WASHINGTON, DC – Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) and 40 of their colleagues in a letter to the Comptroller General of the United States after the District of Columbia’s Pretrial Services Agency (PSA) published a notice of its intent to create a database known as the “Employee Religious Exception Request Information System.” […]
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Iran: “This week, two of America’s closest partners in the Middle East made history. The United Arab Emirates welcomed a President of Israel for the first time, laying another diplomatic stone on the foundation of the Abraham […]
WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined America Reports on Fox News to discuss the nationwide crime wave spurred On police officers being targeted as crime surges … “It’s just hard to imagine that people who do their jobs as a mission are being slain in our streets. It’s devastating to watch, and frankly, […]
Calls on President Biden, VP Harris and Others to Return Amnesty International’s Campaign Contributions WASHINGTON – Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1), member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, co-chair of the House Republican Israel Caucus and one of two Jewish Republicans in Congress, just issued the following statement in response to Amnesty International falsely […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the U.S. economy: “Working Americans and their families are being hammered by the worst inflation in 40 years. And Washington Democrats own it. “Sometimes it can be difficult to directly connect Washington policies to the downstream effects […]
What’s Important CDC’s COVID Policies Harm Generation of Children: Select Subcommittee Republican lawmakers have called on CDC Director Rochelle Walensky to provide the scientific evidence for the agency’s COVID-19 guidelines and policies that are causing harm to children’s social, emotional, and educational development. Biden Administration Withdraws Its Authoritarian Vaccine Mandate on American Workers: Last week, the Biden Administration’s Department of […]
WEEK OF JANUARY 31ST MONDAY, JANUARY 31ST On Monday, no votes are expected in the House. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1ST 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) S. 583 – PRICE Act of 2021 (Sponsored by Sen. Gary […]
WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) partnered with the Hoover Institution to host a school choice policy panel, featuring former Secretary Condoleezza Rice and Congressman Burgess Owens (R-Utah). Panelists responded to issues raised during Sen. Scott’s “parent involvement panel” earlier this week and discussed how to expand education opportunity to children across America—regardless of their […]
HOUSTON, TX. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) yesterday joined his colleagues on the Senate Judiciary Committee in demanding answers from Biden Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray about the terrorist who held four people hostage in an anti-Semitic, targeted attack at […]
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Senator James Lankford (R-OK) introduced a resolution to recognize the need to stand up for parents’ choices in their children’s education during National School Choice Week. The resolution recognizes the necessity of school choice as a tool to empower parents with the freedom to choose the best educational environment for their children, particularly as […]