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 […]
Category Archives: Capitol Hill Updates
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]