Tag: dan bishop

First Republican Publicly Threatens Move to Oust McCarthy as Speaker

Rep. Dan Bishop (R-N.C.) threatened on May 30 to seek an end to Kevin McCarthy’s tenure as speaker of the House were he to go through with his debt ceiling agreement with President Joe Biden. Bishop is the first one to make this threat. It only takes one member of Congress to file a motion…


House Freedom Caucus Vows ‘Reckoning’ If GOP Passes Debt Limit Deal

Members of the staunchly conservative House Freedom Caucus have promised a “reckoning” if their Republican colleagues support the debt limit deal struck by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and President Joe Biden. “If you’re out there watching this, every one of my colleagues, let me very be clear: Not one Republican should vote for this…


House Republican ‘Speechless’ After Senior FBI Official Admits Not Reading Durham Report

Rep. August Pfluger (R-Texas) said he was “speechless” when he learned that a senior FBI official had not read the Durham report, which was released more than a week ago. Pfluger, chairman of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence, questioned Jill Murphy, deputy assistant director of counterintelligence at the FBI, during…


New Bill Would Prohibit Federal Funding for Health Care Facilities That Deny Care to Unvaccinated Patients

A new bill in Congress would ban federal funding for institutions that deny care to patients for not having a COVID-19 vaccine, after multiple patients in the United States seeking transplants have been rejected over their vaccination status. The 2-page bill states that “no funds authorized or appropriated by Federal law, and none of the funds…


House Republicans Warn ESG Policies May Violate Antitrust Laws, Demand Documents from Investor Group

Six Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee have launched an investigation looking into whether major climate groups are violating federal antitrust laws in their effort to push the “environmental, social, and governance” (ESG) agenda. Their concerns were raised in a letter dated Dec. 6 to two executives on the Steering Committee for investor group Climate…


Trump Endorses 7 Candidates With Records of Addressing China Problems in US

Former President Donald Trump on May 14 endorsed five incumbent House lawmakers and two state legislators, each of them having made a mark in tackling serious problems posed by the communist regime in China during their public service. Trump endorsed Reps. Dan Bishop (R-N.C.), Russ Fulcher (R-Idaho), Richard Hudson (R-N.C.), Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), and David…