Category Archives: Capitol Hill Updates

Weekly House of Representatives’ Schedule 2/28/22

WEEK OF FEBRUARY 28TH  MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH On Monday, 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) S. 321 – ‘Six Triple Eight’ Congressional Gold Medal Act (Sponsored by Sen. Jerry Moran / Financial Services Committee) 2) S. 3706 – To provide for […]

Senator McConnell Statement on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson

LOUISVILLE, KY – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement this morning regarding Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson: “I congratulate Judge Jackson on her nomination. I look forward to meeting with her in person and studying her record, legal views, and judicial philosophy. “Senate Republicans believe the Court and the country deserve better than […]

Senator Graham Statement On Supreme Court

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made these statements on the Supreme Court. “If media reports are accurate, and Judge Jackson has been chosen as the Supreme Court nominee to replace Justice Breyer, it means the radical Left has won President Biden over yet again. “The attacks by the Left on Judge Childs […]

Leader McCarthy and Republicans Travel to Israel

Jerusalem, Israel – House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) and a group of more than two dozen House Republicans are in Israel this week to reaffirm the special relationship between the United States and the only democracy in the Middle East. Today, they met with all of Israel’s top leaders: Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Minister […]

Rep. Roy leads legislation keeping gender ideology out of passports

WASHINGTON — On Friday, Rep. Roy (TX-21) introduced the Passport Sanity Act to prevent United States passports from being used to promote radical gender ideology. The Passport Sanity Act would prohibit the Secretary of State from issuing a passport, passport card, or Consular Report of Birth Abroad that includes the unspecified (X) gender designation. Additionally, this legislation […]

Senator McConnell: Masks, Radical Nonsense, and No Transparency: Far Left’s Vision for K-12 Schools

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding K-12 schools: “Parents and kids need a swift end to pandemic disruptions that ignore the incredibly low risk to children. “I am proudly joining Senator Thune and many of our Republican colleagues on a resolution that would overturn […]

Senator Hawley Blasts Garland, Demands Answers on Coordination Between Biden Administration and NSBA for Memo Ordering FBI to Investigate Parents

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding answers in light of recent revelations about the Biden Administration’s controversial memo instructing the Federal Bureau of Investigation to investigate concerned parents speaking at local school board meetings. Last year, Garland admitted he drafted the memo in response to a letter from the National School Boards Association (NSBA) smearing parents as “domestic […]

Sen. Rick Scott to President Biden: For the Sake of Our Families, Take Action to Fight Inflation Crisis

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Rick Scott released the below statement following the latest Producer Price Index (PPI) release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), which showed inflation remained elevated at historic levels in January increasing 9.7% over the year.   Senator Rick Scott said, “Today’s Producer Price Index report is more proof that Democrats’ failed policies and reckless […]

Senator Lankford, Colleagues Ask Court to Stand Against Presidential Overreach

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator James Lankford (R-OK), Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), and 44 Republican Members of Congress submitted an amicus brief to the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Feds for Medical Freedom v. Biden. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Mike Braun (R-IN), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Steve Daines (R-MT), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), John Hoeven (R-ND), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Ben […]

Senator McConnell: “American Families Deserve Normalcy”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding parents’ and children’s rights:   “About two weeks ago, I spoke on this floor about the state of the pandemic two years in. About letting American families get back to normal. “The current science clearly supports the […]