The Leader Board
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
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
