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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Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) in writing to Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget Shalanda Young to express concern over the Biden administration’s decision to stop the Army Corps of Engineers from funding projects that … Continue reading Biden slaughters more jobs with ban on fossil fuel projects
U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, led a group of his colleagues in a series of speeches on the Senate floor that highlighted the detrimental impact that the Democrats’ reckless tax and spend agenda will have on family farmers, ranchers and rural America. Boozman … Continue reading Ag Committee Republicans sound alarm on devastation Democrat agenda will bring to rural America
Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a joint subcommittee hearing on workers with disabilities: "My friend Representative Keller said it best. Work, by its very nature, is dignifying and important for all individuals. Our job is to help as many people as possible pursue pathways to success. As Representative … Continue reading Liberal bill boots disabled workers out of jobs
The House Financial Services Committee is holding a hearing with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Marcia Fudge. Republicans will use the hearing to hold the Biden Administration accountable for its mismanagement of the COVID Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) programs. Last month, all Committee Republicans introduced H.R. 3913, the Renter Protection Act to fix the Administration’s mismanagement of … Continue reading House members demand answers on Biden mismanagement of Emergency Rental Assistance
Following an announcement that Canada will reopen the northern border for fully vaccinated Americans on August 9th, U.S. Senator Steve Daines is urging President Biden respond by fully reopening the northern border. “It’s time to reopen the border between Montana and Canada, and it’s time to do it now, not weeks from now. Doing so is essential for Montana families, agriculture, jobs … Continue reading Biden urged to immediately open US/Canada border
For years now, job seekers have been fleeing Forced Unionism states. And it’s no surprise as to why. Workers make less in Forced-Unionism states, and they still have to pay into the pockets of Big Labor. And the number of job seekers moving out of Forced Unionism states and into Right to Work states only … Continue reading Forced Unionism Pushes Job Seekers Away
Tammy Tarantino, a respiratory therapist at Desert Springs Hospital Medical Center in Las Vegas, successfully petitioned for a vote to remove SEIU union bosses from her workplace. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Nevada Regional office initially delayed Tarantino’s vote request, but scheduled an election once she obtained free legal representation from National Right to … Continue reading Las Vegas Hospital Staff Vote to Oust SEIU after Union Bosses Attempted to Block Election
House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) penned a letter to Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona in response to the announcement that the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) will not seek an extension of its federal student loan servicing contract. In the letter, Foxx writes: “While this announcement raises a number of questions, … Continue reading Big lender ends federal student loan service
Ranking Member Luetkemeyer (R-MO) sent a letter signed by all Committee Republicans to Department of the Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen demanding answers regarding her failure to testify before the House Small Business Committee on the status of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The bipartisan Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 states: "Not later than the date that is 120 days after … Continue reading Congress demands answers on Yellen defying law, refusing to testify
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