Washington, D.C. – Representatives Joe Wilson (R-SC), Senior Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, along with Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), and Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), introduced the bipartisan ‘Revoking Entry Granted to Iranian Mullahs and Elites Act of 2022,’ or the ‘REGIME Act of 2022.’ The bill stands with the oppressed Iranian people […]
Category Archives: Capitol Hill Updates
WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) appeared on Fox Business Network’s Maria Bartiromo’s Wall Street over the weekend to discuss how Democrats are refusing to take responsibility for failing to fund the government on time and their fiscally irresponsible agenda. Whip Scalise slammed President Biden for trying to pass a last-minute spending […]
Washington, D.C. – Following the Senate’s approval of the National Defense Authorization act (NDAA), Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) joined his colleagues in a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. The Senators urged Secretary Austin to freeze all COVID-19 vaccine-related discharges, and to establish a quick and thorough process so all members who were discharged because […]
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — In a bicameral letter, Senator James Lankford (R-OK), along with 65 Members of Congress, called on Secretary Lloyd Austin to “immediately” revoke his illegal Defense Department policy funding travel for abortions, saying they were “appalled by the flagrant disregard for the law” demonstrated by the Biden Administration. The letter—led by Lankford, Senator Steve Daines […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Kay Granger (R-Texas), House Budget Committee Ranking Member Jason Smith (R-Mo.), and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Ranking Member Mike Turner (R-Ohio) to discuss how Democrats’ […]
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) spoke on the Senate floor about his fight against the Biden administration’s attacks on public charter schools, which provide crucial opportunity for many American students. This afternoon, the Senate will vote on his Congressional Review Act (CRA) legislation to nullify new Department of Education rules that would stifle education […]
In today’s press conference, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, Republican Whip Steve Scalise, Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, Ranking Member Kay Granger, Ranking Member Jason Smith, and Ranking Member Mike Turner made it clear that they oppose Democrats’ reckless omnibus and laid out their vision to eliminate wasteful spending under a Republican majority in the […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, following the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Senator Rick Scott released the below statement highlighting the need to implement substantive fiscal reforms to end the ongoing inflation crisis fueled by the Biden administration’s reckless tax-and-spend agenda. November’s CPI data shows that there has been significant inflation […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today addressed the lagging permitting process for energy projects in the US and where we stand with reforms to improve that process. At today’s Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to examine implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which Lankford opposed, Lankford questioned Mr. Tommy Beaudreau, Deputy Secretary for the Department of the Interior […]
WEEK OF DECEMBER 12TH MONDAY, DECEMBER 12TH On Monday, 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. Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules: 1) Senate Amendment to H.R. 7077 – Empowering the U.S. Fire Administration Act (Sponsored by Rep. Ritchie Torres / Science, […]