Tag: Mike Braun

Senator: Americans Would Be ‘Shocked’ If They Saw Where COVID-19 Relief Funds Went

A Republican senator said that only about 10 percent of a $2 trillion COVID-19 relief package actually went to dealing with the pandemic, asserting that American taxpayers would be alarmed by where the funds are going. “Our office dug into it and found a lot of it interesting that much of it is just coming…


Sen. Mike Braun and KT McFarland: Energy Independence to Confront China and Russia | CPAC 2022

This year’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) was held amid global turmoil. While Russia invades Ukraine, many say that China remains the bigger threat. However, what are the prerequisites to confronting China and Russia? Experts and lawmakers at the conference seem to agree that energy independence is the way. I spoke with Sen. Mike Braun…


Hawley, Braun Proposal Would Direct Biden to Declassify Intel on Wuhan Lab and CCP Virus

Republican senators Josh Hawley of Missouri and Mike Braun of Indiana want Americans to see United States intelligence on the links between China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) and the origins of the CCP Virus, which is the cause of  COVID-19. Their legislative proposal—the Covid-19 Origin Act of 2021—directs President Joe Biden to declassify the…


Hawley, Braun Proposal Would Direct Biden to Declassify Intel on Wuhan Lab, CCP Virus

Republican Sens. Josh Hawley of Missouri and Mike Braun of Indiana want Americans to see U.S. intelligence on links between China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) and the origins of the CCP virus, which is the cause of  COVID-19. Their legislative proposal—the COVID-19 Origin Act of 2021—directs President Joe Biden to declassify the intelligence collected…


Republican Senators Introduce Resolution Urging for 2022 Winter Olympics to Be Moved out of China

U.S. Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and six other Republican senators have introduced a resolution calling on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to move the 2020 Winter Olympics out of China due to the country’s poor human rights record. If China fails to demonstrate “significant progress in securing fundamental human rights, including the freedoms of religion,…