Category: Rep. Chip Roy

House Republicans, Democrats Sound Off After Contentious Government Weaponization Hearing With RFK Jr.

House Republicans saw testimony at a congressional hearing on Thursday as evidence that the federal government has engaged in political censorship. Meanwhile, Democrats at the hearing pushed back on the censorship allegations and focused much of their criticism on one of the four witnesses who testified—Democratic 2024 presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Mr. Kennedy…


Rep. Roy Fires Back as FBI Chief Wray Refuses to Condemn Bureau’s SWAT-Team Arrest of Pro-Life Activist

During a House Judiciary Committee hearing on July 12, Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) pressed FBI Director Christopher Wray over the agency’s armed raid and arrest of Christian pro-life activist Mark Houck at his home last fall. …


Rep. Chip Roy Rips Biden’s Border Policies, Pushes His Impeachment

Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) criticized President Joe Biden’s border policies on June 22 in a House floor speech in support of a measure to advance articles of impeachment for President Joe Biden. …


‘Hold the Line’: Rep. Roy to McCarthy On GOP Debt Ceiling Demands

Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) circulated a memo on May 24 encouraging Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to “hold the line” on Republicans’ debt ceiling demands. “I hope … Speaker McCarthy continues to pressure President [Joe] Biden to do what is right for the American people,” Roy wrote in a memo to his colleagues…


Rand, Roy Proposal Would Break Fauci’s Former Domain Into Three Institutes With Senate-Confirmed Chiefs

Dr. Anthony Fauci’s former long-time National Institutes of Health (NIH) empire would be divided into three separate operational divisions with presidentially appointed leaders serving time-limited terms under legislation (pdf) introduced in Congress by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas). The proposed NIH Reform Act would divide NIH’s current National Institute of Allergy…


Rand, Roy Proposal Would Split NIH Into 3 Institutes With Senate-Confirmed Chiefs

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) would be divided into three separate operational divisions with presidentially appointed leaders serving time-limited terms under legislation (pdf) introduced in Congress by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas). The proposed NIH Reform Act would divide NIH’s current National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), which…


Rand, Roy Proposal Would Break NIH Into 3 Institutes With Senate-Confirmed Chiefs

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) would be divided into three separate operational divisions with presidentially appointed leaders serving time-limited terms under legislation (pdf) introduced in Congress by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas). The proposed NIH Reform Act would divide NIH’s current National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), which…


Rand Paul, Chip Roy Bring Bill to Break Apart Government Health Agency Led by Fauci

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) introduced a bill on Thursday that would break apart the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), which Dr. Anthony Fauci previously led. Dubbed the “NIH Reform Act,” the bill would break apart NIAID, which is a component agency of the National Institute of Health…


EXCLUSIVE: GOP Bill to Expand Tax-Free Health Savings Accounts to All Americans

Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) has introduced a bill that would make tax-free Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) available to all Americans. Currently, most Americans cannot use HSAs due to the stringent rules that govern their use: only those who pay an abnormally high insurance deductible can take advantage of the pre-tax program. In practice, this means…


Rep. Chip Roy Endorses Ron DeSantis for President: ‘Time for a New Generation of Leadership’

Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) has given Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis his endorsement for the presidency in 2024, one of the opening salvoes in the battle for the GOP nomination. Roy said that it’s “time for a new generation of leadership” in his endorsement of the popular Florida governor. Republicans have increasingly buckled with the burgeoning…