WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has joined Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) and 13 other Senate Republican colleagues in introducing a resolution that will ensure the president does not cede U.S. sovereignty to entities like the World Health Organization (WHO) by ratifying international pandemic agreements without Senate […]
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“If the president truly wants to usher in an era of bipartisanship in this period of divided government, he could start by rethinking some of the highly partisan renominations he’s made in this Congress, and consider nominating individuals who are able to gain at least some bipartisan support.” WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune […]
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) gave remarks in opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) during this week’s committee hearing on the proposed amendment. GRAHAM: “Why would this amendment be so soundly rejected? Because this amendment would lead to chaos.” https://youtu.be/GiUzrDhzE6M?t=121 GRAHAM: “This amendment would punish women who are trying to […]
Washington, D.C. — House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans advanced 9 solutions during an Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee markup and 7 solutions during an Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee yesterday. These Energy and Commerce bills unleash American energy, lower prices, and secure our supply chains. It’s just the beginning of our work on […]
Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) has introduced two bills, the Stop CRT Act and the Combatting Racist Training in the Military Act. The Stop CRT Act would prevent federal funding from going to schools that teach Critical Race Theory. The Combatting Racist Training in the Military Act would prevent similar woke ideology from […]
WASHINGTON – Last week, Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) sent letters to former co-Chairs of the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States seeking information on the Commission’s work, deliberations and true […]
Here’s what to watch for on the House Floor this week: Retirement Savings Are Not a Political FootballOnce again, Democrats are bowing to the woke mob.They are trying to weaponize their radical environmental, social, and governance (ESG) agenda to force their far-left, Green New Deal ideology on the American people.On November 22, 2022, the Biden […]
WEEK OF FEBRUARY 27TH MONDAY, FEBRUARY 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. Res. 132 – Responding to the earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria on February 6, 2023 (Sponsored by […]
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Senator James Lankford (R-OK) led a bipartisan letter to President Joe Biden outlining the success of the Abraham Accords and urging its expansion through trade policy. Lankford was joined by Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Ted Budd (R-NC), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Steve Daines (R-MT), Michael Bennet (D-CO), and Dan Sullivan […]
WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) announced a markup of legislation to protect speech from government censorship. “Next week, the House Oversight Committee will take up legislation to protect speech from government censorship. The Biden Administration has eroded Americans’ First Amendment rights by bullying social media companies to censor certain views […]