WEEK OF MARCH 4TH MONDAY, MARCH 4TH On Monday, the House is not in session. TUESDAY, MARCH 5TH 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. 4467 – DHS Border Services Contracts […]
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WASHINGTON, DC – Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Jim Risch (R-ID), and Mike Crapo (R-ID) along with Representatives Russ Fulcher (R-ID) and Mike Simpson filed an amicus brief with the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) in the case of Moyle v. United States American and Idaho v. United States of America. The brief supports the State of Idaho in defending […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor: “As some of you may know, this has been a particularly difficult time for my family. We tragically lost Elaine’s youngest sister, Angela a few weeks ago. When you lose a loved one, particularly at a […]
WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven joined a bicameral group in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) in the case of Moyle v. United States and Idaho v. United States. The brief was led by Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Representative Russ Fulcher (R-Idaho) and supports the State of Idaho in defending its pro-life law, […]
WEEK OF FEBRUARY 26TH MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH On Monday, the House will meet at 3:00 p.m. in pro forma session. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH On Tuesday, the House is not in session. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH AND THE BALANCE OF THE WEEK: On Wednesday, the House will meet at noon for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for […]
Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today sent a letter to President Joe Biden, seeking clarification on his February 1, 2024 executive order on imposing sanctions on Israelis “in the West Bank.” Senator Cotton asked President Biden to respond by February 27. Text of the letter may be found here and below. February 20, 2024 The Honorable […]
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – After years of work on the Taxpayers Right-to-Know Act, Senator James Lankford (R-OK) applauded the public launch of the resource that will provide a federal inventory of programs provided by the federal government to ensure it is more transparent and accessible to the American people. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) launched the Federal Program […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In case you missed it, Fox News reports that U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and his colleagues will write to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland this week urging the U.S. Department of Justice to open a criminal investigation into UNRWA USA, a U.S.-based non-profit that raises funds for the United Nations Relief and […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) introduced a resolution to highlight that the president has the authority—under Article II of the Constitution—to use military force to secure the release of American hostages in Gaza and to urge President Biden to […]
WEEK OF FEBRUARY 12TH MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH On Monday, the House is not in session. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH 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. 2766 – Uyghur Policy Act of […]