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Senate Democrats Filibuster the Bipartisan GENIUS Act
DESPITE THE GENIUS ACT BEING BIPARTISAN AND GOING THROUGH THE COMMITTEE PROCESS, DEMOCRATS ARE HAVING A HARD TIME TAKING “YES” FOR AN ANSWER “An early Senate vote to move forward on crypto legislation failed Thursday afternoon — a blow to bipartisan efforts to regulate stablecoins… Just a week ago, the bill looked likely to sail through with easy bipartisan support. But following a heated Democratic lunch, everything fell apart resulting in Thursday's damning vote.” (Axios: Major crypto bill … Continue Reading
05.08.25
Senate Republicans Are Dismantling Biden’s Costly and Onerous Regulatory Regime
IN AN EFFORT TO ROLL BACK THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S OVER $1.8 TRILLION REGULATORY AGENDA, SENATE REPUBLICANS PASSED 14 CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW ACT (CRA) RESOLUTIONS OF DISAPPROVAL “[W]hat my Democrat colleagues frequently fail to realize is that while government can sometimes be a help, it can often be a hindrance - especially under Democrat administrations, which tend to load down Americans and American businesses with burdensome regulations for extremely dubious gains. The Biden administratio… Continue Reading
05.06.25
Small Businesses Need and Deserve Tax Certainty
THE TAX CUTS AND JOBS ACT WAS REVOLUTIONARY FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND MAIN STREET AMERICA The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) “created a new deduction of 20% of net income for many pass-through business owners, effectively lowering their top rate to 29.6% from 37%.” (The Wall Street Journal: The New Tax Law: Pass-Through Income - 2/13/18) Nationally, 96% of small businesses are considered pass-through businesses, comprising 33 million businesses that employ more than 68 million workers. Out… Continue Reading
05.01.25
Senate Republicans Continue to Undo Biden’s Costly Regulatory Agenda
“We’re no longer regulating our way to the Green New Deal. President Trump has moved swiftly to unleash energy production and remove regulatory barriers. And Republicans in Congress are joining those efforts. To date, we’ve passed a number of resolutions blocking Biden-era regulations through the Congressional Review Act. And we’ll continue those efforts this week.” - Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) THIS WEEK, THE SENATE CONTINUED ITS WORK DISMANTLING THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S REGUL… Continue Reading
04.30.25
Senate Republicans Are Confirming President Trump’s Highly Qualified Ambassadors at the Fastest Pace in Decades
(Click here to download) THE SENATE HAS CONFIRMED 10 OF PRESIDENT TRUMP’S AMBASSADOR NOMINEES IN THE FIRST 100 DAYS OF HIS ADMINISTRATION, A PACE FASTER THAN ANY INCOMING ADMINISTRATION IN DECADES In the first 100 days of President Trump’s second term, the Senate confirmed 10 ambassador nominees, a total more than the incoming Biden, first Trump, Obama, George W. Bush, Clinton, and George H.W. Bush administrations. (Center for Presidential Transition: Joe Biden’s First Year in Office: Nomina… Continue Reading
04.29.25
100 Days of Promises Made, Promises Kept
PRESIDENT TRUMP PUT A HALT TO THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S BORDER CRISIS, GOING FROM RECORD HIGH BORDER CROSSINGS TO LOWS NOT SEEN IN DECADES “You wouldn’t know it from the lack of coverage, but President Trump has already accomplished one of his top priorities—controlling the U.S. border with Mexico.” (The Wall Street Journal: Editorial: Trump’s Border Success—and Opportunity - 4/16/25) On day one, President Trump declared a national emergency at the southwest border, directing “the Secre… Continue Reading
04.11.25
Senate Republicans’ First 100 Days Marked by Accomplishment After Accomplishment
IN 13 WEEKS OF SESSION, SENATE REPUBLICANS CONFIRMED PRESIDENT TRUMP’S CABINET AT THE FASTEST PACE IN OVER 20 YEARS AND VOTED MORE THAN ANY CONGRESS SINCE THE REAGAN ERA The Senate confirmed 21 members of President Trump’s Cabinet, getting the vast majority of his team in place sooner than the last three incoming administrations. (CNN: Tracking Trump’s picks for his Cabinet and administration - updated 4/3/25; United States Senate: Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Cabinet Nominations - accessed 4/9/25; P… Continue Reading
04.09.25
Senate Republicans Are Getting President Trump’s Key Ambassadors in Place
SENATE REPUBLICANS ARE WORKING TO QUICKLY CONFIRM KEY FOREIGN POLICY NOMINEES “[T]he Trump administration is working hard to advance America’s interests. And Senate Republicans are working to ensure the Trump administration’s foreign policy team is put in place as swiftly as possible.” -Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) “We will do all we can to keep up this quick pace to ensure President Trump and Secretary Rubio have the support they need.” - Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair… Continue Reading
04.05.25
Republicans Won’t Let Democrat Distractions Get in the Way of Solutions for the American People
“This resolution is the first step toward a final bill to make permanent the tax relief we implemented in 2017 and deliver a transformational investment in our border, national, and energy security - all accompanied by substantial savings measures and commonsense reforms to our government.” - Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) “I suspect Senate Democrats will fight these common-sense policies. Well, I’ve got news for my colleagues. Democrats lost at the ballot box in November. Republica… Continue Reading
04.04.25
On Americans’ Priorities: Republicans Act, Democrats Distract
“Republicans in the Senate and the House are committed to working with President Trump to stop Democrats from imposing an automatic $4 trillion tax hike on the American people at the end of this year… In addition to preventing an automatic multi-trillion-dollar tax increase on the American people, this budget resolution will pave the way for a generational investment in border security and national defense and unleash American energy dominance.” - Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) “Wit… Continue Reading
04.03.25
Senate Democrats Keep Trying to Undermine Israel
AFTER FAILING TO END U.S. SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL LAST YEAR, SEN. BERNIE SANDERS IS ONCE AGAIN ATTEMPTING TO HALT WEAPONS SALES TO ISRAEL Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is forcing votes on resolutions to block $8.8 billion in weapons sales as Israel continues to defend itself from Hamas. (Jewish Insider: Senate to vote on Sanders resolutions blocking Israel aid on Thursday - 4/3/25; Fox News: Ceasefire over as Israel strikes Gaza after Hamas refused to release hostages, officials say - 3/17/25) … Continue Reading
04.03.25
Republicans Are Restoring American Energy Dominance Over Democrat Opposition
UNLOCKED BY REPUBLICANS’ BUDGET RESOLUTION, THE EXPANSION OF LEASE SALES WILL EMPOWER PRESIDENT TRUMP TO CONTINUE UNLEASHING ENERGY PRODUCTION “After years of Biden and the Dems' disastrous policies, [Senate Republicans are] working with [President Trump] to deliver real results. Our budget strengthens border security, boosts energy production & advances President Trump's agenda—putting Americans first and keeping promises.” - Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) The budget resolution is the first … Continue Reading
04.02.25
Senate Republicans Are Taking Steps to Bolster America’s Border Security and National Defense
“After years of chaos at our southern border under President Biden - and after years of deficiencies in our military readiness - it’s time for a serious investment in border and national security.” - Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) SENATE REPUBLICANS’ BUDGET RESOLUTION UNLOCKS $175 BILLION IN FUNDING TO ENSURE THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CAN CONTINUE ENACTING ITS SUCCESSFUL BORDER SECURITY POLICIES Senate Republicans’ budget resolution would unlock $175 billion in urgently needed bor… Continue Reading
04.01.25
Republicans Are Fighting for Families and Main Street America
THE TAX CUTS AND JOBS ACT RESULTED IN LOWER TAXES, HIGHER WAGES, AND A BOOMING JOB MARKET “The Joint Committee on Taxation — Congress’s nonpartisan team of tax analysts — found that every income group would see a tax cut on average.” (The New York Times: Face It: You (Probably) Got a Tax Cut - 4/14/19) The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) has been responsible for creating over 1.4 million jobs nationwide since its passage in 2017. (Tax Foundation: The Jobs Impact Of The Tax Cuts And Jobs Act… Continue Reading
03.27.25
Democrats Seem Content With a $4 Trillion Tax Increase
REPUBLICANS ARE WORKING TO ENSURE AMERICANS KEEP MORE OF THEIR HARD-EARNED MONEY BY MAKING THE 2017 TAX CUTS AND JOBS ACT PERMANENT “One of the signature accomplishments of President Trump’s first term was the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Making that tax relief permanent is a priority for President Trump and congressional Republicans. We are hard at work laying the groundwork to protect American families, small businesses, and farmers and ranchers from a tax hike next year, and we will keep working t… Continue Reading
03.25.25
Republicans Want Working Americans to Keep More of Their Hard-Earned Money
THE 2017 TAX CUTS AND JOBS ACT WAS AN OVERWHELMING SUCCESS FOR AMERICAN FAMILIES AND WORKERS “Tax bills went down for most families and corporations.” (The Wall Street Journal: Did the U.S. Tax Overhaul Do What It Promised? - 1/4/20) “For households, the law cut tax rates, increased tax credits for families with children, sharply narrowed the alternative minimum tax and expanded the standard deduction — the minimum amount someone can earn before income taxes kick in.” (The Wall Stree… Continue Reading
03.14.25
Ten Weeks of Accomplishments from Senate Republicans
RAPIDLY CONFIRMING PRESIDENT TRUMP’S TEAM The Senate has confirmed 21 members of President Trump’s Cabinet, far outpacing the confirmation rates of the last three incoming administrations. (Click here to download) (CNN: Tracking Trump’s picks for his Cabinet and administration - updated 3/10/25; United States Senate: Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Cabinet Nominations - accessed 3/7/25; PN78-10: Roll Call Vote #3 - 1/20/21; PN78-21: Roll Call Vote #64 - 2/23/21; PN78-17: Roll Call Vote #72 - 3/2/2… Continue Reading
03.14.25
Democrats’ Disarray on Full Display Over Shutting Down the Government
AFTER LEADING HIS PARTY TO THE BRINK OF SHUTTING DOWN THE GOVERNMENT, CHUCK SCHUMER SAYS HE’LL VOTE TO KEEP THE GOVERNMENT OPEN, BUT MANY SENATE DEMOCRATS DON’T SEEM READY TO DO THE SAME “Democrats picked a fight they couldn’t win and caved without getting anything in return.” (Punchbowl News AM: Schumer folds and the party explodes - 3/14/25) Before finally caving, Democrat Leader Schumer (D-N.Y.) “let this drag out, giving Democrats a false sense of hope that the caucus was actually go… Continue Reading
03.11.25
Will Senate Democrats Shut Down the Government?
BOWING TO FAR-LEFT PRESSURE, HOUSE DEMOCRATS VOTED TO SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT Nearly every House Democrat voted to shut down the government. (NOTUS’ Reese Gorman: post on X - 3/11/25) How we got here: “The Senate minority leader and his House counterpart are both under pressure from within their party to do more to stop Trump and Elon Musk’s unilateral cuts to federal programs.” (Politico: Capitol agenda: Johnson’s shutdown dare for Schumer - 3/10/25) “The Democratic base ha… Continue Reading
03.10.25
Republicans Are Taking Steps to Stop Fentanyl Traffickers and End the Opioid Crisis
“If we can’t come together to pass this battle-tested, bipartisan legislation, then we will have failed the American people, and made the environment for even more people to die of drug overdose and fentanyl poisoning. We owe it to the hundreds of thousands of families who have lost loved ones to this very poison.” - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) “[The HALT Fentanyl Act] has backing from a number of state attorneys general and from law enforcement. Attorney General… Continue Reading
