The U.S. Department of Education recently proposed a rule change to Title IX, which currently provides women with equal opportunities in educational programs and activities. The proposed Biden rule would expand Title IX’s prohibition against discrimination on the basis of sex to include “discrimination on the basis of sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, pregnancy or related […]
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding inflation: “Just a few minutes ago, yet again, the American people received a monthly inflation report that was even worse than the expert predictions. “The expectation was that Democrats’ runaway inflation might finally begin to level off. […]
(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Senator Roger Marshall released the following statement after the Department of Labor announced an inflation rate of 8.3% in August, remaining near 40-year highs: “The numbers are in, and yet again we see that President Biden’s agenda is failing the nation. Kansans are hurting, Main Street merchants are hurting, and instead of helping, […]
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 12TH MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH On Monday, no votes are expected in the House. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH On Tuesday, the House will meet at 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. Votes will be postponed until 6:30 p.m. Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules: 1) S. 3103 – Eliminating Limits to Justice for Child Sex Abuse […]
House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy issued the following statement marking the 21st anniversary of 9/11: “Twenty-one years ago, America, the freest nation in human history, was attacked by radical terrorists. It was the deadliest terrorist attack in history, with 2,977 American men, women, and children of every race, religion, and background lost in the violence. […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement in remembrance of the lives lost 21 years ago from the September 11th terrorist attacks. “Today, on the somber anniversary of the most horrific terrorist attack in the history of the United States, I stand with millions of Americans in memory of the nearly […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and 20 of their Republican colleagues in introducing Congressional Review Act (CRA) legislation to nullify new rules proposed by the Biden administration which would add burdensome requirements to charter schools seeking funding. Earlier this year, the Department of Education overhauled the 28-year-old, bipartisan […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) has returned from her Congressional Delegation visit to Israel. Blackburn was joined on this visit by Senators Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), and U.S. Representative Ronny Jackson (R-Texas). During the visit, Senator Blackburn met with Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid, Israeli National Security Advisor […]
The Biden Administration’s plans to provide abortion counseling and, in some cases, abortions at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities violates the Veterans Healthcare Act of 1992 and runs counter to decades of bipartisan agreement to keep the VA out of the abortion business. It represents a change in direction for the White House, which previously said using […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Senator James Lankford (R-OK) sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Administrator for the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Cindy Long to oppose a recent move by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and FNS to redefine the Department’s definition of Title IX’s prohibition on sex discrimination to also prohibit […]