WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) this week introduced a resolution to affirm the historic definition of an economic recession. Historically, an economic recession has been defined as two consecutive negative quarters of GDP growth. “In the midst of a 40-year high in inflation, the Biden administration is […]
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Tuesday, House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) spoke at the America First Agenda Summit about how President Biden is refusing to take responsibility for his far-left policies that have led to soaring inflation and skyrocketing gas prices. Whip Scalise urged President Biden to end his war on American energy and stop […]
Last September, the U.S. Embassy in Portugal provided $10,000 to fund a film festival featuring drag queens, incest, and pedophilia as part of its “Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion efforts.” During a U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) questioned Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, the U.S. Department of State’s Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, on the […]
Clemson, S.C. — Congressman Jeff Duncan, co-chair of the House Energy Action Team and member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, led nine Members of Congress (Rep. William Timmons, Rep. Drew Ferguson, Rep. Richard Hudson, Rep. Kevin Hern, Rep. Diana Harshbarger, Rep. Troy Balderson, Rep. Ron Estes, Rep. Kelly Armstrong, and Rep. Rick Allen) to South Carolina’s […]
WEEK OF JULY 25TH MONDAY, JULY 25TH On Monday, no votes are expected in the House. TUESDAY, JULY 26TH On Tuesday, 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 Tuesday may be longer […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the economy: “For the past year and a half, Washington Democrats have continually found new ways to be wrong about the U.S. economy. “Last springtime, Democrats insisted their plan to dump $1.9 trillion dollars onto the economy […]
Several key tax provisions that benefit low and middle income Americans currently do not account for soaring inflation WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, introduced new legislation that seeks to help Americans struggling to afford everyday expenses keep more of their hard-earned money. Iowans are paying […]
WASHINGTON— Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) issued the following statement Thursday after voting against H.R. 8373. “Today, House Democrats, and some Republicans, voted to once again go to war with people of faith — like the Little Sisters of the Poor — to force them to pay for contraception against their deeply held religious beliefs. […]
WASHINGTON – On Newsmax with Greta Van Susteren, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) highlighted the disconnect between what the Democrats want and what Americans need. On President Biden’s trip to the Middle East … “We have the resources we need to supply our folks with the energy that we all need. … When President Trump was in the White […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today introduced the Iran Nuclear Weapons Capability Monitoring Act of 2022 to establish a task force to monitor the nuclear weapons and missile capabilities of Iran. The legislation establishes a joint task force led by the Department of […]