Weekly Wrap

December 3, 2021

This Week: At A Glance

Monday, Rep. Beth Van Duyne (TX-24) called out the hypocrisy by the Biden administration for enforcing travel bans while letting in thousands of immigrants at the southern border. Read the full article here.

Tuesday, Rep. Stephanie Bice's (OK-05) pushed back on the Democrats' "Build Back Better" plan that will raise taxes and exacerbate current economic issues. Watch her address here. 

Also Tuesday, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (WV) joined Rep. Bice in the fight against the "Build Back Better" plan. Watch her address here. 

"President Biden’s America-last energy policy has caused our families to face skyrocketing gas prices and utility costs.   Demand for AMERICAN coal and natural gas is through the roof, yet the Democrats’ reckless tax-and-spending spree penalizes energy-producing states like WV."

Wednesday, Rep. Ashley Hinson (IA-01) vowed to be a "voice of the voiceless" by supporting the Mississippi law limiting abortions. 

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Thursday, at a Senate roundtable, Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) spoke on how the Democrats' current spending will drastically effect working families. You can watch here.

In The News

Axios: Omicron variant detected in Minnesota. "This news is concerning, but it is not a surprise. We know that this virus is highly infectious and moves quickly throughout the world," Gov. Tim Walz said in a statement. "Minnesotans know what to do to keep each other safe now — get the vaccine, get tested, wear a mask indoors, and get a booster."

The New York Times: Mexico to Allow U.S. ‘Remain in Mexico’ Asylum Policy to Resume. Mexico has agreed to allow the United States to restart a contentious asylum program that requires certain migrants to wait in Mexico until American immigration officials decide their cases — a new complication for the Biden administration’s fledgling efforts to remake the country’s immigration system after the restrictive policies of former President Donald J. Trump.

Newport Beach Independent: Congresswoman Michelle Steel Honored with Lighting the Menorah at Chabad Center in Newport Beach.  Congresswoman Michelle Steel was honored with lighting the Menorah. Rabbi Reuven Mintz of the Chabad Center also lit the Menorah. Orange County Second District Supervisor Katrina Foley attended the event and addressed the audience.

Fox News: Rep. McMorris Rodgers 'hopeful' modern science will sway public opinion against abortion. "I am hopeful that as people really consider the science, the research, the technology, that more and more are going to review their position on this question," she said Wednesday in answer to whether she believes the majority of Americans support overturning Roe v. Wade. "It’s the sharpest soul-searching question before us as a nation."

Fox Business: GOP lawmakers hammer Biden over increase in coal costs, historic shortage.  "The Biden Administration’s disastrous economic agenda has targeted our fossil fuel industry and created a worker shortage at a time when the demand for coal is high because of its affordability and reliability as an energy source," Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., told FOX Business in a statement. 

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