WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Rick Scott released the below statement following the latest Producer Price Index (PPI) release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), which showed inflation continued to rise. Since Joe Biden became president, PPI has risen 17.6%. Senator Rick Scott said, “With PPI inflation now up 17.6% since Joe Biden took office, small businesses across Florida […]
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‘Just this morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that inflation increased by 0.6% this month, putting year over year inflation at 3.7%. That’s well above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target, and it puts cumulative inflation since President Biden took office over 17%.’ WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks […]
Washington, D.C. — Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Chairman Jeff Duncan (R-SC) delivered the following opening remarks at the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security legislative hearingtitled “Keeping the Lights On: Enhancing Reliability and Efficiency to Power American Homes.” GRID RELIABILITY “Our goal on the Energy and Commerce Committee is to enact policy […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after reports confirmed that President Biden and Biden administration officials are proceeding with a hostage deal with the Iranian regime: “President Biden has established a secret nuclear deal with the Iranian regime that is being kept from Congress […]
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 11TH MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH On Monday, the House is not in session. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH On Tuesday, 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. 3152 – Fight CRIME Act, as […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government Chairman Mike Johnson (R-LA), and Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) released the following statement in light of the recent political attacks against Justice Clarence Thomas: “The Left has been out to get Justice Clarence Thomas for over 30 years. They […]
WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) led his Senate colleagues in a letter to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona expressing concerns over new reports showing millions of dollars from Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-linked entities have flowed into America’s K-12 classrooms. The Senate letter also requests the U.S. Department of Education conduct […]
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Representatives Kathy Manning (D-NC) and Chris Smith (R-NJ), co-chairs of the Senate and House bipartisan Task Forces for Combatting Antisemitism, led their colleagues in a bipartisan letter urging the US Department of Education to take additional steps to counter antisemitism and protect Jewish students on college campuses. […]
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Kevin McCarthy (CA-20) issued the following statement regarding Majority Leader Steve Scalise’s health update: Steve is a dear friend, and anyone who knows him knows he’s a faith-filled fighter who can overcome any obstacle that stands in his way. I spoke with him today and he’s in good spirits, as nothing—not a […]
U.S. Senators Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, have called out the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) for promoting the teaching of controversial, far-left ideology on topics like race and gender to children as young as two […]