Category Archives: Capitol Hill Updates

Rep. Roy pushes for answers as Texas school district stonewalls on racist social experiment for fifth graders

WASHINGTON—On Wednesday, Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) sent a follow-up letter to Texas’ Northside Independent School District (NISD) demanding answers on why teachers subjected fifth-grade children to a radical racial social experiment without parental consent. NISD has not responded to Rep. Roy’s letter dated March 17, 2022, regarding reports that teachers at Leon Spring Elementary School in […]

House Republicans File Discharge Petition for Steube Bill to Protect Women’s Sports

WASHINGTON— U.S. Representative Greg Steube (FL-17) and Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Banks filed a discharge petition on Tuesday for Rep. Steube’s bill, H.R.426, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2021. Rep. Steube’s legislation ensures that women and girls are allowed a fair playing field in competitive sports by ensuring that school […]

Senator McConnell: Democrats’ Runaway Spending Fueled Runaway Prices Facing Families

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks on Monday on the Senate floor regarding inflation: “The Senate reconvenes today after Passover and Easter to begin a new work period. But unfortunately, the biggest problem facing the American people is the still same as it has been all year […]

Senator Lankford Releases Government Waste Report

CLICK HERE to download a copy of Federal Fumbles, Vol. 6.  WASHINGTON, DC – Senator James Lankford (R-OK) has announced the sixth volume of his federal waste book, Federal Fumbles: Ways the government dropped the ball. The report highlights waste and inefficiency in the federal government and offers solutions and recommendations for long-term changes that need to […]

Congressman Steve Scalise: THE PANDEMIC RESPONSE REPORT

What’s Important     Select Subcommittee Widens COVID Origins Probe: Last week, Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.) and House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), joined by Select Subcommittee Republican lawmakers, called on Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra to launch an investigation […]

Weekly House of Representatives’ Schedule 4/25/22

WEEK OF APRIL 25TH MONDAY, APRIL 25TH On Monday, no votes are expected in the House. TUESDAY, APRIL 26TH 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.R. 6445 – Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2022 (Sponsored […]

Senator Tim Scott: Speech on the Future of the GOP at the Reagan Library

WASHINGTON – On Tuesday night, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) delivered a speech on the future of the Republican Party at the Reagan Library. He discussed his personal story and the struggles that have put him on the path to conservatism and outlined his vision for education, the economy, and more. The Ronald Reagan Presidential […]

CONGRESSMAN SCALISE: PRESIDENT BIDEN’S AGENDA HAS SUPERCHARGED INFLATION, REDUCED WAGES, AND CRUSHED FAMILIES

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) authored an op-ed for FoxNews.com criticizing President Biden for his out-of-control spending which has caused inflation to reach its highest level in 40 years. Whip Scalise emphasized that the Biden Administration’s reckless spending and extreme climate policies have raised the price of food, gasoline, and electricity, making it more expensive for the average […]

Senator Blackburn, Colleagues Call on President Biden to Provide Israel with Capabilities to Defend Itself from Iran

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) were joined by Senators James Risch (R-Idaho), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.), and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in a letter to President Joe Biden urging the administration to provide Israel […]

Congressman Kevin McCarthy: From Farm to Table: How Biden’s Inflation is Eating Into Your Meals

  $5,200. That’s what estimates show it will cost the average American household in 2022 to maintain the same standard of living they had before. With the Consumer Price Index reporting in at 8.5% year over year, inflation is at the highest its been in a generation. Families aren’t just feeling the impact of rising […]