U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) is calling for action from the Department of Education after the department released their report on state policies to protect students from educators who engage in sexual misconduct. Under Section 8546 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)—which Senators Toomey and Manchin originally introduced—states receiving federal education funding must enact policies or … Continue reading US Dept of Education pressured over schemes to cover up sex abuse by teachers
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Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced his “Six Penny Plan” federal budget that will balance within five years. “Five years ago, we could balance our budget with a freeze in spending without cutting anything. Since then, our debt has skyrocketed to $30 trillion with $2 trillion just from this past year,” said Dr. Paul. “We are … Continue reading Rand Paul Introduces Six Penny Plan to Balance Federal Budget in Five Years
Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement blasting President Joe Biden for invoking the Defense Production Act to implement the Green New Deal’s plan to retrofit every building in America with solar panels, heat pumps, transformers and new building insulation: “President Biden’s executive orders invoking the National Defense Production Act to produce solar panels, insulation and heat … Continue reading Biden exploits Defense Production Act to impose Green New Deal
Latest polls from this weekend remain on trend with concern over rising inflation and the pessimistic outlook weighing heavily on Americans’ shoulders. According to ABC News/Ipsos poll: 80% say that inflation is also an extremely or very important factor in how they will vote74% say they are concerned about gas pricesOnly 37% approve of Biden’s handling of … Continue reading New polls show deepening fear and pessimism over Biden economic schemes
U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) sent a letter to President Biden yesterday evening urging the administration to rethink its proposals under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program which would hurt small oil refiners like those in Oklahoma and instead to immediately bring relief to these job-creators by granting all Small Refinery Exemptions (SREs) pending before … Continue reading Inhofe Urges Biden to Bring Relief to Oil Refiners
U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS) is continuing to fight to protect American farmers’ access to critical crop protection products by urging President Joe Biden to defend Glyphosate in the Supreme Court of the United States. Unfortunately, his Administration continues following the far-left platform of banning pesticides.[i] A new letter from Senators Marshall, Cindy Hyde-Smith … Continue reading Senators Call on Biden to Defend Glyphosate and Other Safe Crop Protection Products
Judicial Watch announced today that it received 2369 pages of records from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) revealing over two dozen cases where research involving recombinant or synthetic nucleic acid (r/sNA) molecules was conducted in America without proper approval and in violation of NIH guidelines. Recombinant or synthetic nucleic acid (r/sNA) molecules are constructed outside of … Continue reading Judicial Watch Uncovers Dozens of Records of Illegal Molecular Research Reported to NIH
Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) released the following statement regarding the 2022 Medicare Trustees Report. “The Medicare Trustees are warning us that Medicare remains on the brink of insolvency within the next 6 years. We need to make sure seniors can access … Continue reading New govt report: Medicare to be insolvent in six years
House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Energy Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Upton (R-MI) sent a letter to Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm directing her to provide information on the Department of Energy’s (DOE) management of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) and the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve (NEHHOR), and … Continue reading House GOP leaders demand answers from Biden admin on mismanagement of energy reserves
U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) released the following statement after the White House announced the launch of the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade with Taiwan. “Building closer ties between the United States and Taiwan is a strategic win for both, and this initiative is a good first step towards enhancing our trade relationship with one … Continue reading Toomey Calls for Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement With Taiwan