‘There is nothing normal or rational about blowing up the dam holding back simple majority rule. And the fact that a major political party has welcomed this short-sighted radicalism into the mainstream will be to their eternal shame. To lean on today’s fill-in-the-blank justification is to miss entirely what’s at stake. The Senate’s protections against […]
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement: “Hezbollah exerts far-reaching control over Lebanon’s territory, governance, and infrastructure, and they have transformed vast regions of the country into a military terrorist base. They have stockpiled hundreds of thousands of rockets, missiles, precision munitions, and other […]
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 23RD MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD 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: S. 1549 – CBO Data Access Act (Sponsored by Sen. Peters / Oversight and Accountability Committee) S. 2685 – Reuse […]
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 16TH MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH On Monday, the House will meet at 4:00 p.m. in pro forma session. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH On Tuesday, the House will meet at noon for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. First and last votes expected: 6:30 p.m. Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules: H.R. […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, following Joseph Edelman’s resignation from the Brown University Board of Trustees over the board’s decision to hold a vote endorsing the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement, Senator Rick Scott sent a letter to Brown University’s Board of Trustees urging them to reconsider the decision to hold this vote which supports […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding the Biden-Harris economy: “Since President Biden took office, consumer prices have increased more than 20 percent. That’s the hard truth of the monthly inflation report. And it’s worth remembering where it came from. “Vice President Harris has said, […]
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 9TH MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH 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. 554 – Taiwan Conflict Deterrence Act, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Hill / Financial Services Committee) H.R. […]
WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson released the following statement after Israeli forces found the bodies of multiple hostages held by Hamas since October 7, including American citizen Hersh Goldberg-Polin. “America grieves this morning for the family, friends, and loved ones of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, and the five other hostages recovered by Israel. The brutal murder of innocent hostages by Hamas shows the […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Rick Scott released the below video calling out the Biden-Harris administration’s failed economic policies that are killing American businesses and economy with his latest quarterly economic snapshot that reveals the true state of the U.S. economy. Senator Scott also released a weekly update on his actions to address the Biden-Harris administration’s economic […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today made this statement on the Biden-Harris Administration’s latest partisan effort to delegitimize the Supreme Court of the United States. “Liberal Democrats want to make D.C. and Puerto Rico a state, eliminate the electoral college, and undermine the Supreme Court of […]