Weekly Wrap

March 18, 2022

This Week: At A Glance

As a result of Putin's actions, over seven million Ukrainian people have been displaced from their homes. Monday, Sen. Joni Ernst (IA) provided various sources for the American public to support Ukrainians. Click here to learn how you can help. 

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Also Monday, Winning For Women co-hosted an event with Rep. Nancy Mace (SC-01) in South Carolina where she talked about the effects of skyrocketing inflation and gas prices on South Carolina families. Rep. Mace offered suggestions to the Biden administration on how to help folks who are struggling.

After the discussion, Mace took questions from constituents on everything from Ukraine to increasing U.S. energy production. Click below to learn more.

Tuesday, Rep. Ashley Hinson (IA-02) continued to fight for her constituents! Reaching across the aisle, Hinson teamed up with Rep. Cindy Axne (D) to demand better disaster readiness. 

Wednesday, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy addressed Congress. Asking for assistance, he told them, "we need you right now," as he invoked tragedies in American history such as Pearl Harbor and 9/11. Click below to watch his full address.

See how GOP women reacted to President Zelenskyy's address.

Rep. Victoria Spartz (IN-05), who was born in Ukraine, joined CNN to discuss Biden’s aid announcement. Click below to watch her full interview. 

"I’m glad to see that he is finally taking some more decisive steps, but he shouldn’t present them to Putin for approval before they’re done. Time is of the essence - less talk and more action needed."

Thursday, Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley called out the Democrats in Congress who want to ban all energy production on federal lands. 

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In The News

Axios: Zelensky accuses Germany of putting economy before Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, during his virtual address to the Bundestag on Thursday, accused Germany of putting its economic interests ahead of its response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, telling the lawmakers their support "came too late to stop war," according to the BBC.

Carroll Times Herald: Ernst, Grassley push to improve tornado warnings and severe weather forecasting. U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) are introducing the TORNADO Act, which seeks to simplify, update and improve forecasting technology and infrastructure. 

NBC: What is the hybrid 'deltacron' variant of the coronavirus?  A hybrid variant of the coronavirus that has characteristics of both the delta and omicron strains has been detected in the United States and several European countries, scientists say.

CNN: Biden administration prepares for potential mass migration at US-Mexico border. Border authorities have been relying on a public health order, known as Title 42, to turn away migrants at the US-Mexico border since March 2020, but as the pandemic landscape evolves, discussions about terminating that order have picked up speed, the sources said.

New York Post: The Fed needs to get a lot tougher to stop soaring inflation.  Wall Street loved the Federal Reserve’s quarter-point interest hike Wednesday, soaring 500 points on the news. That’s a clear signal that Fed chief Jerome Powell isn’t doing enough to fight inflation.

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