Judicial Watch and The Center for Medical Progress (CMP) announced today that they received 252 pages of new documents from the US Department of Health and Human Services that reveal nearly $3 million in federal funds were spent on the University of Pittsburgh’s quest to become a “Tissue Hub” for human fetal tissue ranging from 6 to 42 weeks … Continue reading HHS documents reveal millions in tax funds funneled to harvest organs from viable and full term babies
Category: Budget
New numbers from the Commerce Department show the economy showed strong growth in the second quarter of the hear, with gross domestic product (GDP) at a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 6.5 percent from April to June, besting the 6.3 percent growth rate from the first quarter. CEI Senior Fellow Ryan Young says vaccinations and deregulatory … Continue reading Our economy is recovering, but Washington spending could kill it all
Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning issued the following statement urging Senate Republicans to reject both so-called infrastructure spending bills under consideration: “With recent polls showing that nearly 9 in 10 voters are worried about the rising cost of living, Republicans seeking to regain House and Senate majorities in 2022 are wise to embrace the principle … Continue reading To regain House and Senate majorities GOP must put the brakes on spending
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGWSuB3fGq8 With the receipt in hand, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) spoke on the Senate floor to expose the true costs of President Biden’s and congressional Democrats’ reckless spending of Iowa taxpayer dollars. Ernst reminded her colleagues that the bill will eventually come due for this reckless spending spree, and it will fall on the … Continue reading VIDEO: Senator brings receipts, exposes Biden inflation agenda
U.S. Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) released the following statement regarding a provision in the bipartisan infrastructure package that would tax cryptocurrency transactions: “Congress should not rush forward with this hastily-designed tax reporting regime for cryptocurrency, especially without a full understanding of the consequences. By including an overly broad definition of broker, … Continue reading Infrastructure bill invents new tax on cryptocurrency
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) has put forth an alternative to the “bipartisan infrastructure bill.” Lee’s amendment #2255 is a combination of the Transportation Empowerment Act, the UNSHACKLE Act, and the Davis-Bacon Repeal Act. The amendment would reduce the federal gas tax by more than eleven cents per gallon, return the national Highway Trust Fund to solvency, speed-up and simplify burdensome … Continue reading Amendment cuts federal gas tax and repeal regulations
Rep. Chip Roy issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 3237, the Emergency Security Supplemental Appropriations Act: This bill, which contains $2 billion in new spending disguised as emergency spending (and therefore exempt from caps and not paid for), is such a procedural sham. The text of the bill hadn’t even been provided to … Continue reading Texas Rep slams $2 billion spending spree
Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) issued the following statement after the House’s vote on Amendment No. 29 (the Roy Amendment) to H.R. 4373 — an appropriations bill for State and Foreign Operations and other Projects. The amendment would have stopped taxpayer funding for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA): “Today, House Democrats rejected a commonsense amendment … Continue reading Democrat scheme makes Americans fund forced Chinese abortions
Today, in response to President Biden’s recent decision to resume sending U.S. foreign aid to the United Nations Relief and Work agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Congressman Chip Roy (TX-21) and Senator James Risch (R-ID), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced the UNRWA Accountability and Transparency Act. This legislation would … Continue reading UN scheme funnels US tax dollars to terror groups
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) voted against the motion to proceed to the $1.2-trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act today. The full text of the large bill and Congressional Budget Office Score have yet to be released.Of new spending amidst growing inflationary pressures and mounting federal debt, Sen. Lee said, “We are already seeing skyrocketing costs for … Continue reading VIDEO – Lee slams crippling spending hikes
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