Weekly Wrap

September 17, 2021

This Week: At A Glance

Monday, Rep. Ashley Hinson (IA-01) and her constituent, Byron Cooper, discussed suicide prevention in honor of National Suicide Prevention Week. Click below to watch the full discussion. 

Tuesday, Rep. Elise Stefanik (NY-21) warned about continued inflation amid the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion tax and spending spree. To make matters worse, Democrats are also proposing a business tax rate higher than communist China’s. So much for economic recovery. Click below to read more. 

Also, on Tuesday California Gov. Gavin Newsom defeated a recall aimed at kicking him out of office early. 

Wednesday, Sen. Joni Ernst (IA) launched an effort demanding the Biden Administration designate the Taliban a terrorist organization. 

"Given their history of supporting terror attacks on the United States, their brutal style of governance, their continued display of atrocities against Americans and our allies, and now, their enhanced military capability, the current version of the Taliban government presents a significant threat to the United States,"

Click below to read more. 

Thursday, Rep. Nancy Mace (SC-01) joined Fox News to discuss the politicization and polarization of COVID-19. Click below to watch her full interview. 

In The News

Axios: Biden enlists business leaders in campaign for vax mandates. President Biden convened a meeting of top business leaders Wednesday to build support for a sweeping vaccine mandate that will affect most of America's workers. The message: Vaccines work, and the stalled uptake is holding back the economy.

New York Times: Thousands of Afghans on American military bases await resettlement. Weeks after their dramatic escape from Kabul, tens of thousands of Afghans hoping to be resettled in the United States remain on military bases across the country and overseas as medical and security screenings slow the process.

The Hill: Republican requesting data, notes, emails in intelligence report on COVID-19 origins. Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), the ranking member on the House Oversight and Reform Committee, is requesting data, notes and emails from the intelligence community’s report on the origins of COVID-19. 

Fox News: Republicans may abandon infrastructure bill because Pelosi 'linked' it with reconciliation: GOP Rep. Johnson.  As Democrats charge ahead with writing their massive $3.5 trillion spending bill, which they aim to pass on a party-line vote through budget reconciliation, at least one moderate Republican is warning the bipartisan infrastructure bill may lose GOP votes because it's too intertwined with the reconciliation bill.

City Sentinel: Exclusive: Nikki Haley, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, endorses Oklahoma’s U.S. Rep. Stephanie Bice for reelection.  In her endorsement statement, Amb. Haley said, “Stephanie Bice is a proud Oklahoman who knows conservative policies work for the Sooner State. I’m proud to endorse her because she’s not afraid to stand up to Pelosi’s spending spree and liberal agenda.”

Stay Safe and Have a Wonderful Weekend!

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