WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement about the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s decision to authorize the sale of the abortion pill mifepristone by mail: “This decision was not made with the wellbeing and health of women in mind. We should all be able to recognize that these pills can […]
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WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven issued the following the statement after the swearing in of the 118th Congress. “With the start of the 118th Congress, we need to focus on addressing the real issues impacting American households,” said Hoeven. “That means getting inflation under control, and the best way to do this is to unleash […]
Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio revealed the first targets of his investigation into Biden’s Education Department in a document obtained by the Daily Caller. In a letter to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, Jordan called for voluntary compliance with “several requests for information and documents concerning the Biden Administration’s misuse of federal criminal and counterterrorism […]
WEEK OF JANUARY 2ND TUESDAY, JANUARY 3RD On Tuesday, the 117th Congress will meet at 10:00 a.m. for legislative business and adjourn sine die.The House will convene for the start of the 118th Congress at 12:00 p.m. Members are advised that there will be a recorded quorum call at 12:00 p.m. following the Prayer and Pledge of […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – With 2023 around the corner, Senator Rick Scott released a weekly update of actions to address America’s debt crisis and rising inflation that he will continue fighting in the new year. Over the last two years with Joe Biden as president, the Consumer Price Index (CPI), a key inflation indicator, has risen 13.9%. […]
House Majority Leader-elect Steve Scalise (R-La.) sent his Republican colleagues a letter today outlining the legislation he will be scheduling to be brought to the Floor in the first two weeks of the Republican majority. House Republicans are focused on the issues facing the American people, and the first scheduled bills of the 118th Congress […]
Not a word has emerged from the Supreme Court about who leaked a draft opinion on overturning Roe v. Wade nearly eight months ago. Now congressional Republicans are preparing to prod the court on its investigation of the breach. Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, poised to become chairman of the Judiciary Committee when the Republican-led […]
WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay of U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan’s order terminating the Title 42 order issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, pending oral arguments on whether 19 Republican State attorneys general may intervene to challenge Judge Sullivan’s ruling: […]
Today, House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel’s Fox & Friends to discuss how Democrats’ $1.8 trillion spending bill will wreak havoc on families and small businesses while doing nothing to solve the problems hurting the American people. Whip Scalise emphasized that the omnibus spending bill will cause inflation to skyrocket because Democrats […]
WEEK OF DECEMBER 19TH WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21ST On Wednesday, the House will meet at 12:00 p.m. for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. Votes will be postponed until 6:30 p.m. Members are advised that the vote series on Wednesday is expected to be longer and later than usual. Legislation Considered Under Suspension of […]