WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined 24 Senate colleagues in introducing the No Official Palestine Entry (NOPE) Act, to update existing funding prohibitions in law that would cause the United States to cut off assistance to entities that give additional rights and privileges to the Palestinian Authority. The legislation is led by Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committe  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Katie Britt (R-Alabama), Ted Budd (R-North Carolina), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Roger Marshall (R-Kansas), Markwayne Mullin (R-Oklahoma), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Marco Rubio (R-Florida), and John Thune (R-South Dakota) today introduced a Senate resolution that condemns any action by the Biden Admi  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, chairwoman of the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, issued the following news release: Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Chairwoman Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) will hold a hearing titled "Red Alert: Countering the Cyberthreat from China." The hearing will examine the CCP's growth as a cyber threat and assess the curren  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: Striking Back at Biden's Arms Embargo Against Israel By The Editorial Board The Wall Street Journal May 9, 2024 https://www.wsj.com/articles/senate-resolution-israel-arms-embargo-joe-biden-lindsey-graham-0be4de23 Democrats hammered Republicans for months to pass U.S. military aid for America's friends abroad. Now only weeks after the bill passed with overwhelming bipartisan support, President Bi  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) once again called out his Democratic colleagues for shirking responsibility for the consequences of President Biden's economic policies. At today's Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing, Ranking Member Scott pointed to the Biden administration's efforts to t  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, released the following opening statement from a hearing dated April 9, 2024, entitled "An Update From the Treasury Department: Countering Illicit Finance, Terrorism and Sanctions Evasion": * * * Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and the Secretary, thank you for being here with us this morning. Today is an important opportunity to discuss American leadership, especially on   more