Press Releases

WASHINGTON – House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) released the following statement ahead of the U.S. House of Representatives vote on H.R. 35, the Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act: “This bill sends a message to illegal aliens, drug traffickers, and smugglers. If you threaten American lives, you will face the full consequence of the… Read more »

WASHINGTON – House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Midnight Rules Relief Act.    “On his way out the door, Joe Biden saddled our small businesses with last-minute regulations,” Chairwoman McClain said. “Congressman Andy Biggs’ legislation… Read more »

WASHINGTON - House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) and Republican Study Committee Chairman August Pfluger (TX-11) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Protecting American Energy Production Act. H.R. 26, which passed the House by a vote of 226-188, would prohibit any President from unilaterally… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, Representatives Morgan Griffith (R-Va.), Bob Latta (R-Ohio), Rob Bresnahan (R-Pa.), Addison McDowell (R- N.C.), and House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) issued the following statements after the U.S. House passed the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act: "The HALT Fentanyl Act highlights House… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-Va.), Congressman Bob Latta (R-Ohio), and House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) published a joint op-ed in the Washington Examiner ahead of the U.S. House vote on the Halt All Lethal Trafficking (HALT) of Fentanyl Act.  This bill would permanently classify… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Earlier today, President Donald Trump announced he reached a deal with Mexico to start reversing the deadly fentanyl and border crises, pausing the anticipated tariffs for one month. Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum also initially agreed to send 10,000 soldiers to the United States-Mexico border to help stop the flow of fentanyl and illegal immigration.   Then,… Read more »

WASHINGTON– Congressman Mike Collins (R-Ga.) and House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) issued the following statement after President Trump signed the Laken Riley Act into law:   “Violent illegal immigrant criminals have no home in our country. With President Trump’s signature, we will now deport the next Jose Ibarra and ensure that no family has to live… Read more »

WASHINGTON – House Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) released the following statement on the U.S. House of Representatives passing the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act:  “Democrats don’t want born-alive babies to get life-saving medical care. This is insane. They prefer to do nothing—letting born-alive babies die in the… Read more »

WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson, Leader Scalise, Whip Emmer, and Chairwoman McClain released the below statement following the inauguration of the 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump, and the 50th Vice President of the United States, J.D. Vance: “President Donald Trump and Vice President Vance have now been formally inaugurated, and our country now stands… Read more »

WASHINGTON – House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) released the following statement on the Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal. “It is not a coincidence that President Trump will be inaugurated on Monday and all of a sudden deals are getting made. President Trump is already making the world safer, and House Republicans are ready to… Read more »