Weekly Wrap

January 14, 2022

This Week: At A Glance

Monday, Rep. Elise Stefanik (NY-21) hosted a virtual roundtable with law enforcement representatives from the North Country and across New York to discuss working together to provide them with essential support. Click below to read more. 

Tuesday, Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11), a member of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, pushed for the continued use of COVID-19 therapeutics. Click here to read more.

Also Tuesday, Rep. Debbie Lesko (AZ-08) sent a letter to President Biden demanding answers about his decision to transfer funds from COVID-19 testing to cover the cost of housing illegal immigrants. Click here to read the full letter. 

Wednesday, Rep. Michelle Steel (CA-48) celebrated Korean American Day. Rep. Steel and Rep. Young Kim (CA-39) are the first Korean American Republican representatives in Congress. Click below to watch the full address. 

Thursday, Sen. Joni Ernst (IA), joined by Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02), Rep. Ashley Hinson (IA-01) and Sen. Joni Ernst (IA) addressed the Senate floor to denounce the Democrats’ attempt to take over America’s elections. Click below to read more. 

Also Thursday, Rep. Kat Cammack (AZ-08) highlighted the new reports showing the nation's inflation rate at its highest in 40 years. She called out the Biden Administration, saying the rise in inflation is a "direct result of the lack of leadership" and that"there will be a reckoning in the midterms in November". 

In The News

Axios: Supreme Court blocks Biden's vaccine mandate for large employers. Several Republican states last year filed lawsuits against the Biden administration over its vaccine-or-test mandate, with some calling it "unconstitutional, unlawful and unwise."

The New York Times: R.N.C. Signals a Pullout From Presidential Debates. The Republican National Committee is preparing to change its rules to require presidential candidates seeking the party’s nomination to sign a pledge to not participate in any debates sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates.

CNBC: Despite higher wages, inflation gave the average worker a 2.4% pay cut last year. The Consumer Price Index, a key inflation measure, jumped 7% in December from a year ago, the fastest rate since June 1982, the U.S. Department of Labor said Wednesday.

Fox News: Biden administration still to release long-awaited ICE report on arrests, deportations of illegal immigrants. The annual report contains data on ICE’s enforcement operations and investigations throughout the fiscal year. The Washington Free Beacon reported that the report has been released at the end of the calendar year at least since 2011.

Fox Business: Jobless claims unexpectedly rise to 230,000 as omicron surges. The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits unexpectedly climbed to the highest level since mid-November as an unprecedented surge in COVID-19 cases driven by the highly contagious omicron variant threatened to undermine the economy's recovery.

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