This Week: At A Glance
Monday, Rep. Young Kim (CA-39) joined House Republican Leadership for their weekly press conference to bring attention to the supply chain crisis affecting the entire country. Read more here. "We need to solve the bigger issues – like policies that make it more difficult for truckers to deliver goods into the state – not double down on failing economic policies that make life for American businesses and workers harder and more expensive." Tuesday, Rep. Stephanie Bice (OK-05) highlighted the fact that the Biden administration’s policies continue to cause massive inflation. Bice warns that American families will feel these effects through winter. Click here to read more.
Wednesday, Sen. Marsha Blackburn (TN) pressed Biden for details of the administration's interactions with the National School Boards Association (NSBA), referencing a letter that called on the FBI to investigate parents as potential domestic terrorists. Click here to learn more. Thursday, Rep. Elise Stefanik (NY-21) and Sen. Joni Ernst (IA) introduced a bill that would make sex crimes a deportable offense for non-naturalized immigrants and would prevent previous offenders from entering the U.S. Click here to read more.
In The News
Axios: Biden says presidency "will be determined" by outcome of spending plans. President Biden told the House Democratic caucus Thursday "my presidency will be determined" by the votes he wants in the next week on his $1.75 trillion social safety net expansion and $1.2 trillion infrastructure package.
The New York Times: Democrats Race to Figure Out How to Pay for Social and Climate Programs. President Biden leaves for Europe on Thursday, but lingering disputes over how to finance the plan may prevent Democrats from uniting around a framework.
Fox News: GOP senators demand fully vaccinated federal employees return to in-person work to address massive backlog. A group of Republican senators led by Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming will introduce legislation Thursday that would require federal government employees to return to in-person work amid complaints that agencies like the Social Security Administration (SSA) are so backed up with applications that many Americans are having to go without benefits.
Fox Business: Stephen Moore: New GDP report is a five alarm siren warning -- we are headed towards stagflation. The Commerce Department reported today that the high-flying U.S. economy with a 6.7% rate of growth in the U.S. economy for the first half of this year crash landed in the third quarter (July-September) with an anemic rate of just 2 percent.
Rep. Hinson Press Release: Hinson Helps Lead BE GONE Act in House to Deport Convicted Sex Criminals.“Biden Administration's lax border policies have incentivized illegal immigrants, including dangerous criminals, to come into our country. The BE GONE Act would help ensure that law enforcement is empowered to find and deport convicted sex criminals--we should all be able to agree that sex offenders should not be welcomed into the United States. While the Administration keeps our Southern Border open and incentivizes illegal immigration, I will continue pursuing common sense solutions to keep families safe," said Congresswoman Ashley Hinson.
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