WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) introduced a resolution to highlight that the president has the authority—under Article II of the Constitution—to use military force to secure the release of American hostages in Gaza and to urge President Biden to […]
Category Archives: Capitol Hill Updates
WEEK OF FEBRUARY 12TH MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH On Monday, the House is not in session. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH 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. 2766 – Uyghur Policy Act of […]
WASHINGTON, DC — Speaker Johnson released the following statement on President Biden’s threat to veto the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, which would provide $17.6 billion in military assistance to Israel and supports U.S. forces in the region. “The President’s veto threat is an act of betrayal,” said Speaker Johnson. “Israel is at war, fighting for its very right […]
WEEK OF FEBRUARY 5TH MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH On Monday, 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. 1727 – Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission Extension Act, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. […]
Senator Rick Scott joined Senator Chuck Grassley in leading 14 Republican senators in a reignited push for answers upon discovering new details and discrepancies surrounding an anti-Catholic memo prepared by analysts in the FBI’s Richmond, Virginia field office. Joining Senators Scott and Grassley are Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Eric Schmitt […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor on Thursday regarding left-wing climate policy: “Last week, the Biden Administration followed through on a devastating threat to some of the most abundant and reliable energy made here in America – and to those who rely on it around […]
“Implementation of this ill-advised policy should fall squarely on you, and you alone.” WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Pro-Life Caucus, today called on U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to provide answers regarding the Department of Defense’s implementation of conscience protections for any servicemembers or civilians […]
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), the ranking member of the Energy and Water Subcommittee on Appropriations, penned this op-ed in The Wall Street Journal to explain why the Biden administration’s pause on new and pending liquified natural gas (LNG) export permits will hurt America and our allies. Kennedy announced that he will block all of President Biden’s […]
WEEK OF JANUARY 29TH MONDAY, JANUARY 29TH On Monday, 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. 5528 – Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Donalds / Oversight and […]
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 […]