U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), blasted the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for ignoring the deadline to announce onshore oil and gas lease sales for the first quarter of this year. “The Biden administration continues to defy the courts and the law,” said … Continue reading BLM Ignores Deadline, Refuses to Hold Onshore Oil & Gas Lease Sales
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.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), ranking member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, called on the Department of Justice to promptly comply with President Trump’s declassification directive for Crossfire Hurricane records. The letter renews concerns raised in October 2021 about the department’s failure to … Continue reading Senators Push to Declassify Crossfire Hurricane Records
Today, U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) opposed the confirmation of Robert Califf to be the commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). “Robert Califf is the wrong choice to lead the FDA and I couldn’t vote for his confirmation today,” Inhofe said. “Under Califf’s leadership at the FDA during the Obama administration, the department … Continue reading Biden nominates anti-life radical to command FDA
U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa)—the Senate’s leading foe of wasteful government spending—joined Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) in introducing the Cutting off Rampant Access to Crack Kits (CRACK) Act, which would amend Section 2706 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to prohibit any funds from directly or indirectly purchasing, supplying, or distributing crack pipes or similar drug … Continue reading Senate GOP “Cracks Down” on the Biden Administration’s Taxpayer-Funded Crack Kit Scheme
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced an amendment to stop the flow of federal funds to schools and child care centers that enforce COVID-19 vaccine mandates on students and young children. The amendment would modify the short-term, $1.6 trillion continuing resolution (CR) to fund the Federal government through March 11, 2022 by prohibiting federal funding provided under the CR … Continue reading Cruz Introduces Amendment to Stop COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates on Children, Cut Off Federal Funds for Schools that Enforce Them
U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), and 10 Republican members of the Armed Services Committee released data from the Department of Defense (DOD) outlining military costs and time spent on key elements of President Joe Biden’s progressive social agenda. According to General Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. service … Continue reading Under Biden, Military Spent Nearly 6 Million Man-Hours On ‘Woke’ Training
U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) spoke on the Senate floor about how President Biden’s disastrous economic policies have driven inflation to a 40-year high of 7.5 percent. As a result, Americans are hurting as they face sky-high prices for gas, groceries, and energy. Click here to watch Sen. Barrasso's remarks. Excerpts from Senator Barrasso’s remarks: “I come … Continue reading As Inflation Hits Record Highs, Biden’s Approval Rating Hits Record Lows
Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) slammed the Justice Department’s misguided proposal for fighting the spike in violent crime across the country as “ineffective, partisan gun control” that will have “little to no effect on violent crime.” “Despite this continued rise in violent crime, the DOJ has decided to follow the President in … Continue reading Grassley Questions Garland Justice Department For Masquerading Partisan Gun Control As A Solution To Violent Crime
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today delivered the following remarks during a second nominations hearing to consider Gigi Sohn to be Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC): Remarks as delivered:… Let me begin by stressing that although I disagree with Ms. Sohn on … Continue reading Wicker cites swirling ethics allegations around Biden nomination of Gigi Sohn
The Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing this week on the nomination of Gigi Sohn to be a commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission. Research fellow Ryan Nabil said: “During her last confirmation hearing in December 2021, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) nominee Gigi Sohn reaffirmed her support for reimposing net neutrality regulations that risks reducing the private … Continue reading Senators Should Oppose Sohn Nomination to FCC
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