Weekly Wrap

July 23, 2021

This Week: At A Glance

Over the weekend, former U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley attended the Christians United for Israel (CUFI) 2021 Summit. Haley discussed the importance of standing with Israel America’s greatest ally in the Middle East.

“It was an absolute blessing to be in a room of people united in defending Israel and the Jewish people.”

Monday, Rep. Elise Stefanik (NY-21) shared shocking images of what is happening at our border. The border crisis has reached an all time high as the Biden administration continues to fail to adequately address the issue. Click below to watch the full video. 

Tuesday, Rep. Beth Van Duyne (TX-24) joined Fox News commentator Harris Faulkner to discuss the hypocrisy of Texas Democrats fleeing their state and responsibilities. 

"When you run for office, your job is to represent the people in your district...they are abdicating their role, they are surrendering the state of Texas to Washignton, DC bureaucrats."

Click below to watch her full interview. 

Wednesday, Rep. Ashley Hinson (IA-01) discussed how inflation is directly effecting families in her state as consumer prices across the country continue to rise. Click below to watch her full interview. 

Click below to read more about the current state of inflation. 

Thursday, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02) joined the GOP Doctors Caucus Conference with Republican Whip Steve Scalise and Chairwoman Stefanik to discuss the Delta Variant, vaccines, and COVID-19 origins. Dr. Miller-Meeks stressed the importance of getting vaccinated and encouraged those who have yet to get the shot, to do so immediately. 

In The News

Axios: COVID cases are up 55% across the U.S. Some “breakthrough” infections are happening to vaccinated people, but this rising tide of cases and hospitalizations is mainly a threat to those who aren’t vaccinated. And in some parts of the country, most people aren’t vaccinated — so the virus can still do serious damage.

CBS News: IRS says it's sending millions more additional stimulus checks. The IRS on Wednesday said it is continuing to distribute federal stimulus checks to eligible Americans, with another 2.2 million payments issued as recently as July 21. Some of those payments include "plus-up" adjustments for people who received less money than they were entitled to in earlier checks.

The Hill: Critical race theory becomes focus of midterms. Critical race theory increasingly looks like it will play a major role in the 2022 midterms, as Republicans ramp-up efforts on culture issues in their pursuit of winning back control of both the House and Senate. 

Fox News: Illegal immigrants bring crime, death surge to rural Texas community.  Just miles from El Paso lies Hudspeth County, a sparsely populated ranching community that's faced an unprecedented flood of migrants since October, and with them, an influx of crime and death, residents and law enforcement told Fox News.

Townhall: White House Communications Director Admits They’re Trying to Censor Conservative News Sites. During an interview with CNN this week, White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield admitted the Biden administration's censorship efforts are specifically targeting conservative news sites for publishing "misinformation." 

Stay Safe and Have a Wonderful Weekend!

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