House leaders demand review of Education Dept taxpayer spending

Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) led a letter joined by Republican Leader of the Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Burgess Owens (R-UT) and Republican Leader of the Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee Greg Murphy (R-NC) to the Comptroller General Gene Dodaro requesting a Government Accountability Office review of … Continue reading House leaders demand review of Education Dept taxpayer spending

Chip Roy rips Green New Deal spending vote

Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) issued the following statement in opposition to HR 1374, Enhancing State Energy Security Planning and Emergency Preparedness Act: The last thing the American people need right now is more of their money funneled into misguided Green New Deal-style programs for products that couldn’t cut it on their own merits in the market … Continue reading Chip Roy rips Green New Deal spending vote

Biden EEOC slammed for hiding voting records

Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Charlotte Burrows urging her to reinstate the EEOC’s practice of making members’ voting records public. In the letter, Foxx writes:“Since President Biden designated you as EEOC chair on January 20, 2021, the agency has not … Continue reading Biden EEOC slammed for hiding voting records

14th Street shooting exposes DC’s failed gun ban schemes

After a shooting on 14th Street in Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser blamed the incident on “an illegal firearm.” Later the next day, D.C. Police Chief Contee blamed the attack on “people who carry guns,” saying he was “mad as hell […] because [he] like[s] coming to 14th street” with his wife. Erich Pratt, Gun … Continue reading 14th Street shooting exposes DC’s failed gun ban schemes

Collaborating with Eco-Terrorists & Lying to the Senate Should Cost Tracy Stone-Manning her Nomination to Lead BLM

U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), delivered the following remarks at a business meeting to consider the nomination of Ms. Tracy Stone-Manning to be director of the Bureau of Land Management.   To watch the full business meeting, click here. Senator Barrasso’s remarks: “I have a … Continue reading Collaborating with Eco-Terrorists & Lying to the Senate Should Cost Tracy Stone-Manning her Nomination to Lead BLM

House GOP: Biden acting like ‘Cuban dictator’ with social media censorship

189 Republican Members of Congress, including House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers and House Republican Leadership, urged the Biden Administration to abandon their censorship mission and respond to inquiries regarding their coordination with social media companies to censor Americans.  As reported by FOX Business:   EXCLUSIVE: House Republicans on Thursday called on … Continue reading House GOP: Biden acting like ‘Cuban dictator’ with social media censorship

Foxx pressures Biden admin to purge Critical Race Theory material from Education Department

House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) wrote a letter to Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona in response to the agency including divisive critical race theory source material in its COVID-19 school reopening guidance.   In the letter, Foxx writes: "Combating racism in our schools and society is important, but dividing our students based on … Continue reading Foxx pressures Biden admin to purge Critical Race Theory material from Education Department

Scalise: Where is the Justice for Nursing Home Victims and Their Grieving Families?

Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.) blasted the Department of Justice’s refusal to investigate deadly mandates in New York, Pennsylvania, and Michigan sending COVID-19 positive patients into nursing homes and long-term care facilities, resulting in the unnecessary deaths of thousands of seniors. “It is outrageous that the … Continue reading Scalise: Where is the Justice for Nursing Home Victims and Their Grieving Families?

Mace Urges World Leaders to Take Action in Support of Cuba

Congresswoman Nancy Mace (SC-01) and over 140 Republican lawmakers this week sent a letter to fellow democratically-elected leaders of the world's free countries, urging them to take action in support of the Cuban people and their democratic ambitions. "It is our duty to be a voice for the voiceless – to stand up for the … Continue reading Mace Urges World Leaders to Take Action in Support of Cuba

It’s Hard to Imagine a Nominee More Disqualified than Tracy Stone-Manning

U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), delivered the following remarks at a business meeting to consider the nominations of: Mr. Robert T. Anderson to be solicitor of the Department of the Interior (revote);Ms. Shalanda H. Baker to be director of the Office of Minority … Continue reading It’s Hard to Imagine a Nominee More Disqualified than Tracy Stone-Manning