WASHINGTON, DC – Senator James Lankford (R-OK), co-founder and co-chair of the Senate Abraham Accords Caucus, joined Newsline on Newsmax to push back on President Joe Biden’s plan to announce a port in Gaza for humanitarian aid during the State of the Union. Following the terrorist attacks in Israel, Lankford spoke on the Senate floor and during a Senate Republican press conference in […]
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Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) has introduced the Stop Pro-Terrorist Riots Now Act, legislation that would increase the punishments for rioting and provide mandatory sentences for anyone committing violence as part of a riot. Senator Cotton introduced the bill in response to the increasing number of anti-Semitic “protests”—often violent—by pro-Hamas leftists since Hamas’s […]
WEEK OF MARCH 4TH MONDAY, MARCH 4TH On Monday, the House is not in session. TUESDAY, MARCH 5TH On Tuesday, the House will meet at noon 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: H.R. 4467 – DHS Border Services Contracts […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Jim Risch (R-ID), and Mike Crapo (R-ID) along with Representatives Russ Fulcher (R-ID) and Mike Simpson filed an amicus brief with the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) in the case of Moyle v. United States American and Idaho v. United States of America. The brief supports the State of Idaho in defending […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor: “As some of you may know, this has been a particularly difficult time for my family. We tragically lost Elaine’s youngest sister, Angela a few weeks ago. When you lose a loved one, particularly at a […]
WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven joined a bicameral group in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) in the case of Moyle v. United States and Idaho v. United States. The brief was led by Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Representative Russ Fulcher (R-Idaho) and supports the State of Idaho in defending its pro-life law, […]
WEEK OF FEBRUARY 26TH MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH On Monday, the House will meet at 3:00 p.m. in pro forma session. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH On Tuesday, the House is not in session. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH AND THE BALANCE OF THE WEEK: On Wednesday, the House will meet at noon for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for […]
Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today sent a letter to President Joe Biden, seeking clarification on his February 1, 2024 executive order on imposing sanctions on Israelis “in the West Bank.” Senator Cotton asked President Biden to respond by February 27. Text of the letter may be found here and below. February 20, 2024 The Honorable […]
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – After years of work on the Taxpayers Right-to-Know Act, Senator James Lankford (R-OK) applauded the public launch of the resource that will provide a federal inventory of programs provided by the federal government to ensure it is more transparent and accessible to the American people. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) launched the Federal Program […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In case you missed it, Fox News reports that U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and his colleagues will write to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland this week urging the U.S. Department of Justice to open a criminal investigation into UNRWA USA, a U.S.-based non-profit that raises funds for the United Nations Relief and […]