The Leader Board
“No Bad Ideas”? Democrats Have Plenty.
DEMOCRATS HAVE NOT ONLY BEEN FIGHTING TO DEFUND LAW ENFORCEMENT, BUT HAVE CONVINCED THEMSELVES THAT IT’S THE REASONABLE POSITION THAT AMERICANS WANT AND IS WORTH USING GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AS “LEVERAGE” “The former vice president said here recently that this is a moment when there are no bad ideas. With all due respect to the former vice president, it seems to me, at least, to the Democrats, there’s no shortage of bad ideas. And chief among those is this idea that they’re going to defund the po… Continue Reading
05.20.26
Defund-the-Police Democrats Abandon Law Enforcement
DEMOCRATS WALKED AWAY FROM FUNDING FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT NUMEROUS TIMES Last summer, Senate Democrat Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) began threatening that he and his caucus would not take part in the regular appropriations process: “Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is warning Republicans they'll risk a government shutdown all alone,” telling Republicans not to expect “business as usual.” (Axios: GOP cuts trigger Democratic warnings on government shutdowns - 7/9/25; The Hill: Republicans … Continue Reading
05.19.26
After Republicans End “Catch and Release,” Democrats Want to Defund the Police
REPUBLICANS SECURED THE BORDER AND REVERSED DEMOCRATS’ HISTORIC BORDER CRISIS THAT WAS WREAKING HAVOC ACROSS THE COUNTRY “The days of catch and release are over. We are enforcing the nation’s laws and sending illegal aliens back to their home countries.” - Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin “The Trump administration marked a full year of ‘zero releases’ at the southern border on Friday, a milestone officials touted as evidence that the president has effectively ended … Continue Reading
05.18.26
Republicans Will Once Again Overcome Democrats’ Nominations Blockade
WITH THE CONFIRMATION OF THIS FOURTH BATCH OF 49 NOMINATIONS, THE SENATE WILL HAVE ONCE AGAIN ESSENTIALLY ELIMINATED THE NOMINATIONS BACKLOG The Senate is set to confirm its fourth batch of civilian nominations en bloc, adding 49 members to President Trump’s team. (Senate Republican Cloakroom: post on X - 5/14/26) This batch will bring the total number of civilian nominations confirmed en bloc since Senate Republicans’ rules reform to 301 nominations - accounting for over 60% of those co… Continue Reading
05.14.26
Republicans Deliver for Hospital Workers and Patients. Democrats Fight for the Failed Status Quo.
THIS NATIONAL HOSPITAL WEEK, THANKS TO THE WORKING FAMILIES TAX CUTS LAW, HOSPITAL WORKERS ARE KEEPING MORE OF THEIR HARD-EARNED MONEY Thanks to Republicans preventing a tax increase on the American people of over $4 trillion, tax filers in every income bracket saw lower rates. (U.S. Senate Committee on Finance: Working Families Tax Cuts - accessed 5/14/26; U.S. Senate Committee on Finance: Working Families Tax Cuts Bring Bigger Paychecks - 1/16/26) The Working Families Tax Cuts law crea… Continue Reading
05.13.26
Republicans Support Law Enforcement. Democrats Are Still Hung Up on “Defund the Police.”
WHILE REPUBLICANS ADVANCE THE SECURE AMERICA ACT TO FULLY FUND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS, DEMOCRATS CONTINUE THEIR SHAMELESS OPPOSITION TO PAYING OFFICERS WHO KEEP THE COUNTRY SAFE “My Democrat colleagues refused to provide a single dollar for the men and women who protect our borders. They refused to provide a single dollar for the men and women who take dangerous criminal illegal aliens off of our streets… I shouldn’t need to state the obvious here - that we need border security and … Continue Reading
05.12.26
Democrats’ Obstruction of DHS Funding Has Long-Lasting Consequences
AFTER DEMOCRATS INSTIGATED THE TWO LONGEST GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWNS IN HISTORY, THE TSA AND ITS EMPLOYEES ARE STILL FEELING THE IMPACTS “The record-breaking Department of Homeland Security shutdown might be over — but the damage is already done to some of the agency’s critical missions, including disaster response and airport security screening just weeks before the summer travel season begins.” (Politico: ‘Six months to catch up’: What the shutdown cost DHS - 5/2/26) “More than 1,110 office… Continue Reading
05.01.26
Big Wins for Small Businesses and the Next Generation of Workers in the Working Families Tax Cuts
THE WORKING FAMILIES TAX CUTS LAW CREATES NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRADE WORKERS AND APPRENTICESHIPS The Working Families Tax Cuts law expands 529 savings accounts, widening the scope of qualified expenses on which funds can be used and increasing the accounts’ annual expense limit from $10,000 to $20,000. (U.S. Senate Committee on Finance: Expanding Educational Opportunity and Affordability - accessed 5/1/26; Fortune: New 529 plan rules let Gen Z invest in careers, not just college—and it refle… Continue Reading
04.30.26
Senate Republicans Move a Fourth Batch of Nominations to Quickly Confirm President Trump’s Team
AFTER CONFIRMATION OF THIS BATCH OF NEARLY 50 EN BLOC NOMINATIONS, THE SENATE WILL HAVE CONFIRMED OVER 60% OF PRESIDENT TRUMP’S NOMINATIONS IN BATCHES The Senate will take an initial procedural vote today to tee up a batch of 49 of President Trump’s civilian nominations. (U.S. Senate Republican Cloakroom: post on X - 4/29/26) This is the fourth batch of en bloc nominations the Senate has considered since September, when Republicans reformed Senate rules to allow for the en bloc considera… Continue Reading
04.28.26
Democrats Still Have No Appetite to Fund Law Enforcement
DEMOCRATS SHUT DOWN THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY IN AN INCREASED THREAT ENVIRONMENT Today is the 74th day that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been shut down thanks to Democrats’ refusal to fund the entire agency. (CNN: A partial government shutdown has hit the Department of Homeland Security. Here’s what that means - 3/18/26) “Democrats will not support a CR to extend the status quo.” - Senate Democrat Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) “I would say no today, I woul… Continue Reading
04.23.26
One Step Closer to Ending Democrats’ Dangerous Defund-the-Police Shutdown
THIS IS THE SECOND TARGETED BORDER SECURITY BUDGET RESOLUTION THIS CONGRESS WHERE SENATE DEMOCRATS HAVE TRIED TO DISTRACT FROM DISCUSSING THEIR DISASTROUS RECORD ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION Last year, when the Senate considered a targeted budget resolution for border security funding, Senate Democrats did everything they could to distract from the mission of funding President Trump’s successful border security efforts. (Senate Majority Leader: Democrats Would Rather Talk About Anything Other Than … Continue Reading
04.22.26
A Tale of Two Parties on Reconciliation
SENATE REPUBLICANS ARE WORKING TOWARD A TARGETED RECONCILIATION BILL TO FUND LAW ENFORCEMENT AND BORDER SECURITY AFTER DEMOCRATS ABDICATED THEIR DUTY TO FUND THE GOVERNMENT “Now is not the time to defund Border Patrol, and now is certainly not the time to put ICE out of business. These men and women have been dealing with the consequences of the over 11 million illegal immigrants that came to the United States during the Biden Administration.” - Senate Budget Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (… Continue Reading
04.21.26
Democrats Abandon Law Enforcement and the Appropriations Process
“Republicans are doing something that must be done quickly, and that our Democrat colleagues are trying to prevent us from doing. That something is simple: fully fund Border Patrol and ICE at a time of great threat to the United States. With this budget resolution, we are moving forward - not backward - on rational immigration policies that secure our border.” - Senate Budget Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) DEMOCRATS WALKED AWAY FROM THE BIPARTISAN APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS BECAUSE THEY… Continue Reading
04.16.26
Republicans Delivered Historic Tax Relief
AMERICANS KEPT MORE OF THEIR HARD-EARNED MONEY THIS TAX DAY - AND THAT’S CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION (Click here to watch) “All these things are working. Filing season may be ending, but the benefits of the Working Families Tax Cuts are not.” - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) “This Tax Day, more people might be celebrating their refunds than usual.” (The Washington Post: Tax refunds shoot up as Americans take advantage of new deductions - 4/15/26) “Across the country… Continue Reading
04.15.26
Republicans Will Not Let Democrats Defund Border Security
WHILE DEMOCRATS HAVE REFUSED TO FUND ALL OF DHS AND PAY THOSE WHO WORK TO SECURE AMERICA’S BORDERS, REPUBLICANS WILL ENSURE THEY HAVE THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO KEEP DOING THEIR JOBS “Thanks to our foresight in the Working Families Tax Cuts, immigration enforcement and border security are funded through the end of this fiscal year. But it is clear we can’t rely on Democrats to fund law enforcement when it comes time to pass fiscal year 2027 funding in September. And so Republicans are going to… Continue Reading
04.14.26
Republicans Are Putting More Money In People’s Pockets
(Click here to follow) THIS YEAR, AMERICANS ARE RECEIVING HIGHER TAX REFUNDS THANKS TO REPUBLICANS’ WORKING FAMILIES TAX CUTS LAW “At the core of the Working Families Tax Cuts law is its prevention of a $4 trillion tax hike, paired with permanently lowered rates to spur economic growth. The law also extended and expanded a swath of deductions and tax credits to help Americans withstand the Biden-created affordability crisis. That plan is working.” - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo… Continue Reading
04.02.26
In Two Record-Breaking Shutdowns, Senate Democrats Achieve No Policy Wins and Cause a Whole Lot of Hardship
DEMOCRATS BLOCKED FUNDING FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 16 TIMES DURING THEIR SHUTDOWN AND STILL REFUSE TO FUND BORDER SECURITY “Unlike Republicans, Democrats want to DEFUND the Police, Border Patrol, and all Immigration Enforcement… That’s why we are going forward to fund our incredible ICE Agents and Border Patrol through a process that doesn’t need Radical Left Democrat votes… In the meantime, we will continue to use funding from THE GREAT BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL, which is giving Record… Continue Reading
03.31.26
Republicans Lowered Americans’ Taxes. Blue States Are Taking the Opposite Approach.
(Click here to download) REPUBLICANS’ LANDMARK WORKING FAMILIES TAX CUTS LAW IS PUTTING MORE MONEY IN AMERICANS’ POCKETS AND CREATING NEW OPPORTUNITIES TO GET AHEAD Thanks to Republicans’ Working Families Tax Cuts law, this year, the average tax filer will receive a federal tax cut of $3,750. (U.S. Department of the Treasury: Working Families Tax Cuts - accessed 3/31/26) Individuals making less than $50,000 per year are receiving the largest proportional benefit of Republicans’ tax cuts… Continue Reading
03.26.26
The Moment of Truth: Do Democrats Support Voter ID or Not?
DEMOCRATS SAY THEY SUPPORT VOTER ID “I suspect that Democrats are not eager to be seen as on the 20 percent side of an 80-20 issue. So they’re trying to have their cake and eat it too. And so the Democrat leader is out there claiming Democrats support voter ID … as long, of course, as he doesn’t have to vote for any ID proposal that we actually put forward.” - Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) After years of Democrats calling voter ID an instrument of voter suppression, Senate Democ… Continue Reading
03.24.26
Senate Democrats Make Sure They Keep Receiving Their Salaries as DHS Employees Miss More Paychecks
“I guess the Democrats’ 43-day full-government shutdown from earlier this fiscal year ought to have made it clear that Democrats are happy to deprive government workers of their salaries if it serves their political ends. But I still marvel at the fact that Democrats have been willing to deprive some government employees of pay for almost 80 days now over the course of less than six months.” - Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) DEMOCRATS SPENT THE LAST FEW DAYS VOTING AGAINST PAYING … Continue Reading
