Category Archives: Capitol Hill Updates

Hawley Files NetChoice v. Paxton Amicus Brief with Supreme Court to Fight Big Tech’s Censorship Crusade

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Texas’ case NetChoice v. Paxton to define Big Tech platforms’ role in disseminating users’ speech. In his brief, Senator Hawley argues that the Supreme Court must narrow Big Tech’s power by defining whether these social media companies are self-conscious editors of content or neutral platforms that […]

SENATOR TIM SCOTT WELCOMES SCHOOL CHOICE CHAMPIONS TO U.S. CAPITOL DURING NATIONAL SCHOOL CHOICE WEEK

WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), co-chair of the Congressional School Choice Caucus, welcomed over one hundred school choice stakeholders to the United States Capitol, including students, parents and leaders of the school choice movement. “As a kid growing up in poverty, one of the challenges that my mother faced was finding […]

Congressman Roy calls on Biden administration to reject WHO pandemic agreement

WASHINGTON, DC — On Monday, Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) submitted a comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) urging HHS to reject a new pandemic treaty being negotiated at the World Health Organization (WHO). Representative Roy wrote, “The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the corruption at the WHO, its deep-rooted ties to the Chinese […]

Senator Lee Introduces Four Bills to Protect the Unborn

WASHINGTON – As the nation prepares to observe the annual March for Life, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) is reinforcing his dedication to protecting the unborn by introducing four critical pieces of legislation: the Abortion is not Health Care Act, the Protecting Life in Health Savings Accounts Act, the Protecting Life in Foreign Assistance Act, and the Guaranteeing […]

Senator Cornyn: Hamas Sympathizers ‘Divorced from Reality’

WASHINGTON – Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed the important battle for public opinion surrounding the Israel-Hamas War and condemned anti-Israel rhetoric on college campuses, in the halls of Congress, and in protests across U.S. cities. “Anti-Israeli rhetoric has spread like wildfire across social media. It’s taken root at elite college campuses […]

SENATOR SCOTT EXPOSES PROGRESSIVE POLICIES DEVASTATING MINORITY COMMUNITIES, CELEBRATES SCHOOL CHOICE SUCCESSES

WASHINGTON —  U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) appeared on Fox News’ Sunday Night in America with Trey Gowdy to highlight Republican policies that have lifted millions of Americans, particularly those in minority communities, out of poverty and helped them live out their version of the American dream. Senator Scott also warned about Democrats’ open border […]

Weekly House of Representatives’ Schedule 1/15/24

WEEK OF JANUARY 15TH MONDAY, JANUARY 15TH On Monday, the House is not in session. TUESDAY, JANUARY 16TH On Tuesday, the House will meet at noon for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules: H.R. 1568 – Moving Americans Privacy Protection Act, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Waltz […]

Senator Rick Scott on CPI Report: Bidenflation is Borderline Criminal

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 reckless tax-and-spend agenda. December’s CPI data shows that there has been a significant […]

Senator Cruz Sends Letter to Dept. of Education After Activist Teachers’ Union ‘Teach-In’ Celebrating Hamas Terrorism

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and State Superintendent of Public Instruction of California Tony Thurmond expressing deep concern following a “teach-in” conducted on December 6, 2023 by an activist faction within the Oakland Education Association Teachers’ Union. At least seventy K-12 public school […]