Press Releases

In December, the Consumer Price Index (CPI), a key inflation index, showed that over the last 12 months all items index increased 6.5%. This was the second-hottest December CPI report since 1981. The report also showed that real average hourly earnings for Americans decreased by 3.1% over this period. December was the 21st straight month that real wages have been… Read more »

House Republicans will deliver on our commitment to preserving a future that’s built on freedom by bringing to the floor the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. House Republicans will also vote on a resolution condemning the nearly 80 documented attacks on pro-life facilities, groups, and churches following the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Supreme Court decision… Read more »

The American people deserve a nation that is SAFE, an economy that is STRONG, and a government that’s ACCOUNTABLE. Today, we will work to fulfill these commitments by voting on legislation to increase American energy security, counter the Chinese Communist Party’s malign influence, and hold the Biden administration accountable. OUR COMMITMENT TO ENERGY… Read more »

In order to work toward a government that’s accountable to the American people, tonight House Republicans will vote on legislation to defund Joe Biden’s army of 87,000 new IRS agents with the Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act. Families and small businesses are already paying the price of Joe Biden’s inflation tax—they don’t need increased audits by the IRS too.… Read more »

Tonight, the House Republicans in the 118th Congress elected Speaker Kevin McCarthy to lead the People’s House in fulfilling our Commitment to America. Two years of one-party Democrat rule in Washington created crippling inflation, rising energy costs, a historic border crisis, rampant crime, runaway debt, unconstitutional attacks on our fundamental freedoms, and weakness at home and… Read more »

The Consumer Price Index (CPI), a key inflation index rose at an annual rate of rose 0.1% to  7.1%, in November on a seasonally adjusted basis after increasing 0.4% in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.   MAKE NO MISTAKE: November's CPI report is nothing to celebrate. When Joe Biden took office, CPI was just 1.4% before skyrocketing to 40-year highs… Read more »

House Republicans secured a victory for freedom by removing the Biden administration’s authoritarian military COVID-19 vaccine mandate from the House-passed National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) FY23. But in a House Republican majority, there is more work to be done to combat this administration’s disastrous policies as we work to defend our heroic service members and our… Read more »

Producers are struggling in Joe Biden’s cruel economy this Christmas. As the majority of wholesale Christmas tree growers raise prices, families across the country could now spend up to 15% more for Christmas trees this year. Heading into the holiday season, staggering energy costs caused the Producer Price Index to rise for the second month in a row, leaving our hardworking farmers,… Read more »

Last Friday, the American people received complete confirmation that the Biden campaign and the Democratic National Committee did in fact collude with Big Tech to meddle in the 2020 election. According to the Twitter files, Democrat lawmakers argued to Twitter employees that the First Amendment “isn’t absolute.” The former Head of Legal, Policy, and Trust Vijaya Gadde… Read more »

Whether it’s the Christmas tree or the gifts under it, inflation is stealing Americans’ Christmas cheer this year. Over 70% of Christmas tree growers plan to raise prices this year as much as 15% in order to afford rising production costs. According to the National Retail Federation, shoppers could pay more for less as they are expected to spend up to 8% more this year on… Read more »