Category Archives: Capitol Hill Updates

CONGRESSMAN SCALISE: BIDEN IS KEEPING ENERGY PRICES HIGH

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 […]

Senators Lankford, Cotton, Colleagues Protect Children from “Gender-Transition” Surgery

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 […]

Senator Rubio Urges Biden Administration to Address Potential Hyde Amendment Violations Regarding Abortion Travel

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 […]

McConnell: Another Dangerous Attack on the Supreme Court

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 […]

Senator Tim Scott Condemns Left’s Attacks on Conservative Minorities

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 […]

Sens. Marshall, Sullivan Introduce the Checks and Balances Act

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 […]

CONGRESSMAN SCALISE: THE RADICAL LEFT IS CONTROLLING PRESIDENT BIDEN’S AGENDA

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 […]

Senator Blackburn Leads Colleagues In Introducing Resolution To Celebrate Pro-Life Movement & Volunteers

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), […]

SEN. CRUZ: ‘THE ABILITY TO PRAY IS A GOD-GIVEN AND CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT’

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on The Constitution for the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District. “Today, the Supreme Court reversed the Ninth Circuit’s decision that allowed Coach Kennedy, a high school football coach […]

Senator Lankford Celebrates Victory for Religious Liberty with Supreme Court Decision in Favor of Coach Kennedy

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today celebrated a big victory for religious freedom when the Supreme Court held 6-3 in favor of Coach Joe Kennedy in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District that “the Free Exercise and Free Speech Clauses of the First Amendment protect an individual engaging in a personal religious observance from government reprisal” […]