Thanks to an Americans for Prosperity Foundation (“AFPF”) Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) last week publicly released — for the first time ever — state-specific Medicaid improper payment rates going back to 2012. The agency had been ignoring multiple congressional requests for the data that were made … Continue reading After years of stonewalling CMS releases data on $86 billion in bogus Medicaid payments
The Institute for Justice (IJ) announced that it plans to defend West Virginia’s bold Hope Scholarship Program from a legal challenge filed today by Public Funds Public Schools, an anti-school choice group. The Hope Scholarship Program is West Virginia’s first school choice program and the most expansive Education Savings Account (ESA) program in the nation. … Continue reading Institute for Justice Vows to Defend West Virginia’s Hope Scholarship Program
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) and Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member David Rouzer (R-NC) pressed for adequate time for the public to submit comments and express concerns with the sweeping regulatory changes under the Biden administration’s proposed redefinition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS). This action threatens the … Continue reading Leaders Press for Adequate Public Comment Period on Biden Administration’s Harmful WOTUS Expansion
Subcommittee on the Environment Ranking Member Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) opened today’s joint forum with the Congressional Western Caucus on “Holding the Biden Administration Accountable for Skyrocketing Prices & Failing Energy Policies” by stating Congress must focus on the energy issues impacting Americans and emphasized the consequences of the Democrats’ unrealistic climate agenda. Instead of conducting … Continue reading Norman: Democrats’ Policies Destroy Our Domestic Energy Industry
House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and the Congressional Western Caucus held a joint forum titled, “Holding the Biden Administration Accountable for Skyrocketing Prices & Failing Energy Policies.” In his opening statement, Ranking Member Comer emphasized the American people, under President Biden, are paying 40 percent more for gasoline, electricity … Continue reading Biden puts expensive Green New Deal schemes over affordable American energy
House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) launched a probe into Hunter Biden’s involvement in the sale of a cobalt mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo from an American company to a Chinese company in 2016. Cobalt is one of the most important components of electric car batteries, solar … Continue reading Comer Launches Probe of Hunter Biden’s Chinese-Backed Cobalt Mine Deal
House Republican Whip and Ranking Member of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Steve Scalise’s (R-La.) opening statement at a Select Subcommittee’s hearing calls out President Biden for breaking his promise to “shut down the virus” and saying there “is no federal solution” to defeat COVID. Whip Scalise urges President Biden to listen to medical … Continue reading Scalise: Biden’s COVID Response is in Tatters
House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Oversight Republican lawmakers pressed U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Acting Commissioner Janet Woodcock on the agency’s failure to process numerous pending Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) applications for lifesaving COVID-19 therapeutics and treatments. In the letter to the Acting Commissioner, the Republican lawmakers … Continue reading Oversight Republicans press FDA on blockade of livesaving COVID treatments
Earlier this week, Reps. Lauren Boebert (CO-3), Warren Davidson (OH-8), and Chip Roy (TX-21) were elected by members of the House Freedom Caucus to serve as Communications Chair, Whip, and Policy Chair, respectively. Rep. Lauren Boebert (CO-03) stated: “The House Freedom Caucus is the most influential group on Capitol Hill. These members fight every day … Continue reading Boebert and Roy elected House Freedom Caucus committee chairs
As the annual March for Life kicks off in Washington, DC, on January 21, 2022, the American Life League calls upon the pro-life movement to quit compromising. The late Nellie Gray, founder of the March, agreed with American Life League’s zero tolerance approach to abortion, in fact she inspired us to take the position. During … Continue reading American Life League Calls on Pro-Life Movement to Quit Compromising
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