U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), last week, wrote to Google CEO Sundar Pichai demanding answers on Google’s apparent attempts to throttle the online ads and reach of pregnancy resource centers. Senator Hawley wrote, “I am concerned that, in the name of providing ‘clarity’ in search results, your company is deliberately limiting pregnancy resource centers’ outreach efforts. By […]
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following a shocking video of a doctor at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) touting profits from transgender care, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) asking the FDA to immediately provide information about the harmful use of certain puberty blockers to treat minor children experiencing gender dysphoria. […]
WASHINGTON, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), created by the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, is a bipartisan commission that monitors and reports on religious freedom internationally. The commission’s authorization is currently set to expire September 30, 2022. Less than two weeks before USCIRF’s authorization expires, the US House of Representatives […]
When reporters asked U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) why he would support legislation to align America’s abortion regulations with those of European nations, he responded, “I’ve always been pro-life.” He then challenged the press corps to find out what Democrats believe on abortion. “You need to be asking Democrats what restrictions they support,” Rubio told […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), and Congressman Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) at today’s leadership press conference to preview House Republicans’ bold conservative agenda that will reverse Democrats’ self-made crises. In addition, Whip Scalise criticized President Biden for his out-of-control spending, which […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding inflation: “Last week, the American people received yet another absolutely crushing inflation report. “More than a year after Washington Democrats’ policies set off the worst overall inflation in 40 years, the prices of some of […]
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Elise Stefanik announced that, following her advocacy, the Department of Defense, through the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, is launching a review of Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer Kelisa Wing after exposing her racist, woke posts. This week, Stefanik and Congressman Scott Franklin (R-FL) demanded answers from […]
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 19TH MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH 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) H.R. 1456 – Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2022, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. John Garamendi / Foreign […]
Two years ago, the United States brokered a peace agreement with the State of Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain, normalizing diplomatic relations between Israel and major Muslim nations in the Middle East. Since then, Sudan and Morocco have normalized their relations with Israel and Turkey has resumed diplomatic relations with Jerusalem. U.S. Senator […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), along with Senators James Lankford (R-Okla.), Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Roger Marshall, M.D., (R-Kan.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), and U.S. Representative Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.) filed a […]