The Leader Board
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
03.07.25
Democrats’ Ongoing Identity Crisis Includes Deep Division Over Shutdown Threats
“If there is a shutdown, it will be driven by and directed by the Democrats.” - Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) “If the Democrats here in the Senate do not join us as Republicans to pass something along that nature, they will be shutting down the government. We know that’s a road to nowhere, a disservice to every American… We should have dealt with this last year, but Senator Schumer did not even pick up one of our appropriations bills that we passed last year.” - Sen. Shelley Moore… Continue Reading
03.05.25
Senate Republicans Prioritize Americans’ Financial Freedom
“The Biden administration’s rule attempts to drive American cryptocurrency innovation overseas. This regulation undermines the purpose of DeFi technology: to enable individuals to freely buy, sell, and exchange digital assets. America’s goal should be to prioritize innovation, and this rule is the opposite.” - Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) “Following their election loss, the Biden-Harris CFPB rushed an eleventh-hour rule to attack non-bank digital consumer payment applications. This one-size-fits-all… Continue Reading
03.04.25
President Trump and Senate Republicans Are Working Toward a More Prosperous America
THE BIDEN ECONOMY LEFT FAMILIES BEHIND Inflation hit a 40-year high under President Biden, affecting everything from groceries, to gas, to housing. (The Associated Press: US inflation at new 40-year high as price increases spread - 6/10/22) During President Biden’s time in office, costs skyrocketed across the board: All prices rose an average of 20.65%. Grocery prices, measured as “food at home,” increased by 22.32%. Energy prices increased by 30.54%. Gasoline prices increased by 3… Continue Reading
03.04.25
President Trump and Republicans Deliver on Border Security
PRESIDENT TRUMP’S BORDER ENFORCEMENT POLICIES ARE WORKING “Border crossings have plummeted [in February] to levels not seen in decades following [President] Trump’s swift crackdown on illegal immigration across the southwest, The Post can reveal.” (New York Post: Illegal border crossings hit record lows after Trump’s swift crackdown — and could be on track for levels not seen in 60 years - 2/13/25) In February, “Border Patrol recorded about 8,450 apprehensions of migrants who crossed int… Continue Reading
02.28.25
Republicans Are the Party of Protecting Women and Girls’ Sports
“[I]t turns out there was an election between last summer and now, in which the American people spoke otherwise. And they had a very different view than the Democrats on a whole range of issues - issues on which I think the left and the Democrat Party’s completely out of step with the American people. Not the least of which is allowing boys to play girls’ sports.” - Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) PRESIDENT TRUMP SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER PROTECTING GIRLS’ SPORTS, AND HIS ADMINISTRAT… Continue Reading
02.27.25
Senate Republicans Are Dismantling Biden’s Costly Energy Agenda
“The price of pretty much everything that you buy is affected by the cost of energy… Well, this week, we’re going to be focusing on trying to drive down the cost of energy in this country - which, by the way, in the last four years, under the Biden administration, energy increased 30 percent… Think about that and the impact that has on the American people’s pocketbooks. They understand and get this issue. They agree with us.” - Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) AS PART OF REPUBLICANS’ … Continue Reading
02.25.25
Democrats Try to Obstruct the American Energy Comeback
PRESIDENT BIDEN’S ENERGY POLICIES LEFT AMERICANS STRUGGLING During President Biden’s time in office, energy, gasoline, electricity, and natural gas prices all skyrocketed: Energy prices increased by 30.54%. Gasoline prices increased by 30.50%. Electricity prices increased by 28.55%. Natural gas prices increased by 33.30%. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Consumer Price Index News Release - 2/10/21; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Consumer Price Index News Release - 1/15/25) As … Continue Reading
02.21.25
Republican Action vs. Democrat Distractions
SENATE REPUBLICANS ARE TAKING THE FIRST STEPS IN TACKLING MAJOR NATIONAL SECURITY CHALLENGES “Ladies and gentlemen, we’re about to embark on a plan to jumpstart the most transformational border security bill in the history of the United States.” - Senate Budget Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) The resolution lays the groundwork for legislation that: Provides $175 billion to secure the border, including: finishing the border wall and updating outdated border technology; increasin… Continue Reading
02.20.25
Democrats Would Rather Talk About Anything Other Than Border Security
AFTER CREATING THE WORST BORDER CRISIS IN AMERICAN HISTORY, DEMOCRATS ARE TERRIFIED OF TALKING ABOUT THE BORDER “We destroyed ourselves on the immigration issue in ways that were entirely predictable and entirely manageable. We utterly mismanaged that issue, including our Democratic caucus here. That’s political malpractice. That’s not someone else’s fault.” - Anonymous Senate Democrat to The Hill Illegal border crossings hit record levels under President Biden, averaging 2 million per year … Continue Reading
02.20.25
Restoring American Energy Dominance by Unleashing Production and Clawing Back Reckless Spending
“I think it’s really important for us to unlock and unleash American energy. It’s important for my state, it’s important for my citizens, it’s important for the country’s security - both internal and external.” - Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) “Importantly, this budget is built on a fiscally responsible foundation - one with new spending fully offset within the first four years it’s to be spent.” - Senate Energy and Natural Resources Commit… Continue Reading
02.20.25
Peace Through Unmatched Strength
“Like in 2017, we will again build the strongest military the world has ever seen.” - President Donald Trump “To those who voted for and support real border security and a stronger defense in a troubled world, help is on the way.” - Senate Budget Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) “We can’t waste a moment in getting our defense industrial base in a position to be ready.” - Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) THIS BUDGET RESOLUTION IS THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS … Continue Reading
02.20.25
The Trump Administration Needs Resources to Secure the Border. Senate Republicans Are Acting.
“[G]iven Trump's significant actions to address illegal immigration, money is running out…” “It’s time to act on the decisive mandate the American people gave to President Trump in November. Securing the border, rebuilding our defense, and unleashing American energy. That starts this week with passing Chairman @LindseyGrahamSC’s budget. Let’s get it done.” - Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) “OMB Director Vought and Border Czar Homan told Senate Republicans that ICE is running out of… Continue Reading
02.19.25
Senate Republicans Are Confirming President Trump’s Cabinet Faster Than 2021, 2017, and 2009
(Click here to download) THE SENATE HAS CONFIRMED MORE CABINET NOMINEES IN 2025 THAN AT THIS POINT IN 2017 AND 2009, AND MORE THAN DOUBLE THE PACE OF 2021 The Senate has confirmed 18 Cabinet or Cabinet-level nominees, which is faster than in 2017 and 2009, and more than double the pace of 2021. (United States Senate: Donald J. Trump Cabinet Nominations - accessed 2/18/25; PN51: Roll Call Vote #33 - 1/24/17; PN43: Roll Call Vote #32 - 1/23/17; United States Senate: Barack H. Obama Cabinet Nom… Continue Reading
02.14.25
Will Democrats Shut Down the Government?
SENATE DEMOCRATS ARE THREATENING A SHUTDOWN BECAUSE REPUBLICANS ARE MAKING GOOD ON THEIR CAMPAIGN PROMISES “The early days of the second Donald Trump era in Washington is a trying time for Democrats, especially party leaders. Democrats are out of power, Trump is dominating the airwaves and his polls are good.” (Punchbowl News AM: A deep-dive on Dems: Is the leadership doing enough? - 2/11/25) “The March 14 government funding deadline is becoming a crucial test of Senate Minority Leader C… Continue Reading
