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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Reps. Chip Roy (TX-21) and Bill Posey (FL-8), along with several of their House Republican colleagues, sent a letter to Dr. Anthony Fauci demanding answers on his correspondence with the virology community and the suppression of information on the origins of COVID and gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.“There is little question at … Continue reading Texas Rep demands answers on Fauci emails
U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) reintroduced the Defense of Environment and Property Act of 2021 to get government off the backs of farmers and landowners. The legislation restores common sense to federal water policy by redefining “navigable waters,” excluding ephemeral or intermittent streams from federal jurisdiction, and restraining the power the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) … Continue reading Rand Paul fights back against Biden national land grab
Every Republican member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, led by Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), is seeking a follow-up hearing and more information about the nomination of David Chipman to be Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) following now-corroborated reports of racist comments directed at other ATF employees. The senators wrote to Chairman … Continue reading Unhinged Biden ATF nominee made racist comments
House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and House Committee on the Judiciary Ranking Member Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) called on Dr. Anthony Fauci, the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), and Dr. Kristian Andersen, Professor at Scripps Research Translational Institute, to brief the committees about gain-of-function … Continue reading Fauci must answer questions about gain of function research at Wuhan lab
U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) delivered the following remarks on the Senator floor about Tracy Stone-Manning being disqualified to lead the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Barrasso is ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR). Senator Barrasso’s remarks: “We have heard a lot today about Tracy Stone-Manning’s nomination is to … Continue reading Senate Must Reject Stone-Manning’s Nomination to Lead BLM
At a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources hearing, U.S. Senator Steve Daines urged Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to listen to the science of her own agency officials, delist the grizzly bear in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) and the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem (NCDE), and return management back to the state of Montana. Click HERE to watch and download the exchange. “While these two recovered … Continue reading Daines pushes Haaland to listen to science, delist grizzly bear
Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.), Committee on Financial Services Ranking Member Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), and Committee on Small Business Ranking Member Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.) today blasted Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen for dodging congressional oversight conducted in … Continue reading Top Republicans Blast Yellen for Dodging Congressional Oversight
U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) questioned Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland at a hearing to examine the president’s budget request for the Department of the Interior for Fiscal Year 2022. Barrasso asked Haaland about the dangers of tree spiking and President Biden’s nominee to be director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Tracy Stone-Manning, and … Continue reading Barrasso Questions Secretary Haaland on the Dangers of Tree Spiking, Tracy Stone-Manning’s Statements
Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke in favor of her amendment to the Fiscal Year 2022 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations bill. The amendment preserves a Department of Labor rule affirming the equal rights of religious organizations to contract with the federal government. Foxx delivered the … Continue reading New scheme bans faith based groups from federal contracts
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