WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the opioid crisis: “Of course, the flow of actual people is not our only border security problem. “Americans are dying and communities are being hollowed out because foreign drug dealers and profiteers have taken our […]
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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), and Steve Daines (R-MT) introduced an amendment to a bill to address hate crimes committed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The amendment would require the Attorney General to include abortions committed because of race, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex, or disability of an unborn baby in the crime reports required under the bill. “Our amendment […]
TUESDAY, APRIL 20TH On Tuesday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour and 12:00 p.m. for legislative business. First and last votes expected: 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. One Minute Speeches Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules: 1) H.R. 2523 – Training in High-demand Roles to Improve Veteran Employment Act, as amended (Sponsored by […]
WEEK OF APRIL 19TH MONDAY, APRIL 19TH On Monday, 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) H.R. 490 – DHS MORALE Act (Sponsored by Rep. Bennie Thompson / Homeland Security Committee) 2) H.R. 473 – Trusted […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — After leading a delegation of 10 Republican lawmakers to the border, House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) sent a memo to his Whip Team detailing the horrifying things the Representatives witnessed on their trip. Whip Scalise criticized the Biden Administration for failing to address the ongoing humanitarian, health, and national security crisis along the U.S.-Mexico […]
FRIDAY, APRIL 16TH On Friday, the House will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business. First and last votes expected: 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. One Minute Speeches H.R. 1195 – Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act (Structured Rule)(Sponsored by Rep. Joe Courtney / Education and Labor Committee) The Rule provides for […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Republican Whip and Ranking Member of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Steve Scalise (R-La.) questioned Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, about the Biden Administration’s failure to follow their own COVID-19 policies they impose […]
‘the same Democrats and the same corporate media that spent the last four years hyperventilating and declaring a new constitutional crisis was underway every 30 seconds seem to be perfectly content to play along.’ WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding court-packing: “Time and […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Representatives Ron Estes (R-KS) and Virginia Foxx (R-NC), along with more than a hundred of their colleagues, to send a letter to President Biden and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Becerra following their decision to expand funding for providers of abortion on […]
THURSDAY, APRIL 15TH On Thursday, the House will meet at 12:00 p.m. for legislative business. First votes expected: 2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Last votes expected: 9:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. One Minute Speeches H.R. 7 – Paycheck Fairness Act (Structured Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. Rosa DeLauro / Education and Labor Committee) The Rule provides for one […]