Tag: House Republicans

‘Soros-Funded’ DAs to Blame for ‘Violent Crime Spree’ Sweeping the Nation: House GOP

April 17, 2023
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NEW YORK—Rising crime around the United States can be attributed to the “soft-on-crime” policies of Democrat district attorneys funded by George Soros, according to Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee. While in New York City on April 17 for a field hearing on “Victims of Violent Crime in Manhattan,” committee members shared their perspectives on…

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How House Republicans Have Used Their Majority so Far

April 12, 2023
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When President Joe Biden on April 10 signed into law a House Republican-initiated measure ending the national emergency enacted in 2020 in response to the pandemic, it marked the second time he has approved a bill launched in the Republican-led lower chamber of Congress. Democrats retained control of the Senate after the 2022 midterms, leading…

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10 House Republicans Support Texas AG’s Bid to Block Omnibus Spending Bill

April 12, 2023
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Ten House Republicans have backed a lawsuit that aims to prevent implementation of the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill passed in December by striking down the congressional practice of proxy voting. In an April 11 amicus brief obtained by The Epoch Times, the lawmakers supported Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s motion for a preliminary injunction…

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House Judiciary Probing Claims That Biden Admin Pressured FDA to Rush COVID-19 Booster Approvals

April 11, 2023
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The House Judiciary Committee has launched an investigation into whether the Biden administration pressured the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to speed up its approvals of COVID-19 booster shots. In three April 10 letters to current and former FDA officials, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.)—who chairs the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform,…

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Liberal Groups’ Attempts to Block House GOP’s Biden Probes May Be Illegal: Conservative Legal Group

March 30, 2023
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The conservative America First Legal Foundation (AFL) is calling for an investigation of two progressive organizations it alleges are working to unlawfully obstruct congressional investigations relating to President Joe Biden. In a March 16 letter (pdf) to the House Sergeant at Arms William McFarland, AFL Director of Investigations Reed Rubinstein charged that Congressional Integrity Project—a…

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House Minority Leader Accuses ‘Extreme MAGA Republicans’ of ‘Hiding’ Stance on Gun Control

March 30, 2023
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) accused “extreme MAGA” House Republicans of “hiding” their position on gun control on March 30, challenging them to bring related legislation to the House floor. “We have a gun violence epidemic in America that is unacceptable, unconscionable, and un-American,” Jeffries asserted at his weekly press briefing. “Children being slaughtered…

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Bragg Says ‘Unprecedented’ House GOP Probe ‘Serves Only to Hinder’ Prosecutors

March 27, 2023
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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg denied congressional Republicans’ claims of political bias over the weekend, accusing the lawmakers of undermining his office’s investigation of former President Donald Trump. “We evaluate cases in our jurisdiction based on the facts, the law, and the evidence,” Bragg said in a March 25 statement posted to his Twitter account….

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Lawmaker Revives Push to Make English Official US Language

March 24, 2023
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Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.) revived a decades-old push to establish English as the official language of the United States with the introduction on March 24 of the English Language Unity Act of 2023. If passed, the bill (pdf) would “declare English as the official language of the United States,” require all functions and proceedings of…

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House Democrats Chide Republicans for ‘Politically Interfering’ in Manhattan DA’s Trump Probe

March 23, 2023
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House Democrats criticized their colleagues across the aisle on March 23 over what they suggested was “political interference” in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s investigation of former President Donald Trump. Earlier this week, amid rumors that Bragg was seeking an indictment, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), House Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer…

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House GOP Parents’ Bill of Rights Moves One Step Closer to Floor Vote

March 22, 2023
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Republicans on the House Rules Committee have moved the Parents’ Bill of Rights Act one step closer to a floor vote in the House. The committee advanced the bill 9–3 along party lines. All three Democrats on the committee voted against it. H.R. 5, the fulfillment of Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) long-promised “parental…

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