U.S. Senator Steve Daines will be in India this week to meet with top trade officials, including India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry, as part of his efforts to improve access to this critical market for Montana pulse crop farmers. “Agriculture is Montana’s number one economic driver and part of our way of life. Leveling … Continue reading Daines heads to India to promote ag, trade, tech
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U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, last week led Senators Rob Portman (R-Ohio), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in introducing an amendment to the FY2022 National Defense Authorization Act to stop the Nord Stream 2 (NS2) pipeline project. The amendment … Continue reading Cruz, Risch, colleagues introduce NDAA amendment to block Nord Stream 2
The National Association for Gun Rights is opposing the nomination of Elizabeth Prelogar to the office of Solicitor General. “Elizabeth Prelogar represented radical gun control group ‘Everytown’ and clerked for anti-gun Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Elena Kagan,” said Dudley Brown, President of the National Association for Gun Rights. The Solicitor General argues the government’s … Continue reading NAGR opposes Solicitor General nominee Elizabeth Prelogar
Officially at the one-year mark until the 2022 midterm elections and President Biden and the Democrats are Republicans’ biggest asset. A new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll shows that Biden’s job approval is underwater by over 20 points, standing at 38%-59%. Vice President Kamala Harris (aka the Border Crisis Czar) is in even worse shape, with … Continue reading “Gloomy landscape for Democrats’ in midterms as Biden approval plunges to 38%
Americans for Free Trade spokesperson Jonathan Gold released the following statement calling on United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai to remove tariffs on imports from China amid continued concerns over inflation: “As Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen acknowledged in a recent interview with Reuters, tariffs boost costs domestically and raise prices for U.S. businesses and consumers … Continue reading Economic leaders: Lift tariffs to relieve inflation pressure on families
Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor (DOL) proposed a rule rescinding the Trump administration’s protections for religious federal contractors: “This is a direct attack on every employer who dares to follow their faith. The Biden administration practices its own First Amendment rights daily, … Continue reading Biden scheme uses Labor Department to target employers with religious beliefs
U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Bill Cassidy (R-La.), and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today led Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) in releasing the … Continue reading Risch, Cassidy, Menendez lead colleagues in calling out fraudulent elections in Nicaragua
U.S. Senate Finance Committee Republicans, led by Senator Ben Sasse (R-Nebraska), sent a letter to President Biden requesting that the Administration begin digital trade negotiations with our allies and partners in Asia. “[D]uring your Administration, the United States continues to sit on the sideline,” the Senators wrote. "Our refusal to get into the game to … Continue reading Finance Committee Republicans calling on Biden to boost digital trade in the Indo-Pacific
U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), along with Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Roger Marshall (R-Kansas), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), is leading bipartisan legislation to create a 9/11-style Congressional commission to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 outbreak and identify lessons learned regarding U.S. preparedness, response and recovery to improve our ability to respond to future outbreaks. … Continue reading Bipartisan effort seeks 9/11-style commission to unearth origins of COVID-19
U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) introduced an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would remove a provision forcing women to register for the military draft if the U.S. government were to initiate a draft in the … Continue reading Senate moves to stop scheme forcing women to register for military draft
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