against humanity” with the massacre on October […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) and 30 of their Senate colleagues in penning a letter to United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres calling out the hypocrisy in the United Nations’ delayed response denouncing Hamas’s sexual violence and rape of Israeli women following the October 7th terrorist attack. The senators’ letter […]
WEEK OF DECEMBER 11TH MONDAY, DECEMBER 11TH 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. 3315 – National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Extension Act of 2023 (Sponsored by Rep. Cohen / […]
WASHINGTON, DC — On Wednesday, Representative Chip Roy (R-TX-21) alongside Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL-3) and Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Disengaging Entirely From the United Nations Debacle (DEFUND) Act of 2023. This legislation would defund the United Nations and remove the United States from its membership. Representative Roy said, “This year, the United Nations’ corruption, and its […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), Education and Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), Representative Kevin Kiley (R-Calif.), members of the Republican Conference, and Jewish students from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, New York University, University of […]
WEEK OF DECEMBER 4TH MONDAY, DECEMBER 4TH On Monday, the House will meet at noon for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. No votes are expected in the House. Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules: H.R. 1547 – One Seat Ride Act, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Kean / Transportation and Infrastructure Committee) […]
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik voted to pass the No Funds for Iranian Terrorism Act which places immediate and mandatory sanctions on foreign financial institutions that facilitate transactions involving covered Iranian funds. This bill immediately freezes the $6 billion of Iranian funds released as part of the Biden Administration’s 2023 hostage deal. Additionally, it would ensure […]