House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (MO-08) and House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Republican Leader Frank Lucas (OK-03) slammed House Democrat leadership for their continued efforts to thwart transparency and pass legislation without the American people knowing its true cost. In a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Majority Leader Steny … Continue reading Smith, Lucas Pull Back Curtain on House Democrats’ Repeated Attempts to Hide the Cost of Their Agenda from the American People
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House Budget Committee Democrats led a hearing titled “Why Congress Should Abolish the Debt Limit.” House Democrats, including Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (MD-05) and House Budget Committee Chairman John Yarmuth (KY-03), repeatedly voiced their support for eliminating the debt limit. This would effectively pave the way for Congress to engage further in massive deficit spending, … Continue reading House Budget Republicans Call out Wasteful Washington Spending, Record Inflation, and Hypocrisy at Democrat Hearing on Abolishing Debt Limit
U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa)—the Senate’s leading foe of wasteful government spending—joined Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) in introducing the Cutting off Rampant Access to Crack Kits (CRACK) Act, which would amend Section 2706 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to prohibit any funds from directly or indirectly purchasing, supplying, or distributing crack pipes or similar drug … Continue reading Senate GOP “Cracks Down” on the Biden Administration’s Taxpayer-Funded Crack Kit Scheme
Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is raising budgetary alarms about a postal reform bill. The Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 appears to rely on unwise budgetary gimmicks that might shore up the USPS balance sheet in the short term, but likely in exchange for significant long-term cost headaches, AFP indicated in a Monday letter to … Continue reading ‘Postal reform’ bill loots Medicare of billions, uses accounting tricks to cover losses
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) in introducing the Cutting Rampant Access to Crack Kits (CRACK) Act of 2022 to block American Rescue Plan Act dollars from funding the purchase and distribution of drug pipes to drug users. “The Biden administration wants to spend millions of dollars helping drug users smoke … Continue reading CRACK Act blocks Biden from using tax dollars to buy crack pipes
With inflation running rampant—and threatening to worsen as Washington seeks to advance more reckless spending programs—Americans for Prosperity is announcing a new six-figure campaign calling for accountability for trillions in reckless spending. The ads highlight the empty promises and damaging results of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), which pushed inflation into overdrive and failed … Continue reading AFP Releases New Targeted Ad Campaign Holding Lawmakers Accountable for Reckless Spending and Historic Inflation
House Committee on Oversight Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Republican lawmakers renewed their request to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra and National Institutes of Health (NIH) Acting Director Lawrence Tabak to provide all documents and communications about a grant awarded to EcoHealth Alliance, which funneled taxpayer funds to … Continue reading Comer, Oversight Republicans Again Press for Information About Taxpayer Funds Awarded to Wuhan Lab and Possible Fauci Cover-Up
Ranking Member Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) released the following statement on Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s continued violation of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021: “Now that Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiveness is well underway, Congress must study the effectiveness of the program. This requires on the record conversations with the Treasury Secretary regarding the role … Continue reading Biden Treasury Secy defies federal law, refuses to testify on fraud-riddled program
U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding the U.S. economy: “Working Americans and their families are being hammered by the worst inflation in 40 years. And Washington Democrats own it. “Sometimes it can be difficult to directly connect Washington policies to the downstream effects on families. … Continue reading McConnell: Soaring Inflation Is a Direct, Predictable Result of Democrats’ Policies
The top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), issued the following statement regarding the Biden Treasury Department’s mismanagement of the Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) programs, as outlined in a newly released report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and public reporting: “The Biden Treasury Department continues to fail low-income renters impacted … Continue reading GAO finds Treasury mismanaged $46 billion federal rent assistance fund
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