Press Releases

WASHINGTON—House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) published an op-ed in Townhall highlighting House Republicans’ efforts to stop radical, woke policies that are being forced on children in public schools. “Public schools are not taxpayer-funded laboratories for adults who want to run social experiments on other people’s children,” Chairwoman McClain wrote. “That is not education. It is institutional indoctrination masquerading as progress. House Republicans are not going to shrug while this happens.” Read the full piece below: —— “It’s extremely weak and pathetic. Thank

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today celebrated the Supreme Court’s decisions in West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox. In a combined ruling, the Court upheld state laws prohibiting biological males from competing on women’s sports teams under Title IX and the equal protection clause.

WASHINGTON—Congressman James Comer (R-Ky.), Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.), and Republican lawmakers today urged the Trump Administration to allow the current Jones Act waiver to expire as scheduled, and to take additional policy steps to safeguard American shipbuilding and the long-term competitiveness of the U.S. maritime industry. The Jones Act plays a critical role in Kentucky's economy, protecting barge companies headquartered in Paducah and supporting thousands of maritime jobs in one of the nation's leading inland maritime hubs. In a letter to President Donald J. Trump, the R

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR), Alex Padilla (D-CA) and John Curtis (R-UT) introduced the Firefighting Infrastructure for Rural and Exurban Smaller Municipalities Augmenting Residential Fuels Treatments (FIRE SMART) Act, legislation to expand funding eligibility for projects with fire suppression benefits in high-risk rural areas. “We have seen wildfires threaten states across the West, and even in Arkansas, with deadly and devastating effects. I am proud to support a bipartisan solution that can help combat them and protect lives and communities by enhancing support for water sy

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Austin Scott (GA-08) and Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) released the following statement after testifying before the House Committee on Natural Resources regarding H.R. 9416, the Ocmulgee Mounds National Park Redesignation Act: "In Georgia's 8th Congressional District, and across the state, the Ocmulgee Mounds are a source of deep pride. Just as the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, and Yellowstone reflect the heritage of their regions, the Ocmulgee River corridor represents one of the most important cultural landscapes in the Southeast. By redesignating th