WEEK OF JANUARY 10TH MONDAY, JANUARY 10TH On Monday, the House will meet at 6:30 p.m. for legislative business. Quorum Call – Establishing a quorum in the House of Representatives for the Second Session of the 117th Congress TUESDAY, JANUARY 11TH AND THE BALANCE OF THE WEEK On Tuesday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. […]
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OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Senator James Lankford (R-OK) issued the following statement on Senator Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) threat to override Senate rules to bend to his progressive legislative agenda: “Schumer’s threat to change the rules of the Senate unless he gets his way is not just a temper tantrum; it is a threat to our Republic. For over […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Democrats’ federal election takeover: “As 2022 gets underway, working Americans and their families are facing a steady stream of significant challenges. “The fastest-growing inflation in almost 40 years; violent crime rates that continue to […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.—On Tuesday, Senator Rick Scott released the below statement following a Dear Colleague letter Senator Chuck Schumer sent to Democrat Senators urging them to vote in favor of ending the filibuster rule. This announcement, which directly contradicts Senator Schumer’s 2017 position while Democrats held the minority, proves that, once again, Senator Schumer’s priority is not […]
Congressional Republicans filed an amicus brief in support of Navy service members seeking religious accommodations WASHINGTON, January 4, 2022 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) commended the ruling issued Monday evening by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas that the Department of Defense cannot punish military service members seeking religious […]
Reflects on the past year and looks ahead to 2022 HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) this past year led the fight against an administration that created crisis after crisis, including: an inflation crisis, an energy crisis, a border crisis, a supply chain crisis, a crisis in Afghanistan, and a debt ceiling crisis. Reflecting […]
WASHINGTON – Last week, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Leyla Gulen on Fox24 Charleston. Sen. Scott slammed Democrats’ spending, talked legislative highlights of 2021, and laid out his agenda for 2022. Click to watch part one of the interview On Dem Spending … “Well, if you think about their plan, the Build Back Broker […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox Business Network’s Kudlow to discuss how Democrats’ multi-trillion-dollar legislation is on life support after Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) came out against President Biden and Speaker Pelosi’s tax-and-spending spree. Whip Scalise highlighted that Democrats’ rampant spending in 2021 has fueled inflation across the country. Whip Scalise […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Representative Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) led a bicameral letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra, condemning HHS’s recent reversal of protections for faith-based adoption and foster care agencies. “For decades, faith-based child welfare agencies have provided safe and loving homes for our nation’s children,” said Senator Scott. “Rather than […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Democrats’ reckless tax and spending spree: “I described yesterday how inflation is hurting families across the country. “Since then, yet another key economic indicator has set an unfortunate record: In the last year, wholesale […]