U.S. Senator Steve Daines today urged the Biden administration to support Montana farmers and ranchers by maintaining the Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR). In a letter to top officials at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Daines highlighted concerns with the 2015 Waters of the United States rule (WOTUS) and demanded that the Biden administration answer … Continue reading Senators slam Biden WOTUS national land grab scheme
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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
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, urged Speaker Pelosi to cancel any recesses or “Committee Work Weeks” until a clean supplemental to fund the National Guard is signed into law. In the letter, Ranking Member Rogers writes, “Without securing urgent funding, Army and Air National Guard units will be forced … Continue reading Rogers tells Pelosi to cancel August recess, refund Natl Guard for Capitol deployment
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is pushing for information about whether non-partisan, career officials were consulted in the creation of recent Biden administration policy pushes that appear to ignore important context about domestic terrorism and gun crime in the United States. In it’s new “violent crime strategy,” the administration … Continue reading Biden ignores domestic terrorism experts to instead target political opponents
U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) sent a letter to Tracy Stone-Manning, President Biden’s nominee to be director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), demanding answers on her involvement with eco-terrorists. Barrasso is ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR). In the letter, Barrasso posed several questions of Stone-Manning regarding … Continue reading Top senator demands answers from Biden ecoterrorist nominee
Gun Owners of America (GOA) responds to Pres. Joe Biden’s meeting with local law enforcement, elected leaders, and New York City Democratic mayoral Nominee Eric Adams on his strategy to reduce so-called “gun crimes.” Aidan Johnston, Director of Federal Affairs for GOA, had this to say following the meeting: “Biden’s latest crime-reduction strategy promises federal … Continue reading GOA Rebukes Biden’s “Big Brother” Gun Control Polices
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) and 47 other Republican senators today condemned the Justice Department and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ attempt to impose unprecedented restrictions on the use of stabilizing braces on firearms. “We write to express our grave concern regarding the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives’ (ATF) Proposed Rule 2021R-08 … Continue reading Senators oppose Biden gun brace ban scheme
U.S. Senator Steve Daines introduced the “Protecting Life and Taxpayers Act” to help end taxpayer support for the abortion industry. “Not a single penny of taxpayer dollars should go to fund Planned Parenthood or any other abortion business,” Daines said. We must protect all life and the consciences of pro-life American taxpayers by defunding the abortion industry … Continue reading Daines Slams Biden Move to Expand Obamacare Abortions
U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) sent a letter to Gen. Paul M. Nakasone, Director of the National Security Agency, demanding that he investigate the National Security Agency’s (NSA) alleged spying and unmasking of Tucker Carlson, as well as any leaks of his private emails from the NSA to other reporters. “Mr. Carlson is a journalist, who … Continue reading Rand Paul demands probe into possible NSA spying on Tucker Carlson
Rep. John Katko (R-NY), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, and Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) met last week with law enforcement officials to discuss issues facing Portland-area police departments including rising crime, training and recruitment concerns, and budgetary challenges. Following the roundtable, the Members held a brief media availability. Ranking Member … Continue reading Reps Call Out Unsustainable Impacts of Defunding Police