Weekly Wrap

April 29, 2022

This Week: At A Glance

Monday, Sen. Joni Ernst (IA) called for additional help to Ukraine. You can watch the full interview here. 

"This is genocide," Ernst said. "The Russians have gone into Ukraine, and they are indiscriminately bombing. They're indiscriminately killing women and children and elderly people and they're eliminating villages that are in their path." 

Tuesday, Rep. Stephanie Bice (OK-05) called out the Biden administration for its continued negligence of the Southern border as crossings hit an all time high. There have been over 221,000 migrant encounters reported in March. Click here to learn more. 

Wednesday, Rep. Ashley Hinson (IA-02) joined Newsmax to emphasize that "keeping Title 42 in place is the bare minimum legislation needed to curb illegal crossings." Click below to learn more.

Thursday, Rep. Beth Van Duyne (TX-24) called Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayrokas' control of the border situation "delusional." Click below to learn more. 

Campaign Update

This week, Rep. Elise Stefanik endorsed Washington Senate candidate Tiffany Smiley!  WFW PAC endorsed Tiffany earlier this year.

Also this week, former Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley endorsed candidate April Becker (NV-04)! Congratulations April!

In The News

Axios: Biden sends Congress $33 billion request for Ukraine aid.President Biden announced Thursday that his administration sent Congress a supplemental request for an additional $33 billion for humanitarian and military aid to Ukraine to help the country thwart Russia's unprovoked invasion.

Florida Politics: María Elvira Salazar posts best fundraising quarter this cycle for CD 27 defense.  Republican U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar had her best fundraising quarter since she assumed office last year, raking in $690,000 between New Year’s Day and March 31 while still spending heavily on her re-election campaign.

Brooklyn Paper: Malliotakis secures $2.9 million in federal funds for NYPD. Southern Brooklyn Congressmember Nicole Malliotakis announced she has secured $2.9 million for the New York City Police Department from the federal government operational budget for 2022— which will be used to purchase new equipment and expand their K-9 unit. 

Yahoo News: Rep. Michelle Steel introduces bill to hold colleges accountable for using 'personality traits' in admissions. California GOP Rep. Michelle Steel is introducing legislation aimed at ensuring more transparency in higher education by requiring colleges and universities to be transparent about the usage of "personality traits" in admissions decisions.

Fox News: New group that works to elect Republican women governors brings in $1 million.The organization’s being steered by two well-known advocates for strong Republican female candidates — Annie Dickerson, the founder and chair of Winning For Women Action Fund, and Marie Sanderson, the former policy director for the Republican Governors Association. 

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