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Bipartisan Deal Delivers Significant Conservative Policy Wins For American Families
Thanks To Republicans' Unity, Speaker McCarthy Was Able To Secure Important Conservative Policy Victories In Bipartisan Negotiations That Will Benefit Our Country Including Significant Welfare Reforms, A Pared-Back IRS, A Down Payment On Real Permitting Reform, Expediting A Pipeline That Will Boost Domestic Energy, And Rescinding Unspent COVID Money SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "Four months ago, Speaker McCarthy invited President Biden to start negotiating an agreement to… Continue Reading
10.24.22
Democrats Failed Students, ‘Devastating’ New Test Results Show
Democrats At All Levels Of Government Refused To Quickly Reopen Schools That Were Shut At The Beginning Of The Pandemic, Siding With Teachers' Unions Over Students, And This Year Studies And Test Results Show This Was A Disaster For America's Children Nationwide Test Scores Show 'Historic Learning Setbacks For America's Children' Over The Course Of The Pandemic "The COVID-19 pandemic spared no state or region as it caused historic learning setbacks for America's children, erasing decades … Continue Reading
05.05.22
Democrats Keep Acting Like They Know Better Than Parents What’s Best For Children
President Biden Recently Articulated To Teachers That 'They're Not Somebody Else's Children; They're Like Yours When They're In The Classroom,' And His Administration Keeps Acting Like It, Pushing Policies That Force Toddlers To Wear Masks Outside On Playgrounds, Refusing To Take On Teachers' Unions That Kept Schools Closed, And Encouraging School Districts To Use Federal Money To Implement Aspects Of Critical Race Theory SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "Senate Republicans m… Continue Reading
02.15.22
Democrats Keep Kids Masked At The Behest Of Teachers’ Unions
As Some Democrats Begin To Lift Mask Mandates For Bars, Restaurants, And Other Venues, They're Refusing To Lift Them For Schoolchildren, Following The Dictates Of Powerful Teachers' Unions SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "While Democratic leaders are stampeding to finally follow the science and end burdensome mandates on adults, in many places, America's children are still being left behind. States like New York and California are rolling back restrictions on adults, but have y… Continue Reading
01.19.22
President Biden’s First Year Of Failure
Since President Biden Was Sworn In A Year Ago, He's Presided Over The Worst Inflation In Four Decades And Record-Breaking Increases In Crime, Failed To Shut Down COVID Or Handle The Crisis At The Southern Border, And Ordered A Calamitous And Shameful Withdrawal From Afghanistan Seven Straight Months Of Inflation Exceeding 5% Is A Biden Administration Policy Failure, Costing American Families $3,500 For The Same Level Of Goods And Services Inflation In December Increased 7% Year-On-Year, '… Continue Reading
08.10.21
Senate Democrats Vote To Keep Schools Closed
Given The Opportunity To Support In-Person Instruction In American K-12 Schools This Fall, Not A Single Senate Democrat Would Vote To Ensure Schools Are Open All 50 Senate Democrats voted against Sen. Tim Scott's (R-SC) amendment to ensure elementary and secondary schools are open for in-person learning. (S.Amdt.3073, S.Con.Res.14, Roll Call Vote #324: Rejected 49-50: D 0-48; R 49-0; I 0-2; 8/10/2021) Among those voting no were Sens. Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Maggie Hassan (… Continue Reading
08.03.21
What Does The Biden Administration Think Is Going Right?
Americans Are Keenly Aware That The Biden Administration's Policies Are Failing On Critical Issues For The Country: Inflation, The Pandemic, The Southern Border, Crime, Afghanistan, Iran, And Russia Americans Know Things Under President Biden Aren't Going Well, With A Recent Poll Showing 'Americans' Optimism About The Direction Of The Country Has Plummeted Nearly 20 Points' In Just 2 Months "As President Joe Biden completed 100 days in office, the country was optimistic about the coming year… Continue Reading
04.28.21
‘Centrist Words, Liberal Actions’: Biden’s First 100 Days
Though Joe Biden Ran As A Unifying Figure, The Record Of His First 100 Days Is One Of Partisan Ideological Left-Wing Governance President Biden Pledged Unity But Has Spent His First 100 Days Governing From The Left Despite Biden's Call For Unity, His First Actions As President Were 'To Advance A Liberal Agenda' And 'Offer Little Compromise' The Rhetoric: 'Unity Is The Path Forward … I Will Fight As Hard For Those Who Did Not Support Me As For Those Who Did,' '[The American People]… Continue Reading
03.19.21
Schools Could Reopen Now, But Dems And Teachers’ Unions Still Resist
With Scientific Studies Showing Schools Can Safely Reopen With Precautions, Teachers' Unions Are Still Coming Up With New Excuses Not To Return To The Classroom As Prominent Democrats Refuse To Condition School Funding On Reopening SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "For months, science has confirmed that schools are remarkably safe and do not surge transmission of the virus. This Administration's own experts amplified this before liberal politics got in the way…. [I]nst… Continue Reading
03.11.21
‘A Classic Example Of Big Government Democratic Overreach’
Democrats 'Loaded Up The Bill With Liberal Policies That They Supported Long Before The Advent Of The Coronavirus Crisis,' Boasting At Every Turn About It Being 'Transformative,' 'Ideological,' And 'The Most Progressive Piece Of Legislation In History' SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "The president will soon be signing the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill. ... This is a classic example of big government Democratic overreach in the name of COVID relief. And we all know that what w… Continue Reading
03.06.21
Democrats Side With Teachers’ Unions In Refusal To Support Schools Reopening
All 50 Democrats Voted Against A Republican Amendment To Require Schools To Begin Reopening With Students In Attendance To Receive The Extra Funding In Democrats' Stimulus Bill Every Senate Democrat voted against the Republican amendment to ensure that school reopening dollars are going to support in-person learning, conditioning funding on schools reopening. (S.Amdt. 1026 to S.Amdt. 891, H.R. 1319, Roll Call Vote #80: Rejected 48-51: D 0-48; R 48-1; I 0-2, 3/06/2021) Among those voting n… Continue Reading
03.06.21
Dems Once Again Approve Handing Money To States Under Investigation For Failing To Protect Nursing Home Residents
SEN. TIM SCOTT: 'Requiring States To Provide Accurate Data Is Common Sense [To] Have A Science-Based, Fact-Driven Response To The Pandemic. We Should Not Offer More Funding To States That Have Mismanaged And Then Covered Up Their Pandemic Response' Every Senate Democrat, including Sens. Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), and Michael Bennet (D-CO) voted to allow additional funding to flow to states under investigation for underrepor… Continue Reading
03.06.21
Democrats Refuse To Slim Down Their Bloated Partisan Spending Bill
Every Senate Democrat Voted Against The Republican Substitute Amendment To Target The Stimulus Package To The Actual Needs Of Americans, And Cut Out The Wishlist Of Left-Wing Spending "A group of 11 Republican Senators introduced a $650 billion COVID-19 relief plan as a substitute amendment to the $1.9 trillion budget reconciliation bill. The amendment, which was built on the COVID-19 relief plan that was unveiled last month by a group of Republican Senators, was not adopted by a vote of 48… Continue Reading
03.02.21
For Democrats, It’s Spending Over Science When It Comes To Schools
Contrary To The Science, Democrats And Unions Are Teaming Up To Say Schools Can't Reopen Unless Dems Pass Their Massive Spending Bill While Powerful Teachers' Unions Continue To Be A Key Impediment To Reopening Schools And Children Are Falling Through The Cracks Of Virtual Learning SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "Millions of American kids in the public school system have been robbed of a year and counting of anything resembling a proper education…. [But] the White Ho… Continue Reading
02.26.21
Dear President Biden, Here Are Some Things To Cut
The President Has Asked, 'What Would They Have Me Cut?' From Democrats' $1.9 Trillion Spending Bonanza, So How About Starting With The Unnecessary State Government Slush Fund And Completely Unrelated Left-Wing Wish List Provisions Like A Job-Killing Minimum Wage Mandate, Obamacare Expansions, And A Pension Fund Bailout? PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN: "We need Congress to pass my American Rescue Plan that deals with the immediate crisis - the urgency. Now, critics say my plan is too big, that it costs $1.… Continue Reading
02.18.21
Biden Administration’s Changing Message On Reopening Schools
The Biden Administration Pledge To Follow The Science To Reopen Schools Is Already Being Watered Down, As They Promote Their Teachers' Union-Backed Spending Plan That Would Keep Many Schools Closed Previously, Medical Experts In The Federal Government Were Saying, 'There Is Increasing Data To Suggest That Schools Can Safely Reopen' And 'It's Less Likely For A Child To Get Infected In The School Setting' CDC DIRECTOR DR. ROCHELLE WALENSKY: "I also want to be clear that there is increasing … Continue Reading
02.12.21
Revelations Of Cuomo Cover-Up Shine New Spotlight On Senate Democrats
After A Top Aide To Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) Admitted They Withheld The True Number Of Nursing Home Deaths From COVID-19 In New York For Political Reasons, Senate Democrats Are Under Increased Scrutiny For Their Lockstep Refusal To Hold Albany Accountable A Top Cuomo Aide Admitted 'Withholding The State's Nursing Home Death Toll From COVID-19,' Raising 'New Questions As To Whether A March 25 Directive From Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Administration Helped Spread Sickness And Death Among Residents'… Continue Reading
02.10.21
Let’s Go To The Vote-A-Rama Highlights
Here Are The Plays From Last Week's Marathon Voting Session That You Need To See Again SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "Last week, the Senate had a 14-hour voting marathon on amendments to the phony partisan budget that Democrats jammed through as a procedural step. We got Senators on the record on a host of questions that matter to American families. Sadly Democrats blocked our efforts to say that, at the very least, school districts where teachers have been vaccinated cert… Continue Reading
02.04.21
Only 8 Democrats Vote Against Sending Stimulus Checks to Illegal Immigrants
A Majority Of Senators Voted For Sens. Young (R-IN) And Cotton's (R-AR) Amendment Prohibiting Economic Impact Payments From Going To People In The United States Illegally SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "We'll be getting Senators on the record about whether taxpayers should fund checks for illegal immigrants …" (Sen. McConnell, Press Release, 2/03/2021) SEN. TODD YOUNG (R-IN), Amendment Sponsor: "Economic Impact Payments were intended to provide a lifeline to America… Continue Reading
02.04.21
Democrats Side With Teachers’ Unions Against Students
Every Senate Democrat Voted Against Sens. Blunt (R-MO) And Scott's (R-SC) Amendment To Deny Funding To School Districts That Still Won't Reopen Even After Teachers Have Been Vaccinated Against COVID-19 SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "We'll be getting Senators on the record about … whether generous federal funding should pour into school districts where the unions refuse to let schools open." (Sen. McConnell, Remarks, 2/03/2021) SEN. ROY BLUNT (R-MO): "The evidence i… Continue Reading
