U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) introduced a bill to help address supply chain shortages and increase the number of truck drivers transporting goods in the U.S. Their bill, the Licensing Individual Commercial Exam-takers Now Safely and Efficiently (LICENSE) Act, would streamline burdensome licensing regulations by making permanent several waivers that the … Continue reading Lummis bills addresses supply chain shortages and increases number of truck drivers
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This week U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) along with Sens. Tim Scott (R-SC) and Pat Toomey (R-Penn) officially introduced the FDIC Board Governance Reform Act, which would enhance the protection of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) from political meddling. The Scott-Cruz bill removes the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the … Continue reading Sens. Cruz, Scott, Toomey and Colleagues Introduce Bill to Shield the FDIC from Political Influence
Senator Lummis joined her Republican colleagues in a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Reagan to reconsider its proposed blanket denial of small refinery exemptions (SRE) under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program. “We are puzzled by the action EPA took in these proposals, including the unprecedented and drastic step to propose a … Continue reading Senators urge the Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider denial of Small Refinery Exemptions
Over the weekend, the Pennsylvania Democrat Party declined to endorse a Senate candidate, including Conor Lamb (D-PA) who “hustled behind the scenes to capture the party’s blessing in the Senate race.” That clearly backfired. Lamb, who has been trailing frontrunner John Fetterman, needed this boost from the establishment in his state. But the writing is … Continue reading PA Dems Decline to Endorse in Gut Punch to Lamb Campaign
Ranking Member Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) released the following statement on Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s continued violation of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021: “Now that Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiveness is well underway, Congress must study the effectiveness of the program. This requires on the record conversations with the Treasury Secretary regarding the role … Continue reading Biden Treasury Secy defies federal law, refuses to testify on fraud-riddled program
On Monday, Congressman Chip Roy (TX-21) led an effort among House Republicans to demand that DHS Secretary Mayorkas formally correct the false narrative that United States Border Patrol agents “whipped” Haitian migrants attempting to illegally cross into the United States by releasing information DHS promised the public months ago. Rep. Roy, joined by six other … Continue reading Chip Roy leads fight to get answers on Biden administration’s refusal to correct Border Patrol ‘whipping’ lies
U.S. Senator Steve Daines sent a letter demanding Amnesty International retract its biased and erroneous report which accuses the State of Israel of being an apartheid state. “I write to express my strong disapproval with Amnesty International’s recent biased and erroneous report accusing the State of Israel of being an apartheid state, and I call … Continue reading Daines Blasts Amnesty International’s Report Calling Israel Apartheid State, Demands Retraction from Organization
House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on National Security Ranking Member Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) sent a letter to Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) renewing their request for a public hearing on President Biden’s botched Afghanistan withdrawal. Despite requesting a hearing in August and September 2021, Committee Democrats have … Continue reading House leaders slam Democrats for failing to hold Biden accountable for botched Afghanistan withdrawal
U.S. Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) raised serious concerns Friday after the Committee discovered numerous omissions in the Committee questionnaires of Sarah Bloom Raskin and Lisa Cook, two of President Biden’s nominees for the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The nominees are scheduled to appear before the Committee for … Continue reading Biden Federal Reserve nominees refuse to turn over documents
The top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), issued the following statement regarding the Biden Treasury Department’s mismanagement of the Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) programs, as outlined in a newly released report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and public reporting: “The Biden Treasury Department continues to fail low-income renters impacted … Continue reading GAO finds Treasury mismanaged $46 billion federal rent assistance fund
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