Press Releases

WASHINGTON – House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) issued the following statement after the U.S. House passed the Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act.   “Democrats had a chance to show whose side they are on. Some in their party chose to stand with illegal aliens, while the entire Republican conference showed we stand… Read more »

WASHINGTON – House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) issued the following statement after the U.S. House passed the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act. The bill defines gender based on reproductive biology and genetics under Title IX, prohibits males identifying as women from competing in women’s sports with federal funding, and ensures women… Read more »

Congressman Mike Collins (R-Ga.) and House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) published an op-ed in the Daily Caller highlighting the Laken Riley Act’s passage in the U.S. House.   Read the full op-ed here or below.   MIKE COLLINS AND LISA McCLAIN: House GOP Just Did Something About Laken Riley Tragedy Last year, Laken Riley was out on one… Read more »

Today, House Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain (R-Mich), House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), and Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.) issued the following statement: “Our prayers are with the victims of the dangerous fires today in California. We must aggressively increase the pace and scale of our forest management to prevent these… Read more »

House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) issued the following statement after the U.S. House passed the Laken Riley Act. The bill protects American communities by requiring Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to issue detainers and take custody of illegal aliens who commit theft, burglary, larceny, and shoplifting offenses. It also authorizes state… Read more »

House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) today formally nominated Speaker-Designate Mike Johnson (R-La.) as Speaker of the House. McClain voted for Johnson to continue serving as the leader of House Republicans and 56th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. “The Speaker has proven time and again his… Read more »

Today, House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (MI-09) announced the House Republican Conference Senior Staff.   Nick Hawatmeh – Chief of Staff   Since January 2021, Hawatmeh has served as McClain’s Chief of Staff. He was previously the Chief Counsel to U.S. Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) and Counsel on the U.S. House Committee on House Administration.   He… Read more »

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) October jobs report once again highlights how Kamalanomics continues to crush Americans. The abysmal report missed expectations with only 12,000 jobs created last month out of an expected 100,000 and nearly 50,000 manufacturing jobs lost. The unemployment rate remains high at 4.1%. October posted the smallest gain since… Read more »

Today, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce released its report “Antisemitism On College Campuses Exposed,” highlighting how there has been a systematic failure by universities and their leaders to implement and uphold policies to protect Jewish students, student organizations, and faculty members. The report reveals an utter failure by cowardice administrators to… Read more »

Today, House Republicans on the Task Force On The Attempted Assassination of Donald. J. Trump released their interim report “Investigating The Stunning Security Failures On July 13, 2024 In Butler, Pennsylvania.” This bipartisan staff report focuses on evidence from the initial phase of the Task Force's investigation which concentrated on the state and local law enforcement… Read more »