House Republican Whip and Ranking Member of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Steve Scalise’s (R-La.) opening statement at today’s Select Subcommittee’s hearing highlights students’ declining mental health and academic performance because of Democrat-led lockdowns and mandates. Whip Scalise slams President Biden for caving to teachers union bosses on whether students should be wearing masks in the … Continue reading Scalise to Dems: American People Won’t Forget What You Put Them Through
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House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-Mo.) sent a letter to White House Infrastructure Coordinator Mitch Landrieu requesting all documents and communications related to the $1.2 trillion in taxpayer dollars authorized in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). … Continue reading Comer, Graves probe waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement in Biden infrastructure spending
More parents than ever want school choice, yet President Biden didn’t mention it once in his State of the Union. Clearly President Biden isn’t willing to stand up to the teachers unions who want to keep their stranglehold on K-12 education. Good thing parents are standing up instead.Parent activists, disillusioned with traditional public schools during … Continue reading Why Didn’t President Biden Address School Choice in the State of the Union?
Modern union bosses are more akin to political magnates than workers’ rights advocates. This week, Vice President Kamala Harris and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh traveled to North Carolina to tout their pro-union agenda in the right-to-work state. In Case You Missed It via Carolina Journal, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) has a clear … Continue reading Foxx: Union bosses can take a hike
Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement about the Senate’s action on the resolution under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) that will halt President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for Medicare and Medicaid providers. “President Joe Biden’s authoritarian vaccine mandate on health care workers should have never existed in … Continue reading Leader Rodgers Statement on Senate Striking President’s Vaccine Mandate
United States Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Lead Republican of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement on reports that the Biden administration is withholding intelligence from Ukraine. “Putin is deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure in Ukraine. This has caused the death of countless innocent civilians, including children. That a Biden policy decision was made to … Continue reading Reports: As Putin bombed civilians, Biden withheld intelligence from Ukraine
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) responded to a request from Republican Members of the Senate Finance Committee for information about budgetary effects of the high and rising inflation that continues to hammer American households. According to the CBO, inflation and accompanying higher interest rates stemming from inflation further erode the fiscal position of the United States, including adding to … Continue reading Nonpartisan CBO: Inflation Jeopardizes Americans’ Fiscal Position
In his opening statement at Thursday’s U.S. Senate Banking Committee hearing with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, Ranking Member Pat Toomey (R-Pa) said that Congress has a responsibility to ensure the Fed does not become a political actor. Senator Toomey laid out three ideas for reforming the Fed to ensure it remains focused on its … Continue reading Toomey: Congress Has a Responsibility to Ensure the Fed Does Not Become a Political Actor
U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding healthcare: “Our nation faces serious challenges to our citizens’ health and wellness. COVID-19 has been one of them. Abuse of illegal drugs and prescription pills is another. Heart disease, cancer, and diabetes are ever present. “Many of these health … Continue reading President Biden’s Mandate Threatens Rural Americans’ Access to Healthcare
Judicial Watch announced that it received 90 pages of records from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that show the State Department and Dr. Anthony Fauci’s agency, the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), knew immediately in January 2020 that China was withholding COVID data, which was hindering risk assessment and response … Continue reading Judicial Watch: Fauci Agency Records Show China Failed to Provide Key COVID Info