On the heels of new inflation numbers released today showing a 7.5% spike in inflation over the past year under the Biden and Democratic agenda—the largest increase since 1982—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is putting forward a new measure requiring any bill from Congress to include a report on how it will impact inflation for … Continue reading PRICE Act requires all proposed legislation to disclose its effect on inflation
U.S. Senator Steve Daines and Representative Matt Rosendale this week introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill to ban Members of Congress and their spouses from owning and trading individual stocks. The bill, the “Bipartisan Ban on Congressional Stock Ownership Act of 2022,” was introduced by Daines and Senator Elizabeth Warren in the U.S. Senate and Rosendale and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal in the U.S. House. … Continue reading Daines, Rosendale Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Ban Members of Congress from Trading & Owning Individual Stocks
This week, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), Representatives Chip Roy (TX-21), and Representative Mike Johnson (LA-4) led a cohort of 42 other Republican Members of Congress in submitting an amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Feds for Medical Freedom v. Biden. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), … Continue reading Sen. Cruz, Reps. Chip Roy and Mike Johnson Lead on Amicus Brief Against Biden’s Federal Workforce Vaccine Mandate
The majority of patients registered with the state of Florida to access medical cannabis products report reducing their consumption of other medications over time, according to data published in the journal Medical Cannabis and Cannabinoids. A team of researchers affiliated with Florida Gulf Coast University surveyed 157 state-registered medical cannabis patients. Sixty-five percent of respondents said that they … Continue reading Florida: Survey of State-Legal Medical Marijuana Patients Finds That Most Reduce Their Use of Prescriptions, Over-the-Counter Drugs
The percentage of Americans who believe that “the use of marijuana should be legal,” remains at a record high, according to nationwide polling data reported today by Gallup. Sixty-eight percent of respondents endorse legalization — the same level of support reported by Gallup last year. That ties the highest percentage of support ever reported in a national … Continue reading Gallup Poll: Americans’ Support for Marijuana Legalization Holds at Record High
This week Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) gave the following statement after the White House released its plan, via the task force on union organizing, to increase union bosses’ stranglehold over American workers: “It’s truly baffling to watch a President openly collude with anti-worker groups to identify government actions which will … Continue reading Biden releases scheme to boost union bosses’ stranglehold over workers
This week Politico published an article outlining allegations of inappropriate behavior by Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Director Eric Lander. The article references an internal investigation conducted by the White House and disciplinary measures taken in response to the finding that Dr. Lander violated the Executive Office of the President’s Safe and Respectful Workplace Policy. … Continue reading Dem and GOP House leaders demand details on abuse and misconduct by Biden climate adviser
This week House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Republican Leader Richard Burr (R-NC) sent a letter requesting the Government Accountability Office (GAO) review the National Labor Review Board’s (NLRB or Board) improper seating of David Prouty. In the letter, the Members write: “In light of the … Continue reading Biden defies federal law to install union boss crony on labor board
U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on the U.S. Army’s investigation into the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan last year: “Reports regarding the U.S. Army’s investigation into the botched Afghanistan evacuation mirror the findings in my report released last week. The Biden Administration failed to … Continue reading US Army investigation confirms Biden bungled Afghanistan withdrawal, abandoned Americans to Taliban
This week the House of Representatives is expected to vote on H.R. 3076, legislation which raids our nation’s Medicare system to the tune of $5.6 billion over the next ten years according to the Congressional Budget Office. Americans for Limited Government President Richard Manning issued the following statement: “This is disastrous. Just six months ago, … Continue reading So-called ‘postal reform’ bill loots Medicare of billions to bail out liberal union bosses
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