Category Archives: Capitol Hill Updates

Senate Judiciary Ranking Member Graham: Equal Rights Amendment “Would Lead To Chaos”

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 […]

Subcommittee Markup Wrap up: E&C Republicans Advance Solutions to Unleash American Energy

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 […]

Senator Cotton, Colleagues Introduce Bills to Stop Teaching of Critical Race Theory in Schools and Military Institutions

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 […]

Senators Graham, Grassley and Congressman Jordan Seeking Information on Radical Efforts to Pack Supreme Court, Undermine Judicial Independence

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 […]

Majority Leader Scalise: The Leader’s Floor Lookout: Week of February 27, 2023

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 […]

Weekly House of Representatives’ Schedule 2/27/23

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 […]

Senator Lankford Leads Bipartisan Letter Urging Expansion of Abraham Accords through Trade Policy

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 […]

House Oversight Chairman Comer Announces Markup of Bills to Protect Speech from Government Censorship

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 […]

SENATOR CRUZ SENDS LETTER DEMANDING ANSWERS TO U.S. MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY OVER ‘CHRIST ON THE WATER’ PAINTING

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sent a letter on Wednesday written to Vice Admiral Joanna Nunan, the Superintendent of the United States Merchant Marine Academy, raising concerns about the academy’s decision to cover, and […]

Sen. Rick Scott Leads Reintroduction of Stop Taxpayer Funding of Hamas Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, Senator Rick Scott was joined by Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith and Senator Mike Braun in reintroducing the Stop Taxpayer Funding of Hamas Act. This legislation will ensure no American taxpayer dollars will be authorized to the territory of Gaza until the President certifies to Congress that these funds can be spent without benefitting […]