Yesterday evening, Senate Democrats announced they had reached a topline agreement of $3.5 trillion for a massive tax and spending plan. House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement: “This is nothing more than a bait-and-switch. Joe Biden proposed $4 trillion in new reconciliation spending then claimed he would seek common ground … Continue reading Budget leader rips $3.5 trillion spending spree
Opening Statement of Ranking Member Frank Lucas at Investigations & Oversight Hearing on COVID-19 Origins:Thank you, Chairman Foster for holding today’s hearing. And thank you to our witnesses for your participation. While this Committee has held a handful of hearings over the last 18 months examining the role of the scientific community in combatting COVID-19, … Continue reading Top House member launches hearing into origin of COVID-19
House Committee on Oversight and Reform Republicans, led by Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Representative Fred Keller (R-Pa.), wrote Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) calling for a hearing on the records request backlog at the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration’s (NARA) National Personnel Records Center (NRPC). The backlog is affecting veterans and their families … Continue reading House members demand hearing on vet records backlog
Subcommittee on Environment Ranking Member Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) and Representatives Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) and Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.) today wrote to Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm raising concerns that Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Kelly Speakes-Backman, may be using her position to advance the interests of the Energy Storage Association where she … Continue reading Investigation requested into Biden Energy appointee using position to benefit former employer
Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm Ms. Su as the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Labor: "The global pandemic and forced shutdowns have upended businesses, workers, and jobs. It is more important than ever for the Department of Labor leadership to … Continue reading House member blasts radical Biden Labor boss
The full House Appropriations Committee met to consider the fiscal year 2022 appropriations bills for the subcommittees on Defense and Homeland Security. Committee Republicans were unable to support the bills due to the total spending level and controversial policy provisions that are in the bills.In an effort to fight for the necessary funds for the … Continue reading Congressmembers reveal waste and abuse in Defense and Homeland Security bills
The House Committee on Natural Resources held a markup, reporting a total of 14 bills out of committee. Twelve of these bills were bipartisan - including U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks' (R-Iowa) recently-introduced Veterans in Parks (VIP) Act - and passed by unanimous consent. However, committee Democrats also advanced legislation that would be detrimental to American workers, … Continue reading House members expose dangerous environmentalist agenda
The Liberty Justice Center, a national public interest law firm that fights for constitutional rights and free speech, has sued the Attorneys General of New York and New Jersey over the states’ unconstitutional policy requiring nonprofits to disclose private information about their donors. The Supreme Court has repeatedly found that donor information can be kept … Continue reading New York and New Jersey sued for doxxing nonprofit donors
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today announced that on July 27, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on the growing wave of ransomware attacks affecting businesses, non-profits, and local governments across the … Continue reading Senate announces hearing into Russian ransomware attacks
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Multiple FBI field offices failed to promptly and properly respond to repeated allegations of sexual abuse of Olympic gymnasts and other young athletes by Olympic Physician Larry Nassar, according to a Justice Department Inspector General report released today. That investigation was initiated after Sen. Chuck Grassley … Continue reading Top senator exposes how FBI ignored notorious child sex abuser
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