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The Leader’s Floor Lookout: Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Washington, December 13, 2023
Here’s what to watch for on the House Floor today:
 
Delivering the Answers the American People Deserve

For several months, the House committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Oversight and Accountability have been working tirelessly to uncover the truth about President Biden’s involvement in his family’s shady business dealings with foreign governments and the Biden Administration’s efforts to impede the criminal investigation into Hunter Biden.

In that short time, the committees have exposed that the Biden family and their business associates have received over $24 million from foreign sources over five years, the president was personally involved – even using aliases – in his family’s dealings with foreign entities including China, and President Biden lied over and over about his involvement in these shady business dealings. 

Additionally, through the testimony of whistleblowers, the committees revealed substantial evidence that the Biden Administration obstructed the Hunter Biden criminal investigation.

But at every turn, the Biden Administration has tried to hinder the House’s lawful investigation into the president’s shady business dealings and influence peddling schemes with his family members, refusing to allow attorneys to testify and fighting deposition subpoenas that would reveal key facts. 

By formalizing the impeachment inquiry, the three investigating committees will gain stronger subpoena enforcement power necessary to uncover all of the facts and ensure the House has the best possible legal standing as we move forward in our mission to deliver answers to the American people. 

H. Res. 918, introduced by Rep. Kelly Armstrong, reaffirms the ongoing impeachment inquiry and establishes a framework for the committees to continue their impeachment inquiry investigations and refer the matter to the Committee on the Judiciary, ensuring the American people receive the full truth through a transparent process.

The American people deserve the truth about President Biden’s involvement in his family’s foreign business dealings and an open and transparent investigative process – House Republicans are here to deliver.
 
 
Expanding Milk Choice in Schools For Healthier Kids

Under current requirements, only fat-free and low-fat milks are allowed in school meals due to concerns surrounding obesity and high cholesterol; however, recent studies have shown school children are not consuming the recommended amount of dairy and whole milk can have essential health benefits.

Full-fat milk has been linked to lower risk for heart disease, type 2 diabetes, high blood sugar, and obesity, and can help with better sleep. 


Despite these health benefits and the many essential nutrients in milk, the Biden Administration wants to continue to limit milk options to only fat-free and low-fat, as well as ban flavored milk until high school.

When schools aren’t allowed to offer a variety of milk options to school children because of burdensome government regulations, many kids will choose sugary caffeinated sodas and beverages with no nutritional value over a milk type they don’t like. 

Kids should be able to drink the milk they enjoy – not just the milk the government tells them they can drink – and receive the nutrients they need.

Rep. Glenn Thompson’s legislation, H.R. 1147, the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023, modifies requirements for milk provided by the National School Lunch Program of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to permit schools to offer students whole, reduced-fat, low-fat, and fat-free flavored and unflavored milk.

House Republicans are fighting to expand nutritional milk options for children in schools and cut unnecessary government regulations from kids’ diets.