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 […]
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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 […]
WEEK OF OCTOBER 2ND MONDAY, OCTOBER 2ND 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. 4502 – Modernizing the Acquisition of Cybersecurity Experts Act of 2023, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Mace […]
In a press conference with her Senate GOP colleagues on Wednesday, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) slammed the Biden administration for losing track of 85,000 migrant children. She’s calling on HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra to immediately respond to her repeated inquiry about his knowledge of the potential child exploitation and the Department’s retaliation against whistleblowers.
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) has called on his colleagues in Congress to address high inflation, as it remains a serious problem for Louisiana families. During a speech on the Senate floor on Wednesday, Kennedy noted that Louisianians are paying an average of $798 more every month because of the inflation that has occurred […]