Weekly Wrap

February 25, 2022

This Week: At A Glance

Monday, Rep. Stephanie Bice (OK-05) celebrated Presidents’ Day.

Also Monday, Rep. Elise Stefanik (NY-21) called out the Biden administration for its failed attempts to lower rising inflation. Click below to read more.

Tuesday, Sen. Joni Ernst (IA) wrote in a news release, “As part of a new Biden administration initiative, ‘people who use drugs’ will help decide how to spend nearly $30 million of your tax dollars on smoking kits and drug equipment and supplies for other drug users.” Click below to read more. 

Also Tuesday, GOP women traveled to Israel to strengthen international ties. Reps. Beth Van Duyne (TX-24), Michelle Steel (CA-45), Rep. Ashley Hinson (IA-02), Rep. Young Kim (CA-40), and Rep. Kat Cammack (FL-03) all made the trip.

Wednesday, Iowa leaders applauded the announcement that Gov. Kim Reynolds (IA) will deliver the Republican rebuttal to Biden's state of the union address.

Gov. Reynolds tweeted, "I’m very honored and grateful for this opportunity to speak to the American people!"

Thursday, Russia invaded Ukraine. Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley responded to the crisis shortly after President Putin declared the start of a “special military operation.”

Click below for live updates on Russia. 

In The News

Axios: Biden announces sanctions to "maximize a long-term impact on Russia". The sanctions "are going to impose severe costs on the Russian economy both immediately and over time," Biden said. "We have purposely designed these sanctions to maximize a long-term impact on Russia and to minimize the impact on the United States and our allies."

Roll Call: Lawmakers united in outrage over Putin’s ‘unprovoked’ invasion of Ukraine.  Lawmakers heaped almost all the blame for the attack at the feet of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who in a televised address late Wednesday night declared he was taking military action to “demilitarize and de-Nazify” Ukraine, which is led by a Jewish president. 

KGAN: Iowa Senator Joni Ernst says the free world must stand with Ukraine. Iowa Senator Joni Ernst released a statement following Russia's invasion of Ukraine... click the link to read her full statement.

Roll Call: In Virginia, GOP has openings in new Biden-Youngkin districts. Virginia Republicans caught the country’s attention when Glenn Youngkin captured the commonwealth’s governorship in 2021. The GOP hopes to continue the trend by picking up a House seat or two in the 2022 midterm elections as it seeks a net gain of five seats to take the majority.

CNN: Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds to deliver GOP response to Biden's State of the Union address. The speech will give Reynolds a prominent national platform to speak to the country and counter Biden's message. It comes as Republicans work to make their case to the American public ahead of pivotal midterm elections that will determine which party controls the House and Senate.

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