WEEK OF JULY 11TH MONDAY, JULY 11TH On Monday, no votes are expected in the House. TUESDAY, JULY 12TH 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) H.Res. 1168 – Reaffirming the economic partnership between the United States […]
Category Archives: Capitol Hill Updates
This week, Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC-05) led 35 House members in a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack concerning a recent memorandum suggesting his agency might withhold the funding of free and low-cost meals for economically disadvantaged students if schools do not embrace the Administration’s policies concerning gender identity and sexual orientation. “Based on your May 5, 2022 memorandum, which lacked […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox Business Network’s Kudlow to discuss how President Biden’s extreme climate policies have led to record-high gas prices. Whip Scalise urged President Biden to end his war on American energy and stop blaming U.S. energy producers for an energy crisis that was created by Democrats’ anti-American energy […]
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Steve Daines (R-MT) to introduce the Protecting Minors from Medical Malpractice Act, which would allow individuals who suffered experimental and potentially sterilizing gender-transition procedures as minors to seek justice in court. Representative Jim Banks (R-IN) is leading […]
Miami, FL — U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) sent a letter to Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director Kiran Ahuja regarding the Biden Administration’s potential violation of the Hyde Amendment. Last week, and in response to the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, OPM released guidance for federal employees to use sick leave to cross state lines […]
LOUISVILLE, KY- Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement following President Biden’s attack on the Supreme Court: “Attacking a core American institution like the Supreme Court from the world stage is below the dignity of the President. Beyond that, President Biden’s attacks on the Court are unmerited and dangerous. He’s upset that […]
WASHINGTON – In an appearance on Jesse Watters Primetime, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) condemned the Left’s attacks against Justice Clarence Thomas and conservative minorities. On why the Left attacks Black conservatives … “I certainly think that the greatest threat to the liberal coalition are Black conservatives who stand up and think for ourselves. We represent the […]
Legislation would end loopholes used by President to circumvent Congress (Washington, D.C., June 29, 2022) – U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. recently introduced legislation alongside Senator Dan Sullivan (AK) to close glaring loopholes in federal law that the Biden administration has exploited to diminish the constitutional role of Congress in serving as a check against the […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox Business Network’s Mornings with Maria to discuss how President Biden’s extreme policies have led to record-high gas prices, skyrocketing inflation, surging crime, and hundreds of thousands of migrants unlawfully entering the United States. Whip Scalise urged President Biden and Congressional Democrats to take responsibility for […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) is introducing a resolution celebrating the pro-life movement on its historic victory in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Senator Blackburn is joined by Senators Mike Lee (R-Utah), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), James Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), […]