Weekly Wrap

August 12, 2022

This Week: At A Glance

Monday, Rep. Stephanie Bice (OK-05) and Sen. Joni Ernst (IA) responded to Senate passage of the Inflation Reduction Act. Reports from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office suggested that the legislation will NOT meaningfully lower inflation in the coming years. Click here to learn more. 

Tuesday, Rep. Ashley Hinson (IA-02) warned that the termination of the Remain in Mexico Policy will cause further havoc on an already weak Southern Border. Click below to read more. 

Wednesday, Rep. Young Kim (CA-40) shared an article highlighting that "groceries are up 13.1% over the past year and jumped 1.4% in July alone." This is the largest increase in more than 43 years. 

Thursday, Rep. Michelle Steel (CA-45) received the 2022 Medicare Advantage Champion Award. Rep. Steel has worked hard to deliver results for her constituents. Congratulations on the award! 

Campaign Spotlight

On the campaign trail, Lisa Scheller (PA-07) paid a visit to the Carbon County Fair. Three months to election day!

In The News

Axios: 5. The candidates to watch.

Now-Rep. Mayra Flores (R-Texas) flipped a Democrat-held seat in South Texas earlier this summer. She — along with fellow Texans Cassy Garcia and Monica De La Cruz, and Yesli Vega in Virginia — are part of a larger trend of Republican Latinas stepping up to run for office this cycle.

The Colorado Sun: Barbara Kirkmeyer once pushed part of Colorado to pursue breaking off to form a new state. She has no regrets. Nearly a decade ago, when she was still a Weld County commissioner, Republican state Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer was an outspoken leader in the attempt by 11 northern Colorado counties to pursue secession and form a 51st state. 

Breitbart: Exclusive — GOP Candidate Jennifer-Ruth Green: Pelosi Tearing up Trump’s SOTU Address ‘Led Me into This Race’. “Seeing Speaker Pelosi tear up the State of the Union address on national TV on February 4, 2020, that’s ultimately what led me into this race,” Green told Pollak.

Staten Island Live: Malliotakis introduces legislation to compensate widows and children of 9/11 victims. Malliotakis, Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-Long Island) and Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) introduced legislation on Wednesday that would appropriate funds to the U.S. Victims of State-Sponsored Terrorism Fund (USVSST) to cover payments that widows and children of individuals who died in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks were not eligible for when the fund was first introduced.

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