Senate Republicans harshly criticized President Joe Biden’s economic policies. They made it clear that the key to addressing their concerns is to negotiate an increase of the debt ceiling with Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). At a press conference after the Senate Republicans’ weekly policy lunch, minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said he…
Republican Senators Demand Action on the Economy, Tenacious Foreign Policy
Sen. Rick Scott Decries ‘Treasonous’ Republicans for ‘Trash Talking’ GOP Senate Candidates
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), took a jab at “treasonous” Republicans for “trash talking” GOP Senate candidates. The statement seemed to be in part a response to comments from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who has suggested that “candidate quality” may prevent Republicans from retaking the majority…
Senate Appropriations GOPers Lead Congressional Return to Pork Barrel Earmarks
Nine of the 16 Senate Republicans who received earmarks in 2022 are members of the upper chamber’s appropriations committee and, despite being in the minority, they got twice as much pork as their Democratic colleagues on that powerful panel. The nine appropriations Republicans gained fewer total earmarks, trailing the 13 earmarking Democrats on the committee 743…
42 GOP Senators Say It’s Time to Bring Bureaucrats Back to Work
Forty-two Republican senators say the Biden administration’s stalling in bringing the federal workforce back to its offices is creating massive delays in delivering much-needed government services to citizens in a timely manner. In a letter to the administration’s three top personnel chiefs, the senators pointed to what they described as the “widespread lack of responsiveness…
42 GOP Senators Say It’s Time to Bring Bureaucrats Back to Offices
Forty-two Republican senators say the Biden administration’s stalling in bringing the federal workforce back to its offices is creating massive delays in delivering much-needed government services to citizens in a timely manner. In a letter to the administration’s three top personnel chiefs, the senators pointed to what they described as the “widespread lack of responsiveness…
Graham Warns Democrats Over Calling Witnesses During Trump Impeachment
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) warned Democrats not to call witnesses for the impeachment trial in the Senate, saying that it could blow up in their faces. He instead cautioned them to end the trial as quickly as possible. “To my Democratic colleagues, if you try to call one witness, you’re going blow up the United…
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