WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Rick Scott released a weekly update on his actions to address America’s debt crisis and rising inflation. This week, reports from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that the federal government’s key inflation indicators, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Producer Price Index (PPI), rose more than expected causing even more […]
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today led a roundtable discussion and a press conference with faith leaders in Columbia. They discussed the Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel, the American hostages currently being held by Hamas, and the path forward for Israeli security with U.S. support. GRAHAM: “Hamas has declared Friday, today, a day of […]
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Senator James Lankford (R-OK) and Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ) led a letter to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sounding the alarm on the agency’s attempt to impose an abortion mandate on employers through the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. This not only goes against the text and purpose of the law, but it also exceeds the EEOC’s authority. Lankford and Smith were joined on […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, joined Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and other Senate Republican colleagues in demanding an update from U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on U.S. efforts to hold Iran accountable for its ongoing violations against international nuclear restrictions. “The Iranian regime is […]
Today, the House Republican Conference voted to nominate Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) for Speaker of the House. Speaker-designate Scalise highlighted that, as Speaker, he would hold the Biden Administration accountable for its refusal to secure America’s southern border, which allowed for an unchecked flow of fentanyl and suspected terrorists to cross into the United […]
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and eight of their Senate colleagues in calling on President Biden to coordinate with the G7 nations to severely sanction Iran for its support of the Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel. The senators are additionally urging President Biden to deny the release of $6 billion […]
“The United States must ensure that Israel has all the weapons and all the time that it needs to utterly eradicate Hamas.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after Israel’s military announced the beginning of a counteroffensive against Hamas and other Iran-controlled terrorists […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Rick Scott sent a letter to University of South Florida (USF) President Rhea Law sharing the USF Hillel’s concerns ahead of a student-led “First Annual Tampa Bay BDS Conference” on USF’s campus later this month considering the BDS movement’s close association with hate for Israel and the Jewish community. In his letter, Senator […]
Imagine living in a city where carjackings are so rampant that your local police department needs to post a “Carjacking Dashboard” on their website. That’s what’s happening up here in D.C., a city where violent crime is up 39% year to date. You may have seen news about a congressman from Texas who was carjacked […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, who led a letter signed by 30 Senate Republican colleagues to demand a full accounting of actions taken by a senior Pentagon official who has close links to the Iranian government. Ariane Tabatabai, the chief of […]