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There Is Only One Way to End Federal Funding of Planned Parenthood. Here’s Why.
Why, oh why, is it so hard for Republicans to do the right thing and put up a good fight to end taxpayer funding of… Read More
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Republican Who Attacked Senate Leadership on Planned Parenthood Draws a Line in Defunding Debate
The lead Republican sponsor of a House bill to temporarily halt federal funding to Planned Parenthood attacked Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday for… Read More
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Jim DeMint: GOP Lawmakers Have ‘Not Stood Up to President Obama’
Heritage Foundation President Jim DeMint criticized Republican politicians in an interview Sunday, saying they hadn’t stood firm on conservative principles. “The things that were mainstay… Read More
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Bernie Sanders Calls for Election Day to Be a Federal Holiday
Sen. Bernie Sanders has proposed a bill in the Senate that would make Election Day a national holiday. Sanders introduced an amendment to the U.S. code… Read More
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Congress Can (and Should) Defund Planned Parenthood During Appropriations Process
Recent undercover videos showing Planned Parenthood employees haggling over the price of body parts from aborted babies have renewed calls to end all federal funding… Read More
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Why the Defund Planned Parenthood Vote Matters
Serious questions have been raised as to whether Planned Parenthood is selling tissue and body parts of unborn babies for profit. So serious that Congress… Read More
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Why Defunding Planned Parenthood Wouldn’t Violate Medicaid Statutes
Later today, the Senate is scheduled to vote on a bill that would remove federal funding from Planned Parenthood. This is a good and necessary… Read More
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Rand Paul: Pro-Life Democrats Crucial to Defunding Planned Parenthood
Sen. Rand Paul says pro-life Democrats hold the key to passing legislation in the Senate that would completely defund Planned Parenthood. “There are several Democrats… Read More
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What’s Wrong With the Senate Energy Bill
The Senate is attempting to move forward with allegedly non-controversial legislation, the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015, which, according to proponents, contains no “poison… Read More
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McConnell Pledges to Hold Vote Next Week on Ending Taxpayer Funding of Planned Parenthood
In light of a trio of undercover videos recently released depicting Planned Parenthood officials discussing the harvesting of fetal body parts, Senate Majority Leader Mitch… Read More
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Mike Lee Secured a Commitment From GOP Leadership to Repeal Obamacare With a Simple Majority. Here’s How.
Conservative Sen. Mike Lee struck a deal Monday with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to repeal Obamacare through a budget tool known as reconciliation,… Read More
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GOP Leadership Prioritizes Corporate Welfare Over Defunding Planned Parenthood
It’s hard to believe what happened in Washington this weekend. The U.S. Senate attached an amendment resurrecting a dead corporate welfare program to the highway… Read More
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How Senate Conservatives Plan to Challenge GOP Leadership
Conservatives in the U.S. Senate are gearing up to challenge Republican leadership today, setting their sights on a plan to repeal Obamacare with 51 votes—a… Read More
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The So-Called Republican Majority Is Advancing Only Washington’s Priorities
The American people elected a Republican majority to the U.S. Senate believing that a Republican majority would be somehow different from a Democratic majority. Unfortunately,… Read More
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Senate to Vote on Obamacare Repeal, Export-Import Bank Revival
The Senate on Sunday will stay overtime to consider two controversial amendments to a highway funding bill, voting on measures to repeal Obamacare and revive… Read More
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Watch Ted Cruz’s Epic Rant About How GOP Leadership Keeps Failing Conservatives
On the Senate floor this morning, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, blasted Republican leadership. “We’ve had a Republican majority in both houses of Congress now for… Read More
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Ted Cruz Pushes to Rename Street Outside Cuban Embassy After Slain Dissident
On Wednesday, Sen. Ted Cruz introduced a resolution to rename the street in front of Cuba’s embassy in Washington, D.C. after slain Cuban dissident Oswaldo… Read More
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These Senators Want Planned Parenthood Investigated
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and 10 other senators sent a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch and Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell… Read More
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Top Senate Democrat Unsure Whether Religious Schools That Oppose Gay Marriage Should Keep Tax-Exempt Status
Following the Supreme Court decision that declared same-sex marriage a constitutional right, Democrats are considering the impact this will have on religious schools and their… Read More
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War on Women? Why These Two Women Leaders Think That’s ‘Absurd’
Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., and Independent Women’s Forum executive director Sabrina Schaeffer share their thoughts on the “war on women,” why they believe conservatives often have… Read More
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James Lankford: King v. Burwell Decision Offers ‘Leverage’ for GOP to Act on Obamacare
Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., a conservative leader in Congress, sat down with The Daily Signal in an exclusive interview. He addressed several important topics affecting… Read More
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Trade Deal Passes, Bill to Restrict NSA ‘Spying’ Program Fails: Here’s What the Senate Did Before Skipping Town for Recess
The Senate passed trade legislation and blocked a bill that would curb the federal government’s bulk collection of phone records before leaving town on a… Read More
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Newly Passed Human Trafficking Bill Only a Start to What US Must Do to Combat Trafficking
On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015. If signed by the president, the bill would create… Read More
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Why a Confirmation Vote on Loretta Lynch Is Imminent in the Senate
Loretta Lynch, President Obama’s nominee for attorney general, is one step closer to a confirmation vote in the Senate after lawmakers today reached an agreement… Read More
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Q&A: How Congress’ Iran Bill, If Passed, Would Give Obama What He Wants
On Tuesday, President Obama suggested he would support legislation passed by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee requiring congressional review of any deal with Iran. We… Read More
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Congress Gears Up for Action on Iran Nuclear Negotiations
The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations will mark up legislation Tuesday that would allow Congress to review any nuclear deal agreed upon with Iran. The… Read More
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Exclusive: Mike Lee on His New Book, Walter Scott’s Death and the 2016 GOP Field for President
Sen. Mike Lee serves as one of the most conservative members of the U.S. Senate and is well known for his legal prowess. Today, Lee,… Read More
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Here’s How the Fall of Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez Could Shape Debate on Iran, Cuba
Sen. Bob Menendez’s indictment on corruption charges promises to have far-reaching impact because of his habit of bucking the White House and siding with Republicans… Read More
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GOP, Democrats Unite in Opposing UN Arms Treaty
Since the Obama administration announced in October 2009 that it would seek to negotiate an Arms Trade Treaty through the United Nations, Congress has regularly… Read More
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Will Harry Reid’s Retirement Shake Things Up in the Senate?
Five-time Democratic Senator and Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada announced his retirement Friday, starting a series of events in motion as Democrats look to… Read More
