Weekly Wrap

February 16, 2024

With President Biden facing mounting pressure to stop U.S. funding for the embattled U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees (known as UNRWA), the Israeli military released evidence that Hamas had built a data and command center beneath the organization's headquarters in Gaza City.

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) used the news to once again call on the Biden Administration to stop the funding immediately. 

Rep. Michelle Steel (CA-45) doubled down on her support for Israel despite frequent intimidation attacks from far-left activists who sympathize with Hamas. In an op-ed she penned, Steel said:

"Hamas must be eliminated. Every single hostage must be returned. History will remember those who choose to stay silent. In Congress, I will continue working to ensure Israel has everything it needs to defend itself from the antisemitic and genocidal threat it faces." 

Despite President Biden's attempt to shift blame to Congress for the border crisis, there is a long list of executive actions that he could take himself to combat the flow of migrants who are entering the country illegally. 

Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) highlighted just some of them.

Rep. Young Kim (CA-40) celebrated the passage of her Uyghur Policy Act legislation. The bill, which passed nearly unanimously, "create[s] a comprehensive, multilateral strategy to raise international awareness of the persecution of Uyghurs, direct the State Department to effectively respond to human rights challenges in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and push back on the CCP efforts to silence Uyghur voices."

The San Francisco Standard: In liberal San Francisco, Asian immigrants are joining the Republican Party in droves

The Iowa Torch: Miller-Meeks reintroduces the Securing Our Schools Act

NBC-Bend: Chavez-DeRemer, Colleagues Introduce Bill To Address Child Care Workforce Shortage

MyChesCo: Bipartisan Group Takes Aim at Streamlining Paid Family Leave Across the Nation

Stay up to date on the latest by following us on our socials.

Have a great weekend!