U.S. Senators Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.) this week released a new memo detailing how the Democrats’ multitrillion dollar tax and spending bill would violate the Hyde Amendment and radically expand taxpayer funding for abortions. “Americans are overwhelmingly opposed to spending their hard-earned tax dollars on funding abortions. The Democrats’ big government, reckless … Continue reading Memo lays out how Democrat tax and spend bomb shreds federal law to expand taxpayer funded abortion
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The Supreme Court has agreed to review the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeal’s rejection of the Trump administration’s repeal of the Clean Power Plan and its replacement by the Affordable Clean Energy Rule (“ACE Rule”). CEI was a party in the lower court case arguing against the use of the Clean Air Act’s catch-all provision … Continue reading Supreme Court will review EPA scheme to shut down affordable energy plants
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Lead Republican of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement following reports that the Biden administration delayed a long-planned hypersonic missile test to appease Vladimir Putin. “It is time for President Biden to prioritize U.S. military modernization over attempts to cozy-up to Putin and Xi. Russia and China have … Continue reading Report: Biden delayed critical US missile test to appease Putin
"Tying the hands of our energy industry is a threat to our national security, the health of our climate, and our stature on the world stage, and I will not stand idly by as Democrats seek to kill jobs and enrich our rivals.”
U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), the immediate past and current chairmen of the Senate Finance Committee, released the results of their bipartisan investigation into allegations of ongoing child abuse at federally-funded facilities and substandard protections provided by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) for … Continue reading Bipartisan investigation finds federally funded centers abused and neglected migrant children
Attorney General Merrick Garland confirmed during testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee that he plans to continue to use the power of the Department of Justice and federal law enforcement agencies to intimidate and investigate parents who oppose and speak out against the teaching of radical, divisive concepts like critical race and gender theory in … Continue reading Congress must stop Biden from weaponizing DOJ against critics
The U.S. economy grew at a 2 percent annualized rate in the third quarter of 2021, the slowest increase since the close of the 2020 recession. CEI’s Ryan Young urges Congress and state government leaders to resist the urge to spend more and, instead, focus on removing barriers to recovery. Statement by CEI Senior Fellow … Continue reading Economy is bouncing back slowly, but Democrat spending bomb could blow it all away
House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Republican Leader Richard Burr (R-NC), Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA), and Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) sent a letter to National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Chairman Lauren McFerran concerning NLRB Member David Prouty’s improper swearing-in and a resulting 25 days … Continue reading Senators and representatives demand answers on illegal Biden nominee to Labor Board
In a hurried attempt to deliver on the multitude of promises made by Democrats over the last nine months, President Biden unveiled a so-called “framework” for a socialist tax and spending spree. A preliminary analysis by House Budget Committee Republicans has found that the Democrats’ proposed agenda will cost at least $4.6 trillion and could … Continue reading Analysis confirms Dem spending bomb, propped up by gimmicks and fake offsets, costs $4.6 trillion, adds $3 trillion in debt
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