WASHINGTON— U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) alongside Representatives Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX) and Joe Wilson (R-SC) yesterday introduced H.R. 7223 The COI Elimination Act to abolish a United Nations’ anti-Israel commission of inquiry and restrict U.S. taxpayer dollars from funding the commission. “The ongoing anti-Israel commission formed by the UN’s discredited Human Rights Council directly obstructs peace in the […]
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WASHINGTON, DC – Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) introduced a resolution of disapproval to stop a Biden Administration regulation allowing combined payments for abortion coverage in taxpayer-funded Affordable Care Act (ACA) health exchange plans, which violates an unambiguous separate payment requirement in that law. The resolution challenges the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) final […]
Washington, D.C. — On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. led a group of colleagues in introducing the Prohibiting Religious Exemption and Accommodations Databases Act legislation to prohibit federal agencies from sharing, disclosing, or disseminating information concerning a religious accommodation request by a federal employee beyond the minimum necessary to process the request. The legislation […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) pushed back against the liberal media’s coverage of the Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing for the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The Liberal Media Is Disregarding The Facts To Fit Their Narrative “We are going […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Senator James Lankford (R-OK) on Tuesday joined Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Jim Risch (R-ID), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Chris Coons (D-DE) to introduce legislation to reauthorize the independent US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) through 2024. “The United States has the responsibility to call out religious persecution around […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), the only female Republican member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, raised concerns over Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s judicial record during her opening remarks before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Blackburn Underscores Importance Of A Respectful Vetting Process “So as you have heard repeatedly, this is going to be a […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the Supreme Court: “This week, the Senate will turn to a crucial constitutional duty: Deciding whether to provide or withhold consent to a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court of the United States. “President Biden’s […]
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) to introduce new legislation ensuring Congress has a say in the revocation of Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) designations. Currently, the executive branch can take such action unilaterally. Their new proposal comes after reports have indicated the Biden administration is considering the removal of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today introduced legislation to prohibit the Biden administration from waiving Congressional sanctions that prohibit cooperation on Iran’s nuclear program, originally issued under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Cotton (R-AR), Cassidy (R-LA), Cramer (R-ND), Ernst (R-IA), […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Senator James Lankford (R-OK) stood firmly for parental rights and school choice when he called for the Senate to immediately pass his resolution to support parents having the freedom to choose the best educational environment for their kids and remain in control of whether or not they want their children exposed to […]