Letters from Capitol Hill that Members of Congress have written and signed on to lately.
Dec. 19 | HOUSE SCHEDULE
The House will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business. First and last votes expected: TBD
Legislation that may be considered:
Legislation related to government funding is expected.
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Dec. 18
House and Senate conservatives in a letter to their leaders backed a two-step budget reconciliation process to enact President-elect Trump’s agenda that would begin with a border bill, leaving tax legislation for later.
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Dec. 17
The Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), and the incoming Chairman and current Committee Vice Chair, French Hill (AR-02), sent letters to the outgoing Biden Administration’s agencies and regulators under the Committee’s jurisdiction. After the American people delivered Republican control of the House, Senate, and White House in a stark rebuke of the Biden Administration’s regulatory agenda, the lawmakers are warning against finalizing partisan rulemakings prior to the Trump Administration entering office. They are also demanding the agencies preserve all documents and communications.
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Dec. 17
Rep. Casar: I'm leading 20 Members of Congress to demand that the Biden Admin withhold offensive weapons from the Israeli military.
“U.S. law is clear: if the Netanyahu government does not allow sufficient food & medicine to enter Gaza, then the U.S. cannot send weapons.”
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Dec. 17
U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and Jim Risch (R-ID), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with U.S. Sens. Chris Coons (D-DE), Todd Young (R-IN), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Mike Rounds (R-SD), wrote to President Biden, urging him to take more decisive action against foreign entities fueling the ongoing civil war in Sudan.
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Dec. 17
U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan outlining significant concerns regarding massive EPA spending on new programs arising out of the Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
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Dec. 17
U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging the United States to press for decisive action on Sudan at the Ministerial-level meeting of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on December 19. Chair Cardin’s letter emphasized the urgency of protecting Sudanese civilians and advancing multilateral measures to address the country’s deepening humanitarian catastrophe, underscoring that the UNSC must move beyond deliberation to take bold, coordinated steps to alleviate the suffering of Sudanese civilians and curb the escalating violence.
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Dec. 17
Rep. Norma J. Torres (CA-35), Ranking Member of the House Administration Subcommittee on Oversight, issued a statement expressing her disappointment with the actions and priorities of the Subcommittee on Oversight Chairman Barry Loudermilk. The Congresswoman sent a letter to Chairman Loudermilk to highlight her concerns raised after the release of the second report on the January 6, 2021, insurrection, which ignored elements of the legislative branch and Capitol security and seeks to undo the bipartisan work of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol.
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Dec. 17
Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) led colleagues in sending a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, calling for an end to cost-sharing for patients receiving laxative medication, commonly known as ‘colonoscopy preparation,’ ensuring they can access the care they need without cost-related disparities.
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Dec. 17
U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough regarding the disturbing reports of sexual harassment, sexual assault, and inappropriate workplace conduct involving multiple employees at the Mountain Home Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC).
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Dec. 16
U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is raising concerns about the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) recent Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) spending sprees. While the Biden administration requests billions more for disaster relief, Ernst highlights FEMA’s failure to provide timely aid during recent disasters and the discovery that the agency is stockpiling over $20 billion for COVID-19 expenses with plans to spend these funds through 2026.
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Dec. 16
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to President-Elect Trump with concerns about Elon Musk’s conflicts of interest as he serves as a top advisor for the incoming president.
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Dec. 16
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and John Fetterman, D-Pa., urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to swiftly release its proposed rule to upgrade the security of electronic cards used by low-income families to receive food benefits at grocery stores.
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Dec. 16
U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Secretary Lloyd Austin regarding the ongoing drone sightings across the Eastern United States over the past several weeks.
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Dec. 12
U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN), Chair of the Senate Housing Subcommittee, sent a letter to the Chief Executive Officer of Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELP), an Illinois-based corporation, expressing deep concern over the company’s mistreatment of residents in Lake Elmo, Minnesota. Her letter comes following extensive reporting that residents of Cimarron Park, which is owned by ELP, are being priced out by egregious rent increases, dealing with hostile management and suffering under unfair rules that make selling or moving into a new home more difficult.
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Dec. 12
U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) recently joined a group of 32 bipartisan Senate colleagues in sending a letter—led by U.S. Senator James Lankford (R-Okla.)—to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) calling on them to rein in pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) practices that hurt patients and pharmacies.
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Dec. 11
Congressman Dan Meuser (R-PA) sent a letter to Interim President J. Larry Jameson of the University of Pennsylvania, raising serious concerns about the recent actions of Assistant Professor Julia Alekseyeva, a faculty member in UPenn's English Department. Professor Alekseyeva’s social media posts, which appear to celebrate the alleged actions of a murder suspect, have sparked outrage among students, alumni, and the broader community.
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