Here’s a recap of key moments from House Republican committees during the week: Agriculture On Tuesday, February 11, the Committee on Agriculture held a full committee hearing called “Examining the Economic Crisis in Farm Country.” America’s farmers have been struggling under the weight of low commodity prices, high levels of debt, rising input costs driven by President Biden’s inflation, lack of ... Read More »
Here’s what to watch for on the House Floor today: Cracking Down on High Speed Chases With Illegal Immigrants Fleeing Arrest On December 7, 2022, Border Patrol Agent Raul Gonzalez, Jr., was killed in the line of duty while pursuing illegal immigrants who were fleeing capture near Mission, Texas. High speed chases often result in tragic losses of life, whether it is migrants in the cars when traffi... Read More »
Here’s a recap of what Republicans achieved on the House Floor this week: Increasing Efficiency in Congressional Disapproval of Overreaching Rules ✅ When the Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution and created our government, they separated powers between the three branches to prevent too much concentration of power in one branch, vesting legislative power in Congress, executive power in the Presi... Read More »
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), and Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) issued the following statement after the House Budget Committee completed a successful markup and passed the FY25 budget resolution out of committee: “The budget resolution has passed through committee and House Republicans have now cle... Read More »
Here’s what to watch for on the House Floor today: Increasing Efficiency in Congressional Disapproval of Overreaching Rules When the Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution and created our government, they separated powers between the three branches to prevent too much concentration of power in one branch, vesting legislative power in Congress, executive power in the President, and judicial power ... Read More »
Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) issued the following statement on the release of the reconciliation budget resolution: “Today, the House Budget Committee, under the leadership of Chairman Jodey Arrington, released a budget resolution to pave the way for passage of major priorities of President Trump’s agenda. I applaud Chairman Arrington’s hard work and diligence to put together... Read More »
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined CNBC’s Squawk Box to discuss House Republicans’ plans for one reconciliation bill that extends President Trump’s tax cuts and prevents the largest tax hike in American history. Additionally, he noted that the reconciliation bill will eliminate waste, maximize American energy investments, and reform Medicaid to stop fraud. Click here or the image a... Read More »
Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), and Congressman Abe Hamadeh (R-Ariz.) to discuss House Republicans' reconciliation bill, which will receive a markup on Thursday. Additionally, Leader Scalise highlighted the Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act, legislatio... Read More »
Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) appeared on Fox Business Network's Kudlow to discuss the House Republican reconciliation bill heading to committee this week. Leader Scalise highlighted the critical tax cut extensions in the bill as well as the increased work requirements and integrity measures to protect social safety net programs. Click here or the image above to view Leader Sc... Read More »
Here’s what to watch for from House Republican committees during the week: Agriculture On Tuesday, February 11, the Committee on Agriculture will hold a full committee hearing called “Examining the Economic Crisis in Farm Country.” Appropriations On Tuesday, February 11, the Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs will hold an oversight hearing called “Mexico’s... Read More »
Here’s what to watch for on the House Floor this week: Increasing Efficiency in Congressional Disapproval of Overreaching Rules When the Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution and created our government, they separated powers between the three branches to prevent too much concentration of power in one branch, vesting legislative power in Congress, executive power in the President, and judicial po... Read More »
Here’s what to watch for on the House Floor today: Protecting American Energy from a Fracking Moratorium Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a drilling technology used for extracting oil, natural gas, geothermal energy, or water from deep underground – accounting for two-thirds of the natural gas in the United States and half of the nation’s oil, and positioning the U.S. as the world's leading p... Read More »
Here’s a recap of what Republicans achieved on the House Floor this week: Cracking Down on Fentanyl to Save American Lives ✅ Thanks to Biden’s border crisis, fentanyl is pouring across our southern border, destroying lives, families, and communities. Synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl, lead to nearly 70 percent of overdose deaths, as the drug can be deadly in even small doses and is up to 50 time... Read More »
Here’s a recap of key moments from House Republican committees during the week: Education & Workforce On Wednesday, February 5, the Committee on Education and Workforce held a full committee hearing called “The State of American Education.” This hearing gave Members the opportunity to examine the main challenges facing K-12 education, postsecondary education, and workforce development. From presch... Read More »
Here’s what to watch for on the House Floor today: Cracking Down on Fentanyl to Save American Lives Thanks to Biden’s border crisis, fentanyl is pouring across our southern border, destroying lives, families, and communities. But still Democrats deny the problems that resulted from President Biden’s open border policies and refuse to take action on the mass poisoning of Americans. Synthetic opioid... Read More »