OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Senator James Lankford (R-OK) along with Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Representative Debbie Lesko (AZ-08), and a bicameral group of lawmakers demanded the withdrawal of a pending Biden Administration proposed rule, which would eliminate moral exemptions that protect individuals and entities who object to providing health insurance coverage of contraceptives. Joining Lankford and Hyde-Smith […]
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WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) are continuing their investigation into the misuse of pandemic-era education funds intended to address students’ historic learning losses. In multiple instances, the lawmakers have […]
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) and dozens of other Republican senators introduced the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2023 to permanently repeal the federal estate tax, commonly known as the “death tax.” The Death Tax Repeal Act would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to finally end a punitive tax […]
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement on the passage of H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, in the House of Representatives: “From the day he took office, President Biden has waged a war on American energy, and hardworking families are the ones paying the price: since President Biden took office, energy costs […]
Washington, D.C. — Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) delivered the following remarks at a House Republican Leadership press conference on the importance of flipping the switch on American energy with H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act. “H.R. 1 is crafted to produce more energy in America. It will […]
Remarks as delivered below. “The Chairman mentioned something about our last speaker, from Pennsylvania, and I’m a little concerned, maybe he didn’t have time to read the whole bill. “Because he described not the bill that’s before us, he said something that somehow this [bill] would… harm the environment. “He was concerned about climate. […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) celebrated a victory for free speech after he received a letter from Stanford University about their response to the recent on-campus harassment of a federal judge. The letter from Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne and Stanford Law School Dean Jenny Martinez responded to Sen. Cruz’s March 14th letter and addressed the ways […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) led 18 of Republican colleagues in petitioning House Republican leadership to halt all funding for vaccine mandate enforcement under Medicare and Medicaid Services in the upcoming appropriations bill. This letter was sent to House Appropriations Chairwoman Rep. Kay Granger, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Chairman Rep. […]
WEEK OF MARCH 27TH MONDAY, MARCH 27TH 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. Con. Res. 15 – Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers Memorial […]
Washington, D.C. – Representative Joe Wilson (R-SC), senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, joins Representatives Jared Golden (D-ME), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Jason Crow (D-CO), Michael Turner (R-OH), and Pat Ryan (D-NY) in introducing the United States-Israel Future of Warfare Act of 2023. The U.S. and Israel have long experienced a strong and mutually beneficial relationship based […]