This National School Choice Week, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.) along with Congressman Adrian Smith (R-Neb.) introduced the Educational Choice for Children Act, bicameral legislation to expand education freedom and opportunity for students. Specifically, it provides a charitable donation incentive for individuals and businesses to fund scholarship awards for students to […]
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WASHINGTON—Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) introduced two education bills Tuesday to defund woke, racist indoctrination and fund students over systems in America’s public education system. The Combatting Racist Teaching (CRT) Act will prohibit federal funding from going to schools that seek to indoctrinate children with critical race theory. The Support Children Having Open Opportunities for Learning […]
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss) and dozens of other senators in introducing the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act. This legislation would permanently stop the flow of federal funding for abortion by replacing the current restrictions with a single, government-wide standard that bars federal tax dollars from financing abortions. […]
WASHINGTON – On Monday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and 21 of their colleagues in introducing a resolution designating the week of January 22 through January 28, 2023 as National School Choice Week. “Parents should be empowered to choose the best type of education for their children, regardless of […]
“It’s not just about making abortion illegal in the country. I would tell you I’m working to make abortion unthinkable in this country.” WASHINGTON, DC – Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today took to the Senate floor to share his full and unwavering support for life in our nation and to ask his fellow Senators a simple […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and 18 of his colleagues have introduced the Allowing Military Exemptions, Recognizing Individual Concerns About New Shots (AMERICANS) Act of 2023. The legislation builds off of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2023, which included language from legislation Cruz introduced last year to repeal the COVID-19 vaccine mandate […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Rick Scott introduced proposed constitutional amendments as part of his Make Washington Work plan, which would impose term limits on members of Congress, create presidential line-item veto authority for appropriations bills, and require a super-majority vote of two-thirds of each House of Congress to approve any legislation creating new taxes or […]
WEEK OF JANUARY 23RD TUESDAY, JANUARY 24TH On Tuesday, 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.R. 159 – To implement merit-based reforms to the civil service hiring system that replace degree-based hiring with skills- […]
CHARLESTON – U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) was joined by South Carolina Education Superintendent Ellen Weaver for a tour of Charleston Classical School in North Charleston. Sen. Scott and Supt. Weaver also met with students and parents from Beautiful Gate Center, which provides educational opportunities for children and youth with developmental disabilities and autism. The […]
WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today welcomed new and returning Republican members to the committee for the 118th Congress: “This Congress we’ve got an all-star lineup ready to hit the ground running and go to bat for the American people. Unchecked, one-party Democrat rule in Washington resulted in crises on […]