Category Archives: Capitol Hill Updates

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 […]

Weekly House of Representatives’ Schedule 4/4/22

WEEK OF APRIL 4TH MONDAY, APRIL 4TH On Monday, the House will meet at 12:00 p.m. for morning hour and 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. 1218 – Data Mapping to Save Moms’ Lives Act, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. G.K. Butterfield / […]

ICYMI: Sen. Marshall says Disney should have focused on reopening schools, not promoting a ‘radical’ agenda

Sen. Marshall says Disney should have focused on reopening schools, not promoting a ‘radical’ agenda Kelly Laco April 1, 2022 FOX News Americans should reconsider ‘brand loyalty’ to Disney after it pledged to repeal the new Florida parental rights bill, says Marshall Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., is criticizing Disney for being too “woke” for its […]

Rep. Zeldin Statement on State Department’s “Gender X Passports”

WASHINGTON – Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1), member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, just issued the following statement on the decision by the United States Department of State to add a new gender to U.S. passports: “Russia is committing war crimes against its sovereign neighbor, the United States has resorted to groveling to foreign […]