Tag: House Republican Study Committeee

Republican Study Committee Aims to Balance Federal Budget in Seven Years

The House Republican Study Committee (RSC) released a 2024 budget proposal that would balance the federal budget in seven years while advancing conservative values, stabilizing Social Security, strengthening national defense, and slashing taxes on businesses and individuals. “It all boils down to something we’ve heard the president [Joe Biden] say quite a few times this…


State Department Still Refusing to Give House GOPers Info on Overseas Atheism Grants

State Department officials are continuing to refuse House Republican demands for information regarding grants of U.S. tax dollars to advance atheism in foreign countries, according to Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.). Banks, who is chairman of the Republican Study Committee (RSC), expressed frustration with a lengthy Dec. 1 telephone conference call with Mariah Mercer, an assistant…


House Republicans Tell State Department to Preserve All Documents on Grants Backing Atheism

Eighteen House Republicans, led by Republican Study Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.), are warning Secretary of State Antony Blinken to preserve all official documents and communications on a grant program promoting atheism overseas. Their warning came in an Aug. 2 letter made public on Aug. 3 in which the House GOPers told Blinken that…


House GOPers File Discharge Petition on Bill Seeking to Protect Women’s Sports

Facing refusal by Democratic leaders to allow the House of Representatives to vote on his bill protecting women’s sports, Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) and Republican Study Committee (RSC) Chairman Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) filed a discharge petition on behalf of H.R. 426, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2021. First filed by Steube in…