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House Oversight Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs Chairman Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) and House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel Chairman Jim Banks (R-Ind.) are leading several Republicans in an investigation of the Department of Defense’s (DoD) anticipated publication of a report by the newly created Defense Advisory Committee on Diversity… Read more »

By Elizabeth Elkind  The House Oversight Committee is launching an investigation into the effects of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs on the U.S. military. Reps. Glenn Grothman, R-Wis., and Jim Banks, R-Ind., chairs of the Oversight panel's subcommittees on national security and military personnel respectively, sent a letter to the head of the Pentagon's… Read more »

By Henry Rodgers Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Scott Perry introduced legislation Friday that would make colleges and universities more affordable by allowing higher education institutions to cosign student loans to help. The Daily Caller first obtained a copy of the bill, which is titled the Student Loan Reform Act. The legislation would specifically allow colleges and universities to… Read more »

Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today praised Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and U.S. Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) for stripping a provision from the FAA reauthorization bill that would have prohibited resale of airplane registration numbers: “There’s an old saying that you can’t fight city hall, but when it came to the… Read more »

By Jacob Fischler Conservative members of Congress at a hearing on Wednesday raised questions about using federal dollars to pay for rebuilding a state tollway, as the head of the Federal Highway Administration reiterated that the Biden administration is seeking congressional approval to reimburse 100% of the costs of rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. Congress has… Read more »

By Mike Lee Republicans on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee sparred with Biden administration officials over how much the federal government should pay for replacing the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. The bridge was destroyed when a cargo ship lost power and plowed into one of its support piers early in the morning of March 26, killing six construction… Read more »

By Matthew Foldi While the House’s Oversight Committee has earned its share of headlines for its public hearings, the antics of some of its staff–all but certainly Democrats–are now raising eyebrows following the first true leak of this Congress. In advance of the subsequently-canceled hearing with Washington, D.C.’s mayor, Muriel Bowser, committee members and staff attended a… Read more »

By Curtis Houck With Republicans holding a razor-thin House majority and President Biden struggling to build momentum against former President Trump, there’s no limit to how far the liberal media will go into interfere in the presidential election. Such an odious example came up on Wednesday as CNN.com eagerly published an account using audio from a private House Oversight… Read more »

NFIB Small business owners and business leaders from across Pennsylvania traveled to Harrisburg today to advocate their positions on a wide range of issues including small business tax reform, burdensome regulations and mandates, permitting reform, steep minimum wage hikes, and other measures that impact the state’s business climate and affordability. The event, hosted… Read more »

By Ace Vincent Leading Republican Reps. Andy Ogles, Tom Tiffany, and Scott Perry, along with a coalition of Senate Republicans, are spearheading an effort to thwart President Joe Biden’s proposed plan to resettle Palestinians in the United States.  This initiative reflects a broader conservative response to what they perceive as a threat to national security and a mismanagement… Read more »