Category Archives: Capitol Hill Updates

Congressman Steve Scalise: THE PANDEMIC RESPONSE REPORT

What’s Important     Supreme Court Blocks Biden’s Authoritarian Mandate on Private Employers: Last week, the Supreme Court blocked President Biden’s mandate requiring the employees of certain private employers to be vaccinated against COVID-19.   Democrats Must Conduct Oversight of Biden’s Failed COVID Response: House Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.) […]

Weekly House of Representatives’ Schedule 1/17/22

WEEK OF JANUARY 17TH   MONDAY, JANUARY 17TH On Monday, no votes are expected in the House. TUESDAY, JANUARY 18TH On Tuesday, 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) S. 2959 – Supplemental […]

SENATOR CRUZ ISSUES STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE JEWISH COMMUNITY AFTER HOSTAGE CRISIS AT CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL

HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement of solidarity with the Jewish community after the 11-hour standoff at the Congregation Beth Israel Synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, where a terrorist held four hostages in an anti-Semitic, targeted attack: “During Shabbat, a bigoted, anti-Semitic coward held four people hostage at Congregation Beth […]

Rep. Stefanik on Faulkner Focus: Education Secretary Cardona Should Resign

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik joined Faulkner Focus to slam Democrats’ January 6 Committee, the Biden Administration’s coordinated attack against concerned parents with the National School Board Association, and Biden’s worsening Economic Crisis. Highlights of the interview include:  On Democrats’ Sham Committee: “Number one, this is an illegitimate sham of a committee. This is about punishing Pelosi and […]

Senator Cornyn: Biden’s Own Party Doesn’t Support His Election Power Grab

He doesn’t even have members of his own political party on board in the Senate, much less those who boycotted his appearance in Atlanta, people like Stacey Abrams.   On Fox News’ Your World with Neil Cavuto, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed President Biden’s speech in Atlanta and Democrats’ push for a federal election […]

Senators Tim Scott and John Thune Introduce Bill to Combat Inflationary Spending

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and John Thune (R-S.D.) introduced the Inflation Prevention Act (IPA) that would help combat inflationary spending. Due to record government spending over the last two years, many Americans are facing rapidly rising costs of consumer goods. This bill would bar legislation that would be estimated to increase inflation until […]

Sen. Rick Scott on CPI Inflation Report: Democrats Have Turned Their Backs on American Families

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 highlighting the need to implement substantive fiscal reforms to end the ongoing inflation crisis fueled by the Biden administration’s tax-and-spend agenda. December’s CPI data shows that there has been a significant increase […]

Lankford Warns Senate Democrats Against Destroying Filibuster for Schumer’s Progressive Tantrum

Lankford: “This is 250 years of history my Democratic colleagues are planning to flush down the toilet because they don’t get their way, on a bill we rightfully have very strong philosophical differences on.” WASHINGTON, DC – Senator James Lankford (R-OK) spoke on the Senate floor today about Majority Leader Schumer’s (D-NY) scheme to get rid […]

Senator Cornyn: Democrats’ Election Takeover Bill a ‘Solution in Search of a Problem’

On Monday on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed Democrats’ legislation to give the federal government control over local elections. “Our colleagues have made repeated attempts to overhaul our nation’s elections and give the federal government unprecedented power to manage America’s elections.” “Our Democratic colleagues want to fix a system that is not […]

Congresman Steve Scalise: THE PANDEMIC RESPONSE REPORT

What’s Important     Biden’s Broken Promises: President Biden has repeatedly said he would “shut down the virus,” listen to the experts, make testing widely available and reopen schools, but he has failed on all accounts.   Union Bosses Cancel School Again, Ignoring Science and Jeopardizing Students’ Futures: The Chicago Teachers Union and other big city school districts have again canceled in-person instruction, despite science […]