Category Archives: Capitol Hill Updates

Sen. Rick Scott: As Record Inflation Hammers Families, Biden Remains Missing in Action

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, following the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Senator Rick Scott released the below statement slamming the Biden administration’s reckless tax-and-spend agenda that has driven inflation to record highs. March CPI data shows that there has been a significant increase in inflation every month of Biden’s presidency. […]

Sen. Marshall Statement on Biggest Inflation Surge Since 1981

(Washington, D.C., April 12, 2022) – U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Labor announced the Consumer Price Index (CPI) surged 8.5% from a year ago, marking the highest inflation rate since 1981. “Out-of-control spending and a radical energy agenda dictated by the White House are leading to […]

Rep. Ralph Norman Leads 125 U.S. House Members in Letter to President Biden Concerning Anti-Life Provisions in the FY23 Budget Proposal

On Monday, U.S. Congressman Ralph Norman led 125 Members in the House of Representative in a letter to President Biden expressing opposition to the President’s Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Proposal on the basis of several anti-life and anti-family provisions. This includes the expansion of abortion on demand, increased funding for the Title X Family Planning Program, and a massive […]

Senator Lankford, Colleagues Work to Save School Choice After Bureaucrats Threaten to Gut It

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK –Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Tim Scott (R-SC), and 10 colleagues urged the Department of Education to reconsider proposed rules redefining the Charter School Program, stripping parents of their ability to choose the best school for their child. “Rather than overseeing and enforcing existing safeguards intended to ensure that high-quality schools are able […]

Sen. Rick Scott: U.S. Taxpayer Dollars Should Not Fund Amnesty International’s Anti-Israel Agenda

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senators Rick Scott and Mike Braun introduced their bill to prohibit Amnesty International from receiving taxpayer-funded federal assistance and benefits from the United States government. This legislation follows reports that Amnesty International, which has received more than $2.5 million in federal funds over the past two decades, is utilizing its platform as an International […]

Rep. Zeldin Joins House Foreign Affairs Committee Republicans in Opposition to Biden Admin’s Iran Nuclear Deal Negotiations

“A bad deal is far more dangerous than no deal at all.”  WASHINGTON – Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1), member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, co-chair of the House Republican Israel Caucus and a United States Army veteran, joined his Republican colleagues on the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday in opposing the Biden […]

Senator McConnell: Democrats’ Inflation Disproportionately Hurts the Vulnerable

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor on Tuesday regarding inflation: “The American people are seriously worried about the direction our economy is headed. “Just between January and March, the share of people reporting high living costs as the most important problem facing our […]

Congressman Steve Scalise: THE PANDEMIC RESPONSE REPORT

What’s Important   Investigation Reveals Biden’s CDC Bypassed Scientific Norms to Allow Teachers Union to Re-Write Official Guidance: Last week, Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Republicans released an interim report revealing Dr. Rochelle Walensky bypassed customary processes at the U.S. Centers and Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to allow the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), a political […]

Senator Graham Discusses Democrat Hypocrisy In Judiciary Committee

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) spoke in the Senate Judiciary Committee ahead of Monday’s committee vote on the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve on the Supreme Court. Graham announced last week that he would oppose and vote against her nomination. GRAHAM: “We live in an America today where your ideology […]

Sen. Rick Scott Slams UN Human Rights Council’s Hypocrisy and Anti-Israel Actions

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Rick Scott released the below statement following the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council’s decision to approve four anti-Israel and pro-Palestinian resolutions. Senator Rick Scott said, “The Iranian regime chants ‘death to America,’ wants to destroy Israel and is willing to use every tool at its disposal to do so – including this […]