MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Jan. 10 -- The Alabama Republican Party issued the following agency statement on Jan. 9, 2023: * * * At a meeting of the Alabama Republican Party Steering Committee held on Saturday, January 7, 2023, members voted to release the following statement regarding the upcoming election for RNC Chairman: The Alabama Republican Party leadership is committed to representing our grassroots members, and defending the core conservative values that the people of Alabama stand for. *   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (TNSrpt) -- American Atheists issued the following news on Jan. 10, 2023: The religious equality watchdog American Atheists warned about white Christian nationalists' likely strategy for 2023, following the midterm elections. This warning draws on the large body of research and trends published today in the organization's 2022 State of the Secular States report. Now in its fifth annual edition, this report provides in-depth analysis of laws and policies affecting church-stat  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement on Jan. 7, 2023: * * * Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) today released the following statement after Rep. Kevin McCarthy (CA-20) won Speaker of the House: "Today is historic as the Republican party came together to work on changes sought by our members, and elect Kevin McCarthy as our next Speaker. "The big winners are the American people as we can now get to work on fixing the economy, making America energy independent,   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, issued the following statement on Jan. 7, 2023: * * * Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), released the following statement after the election of the speaker of the House of Representatives. "The constituents of Texas' 26th Congressional District sent me to Congress to fight for their priorities, which the speaker election put on hold," said Burgess. "I am proud of the Republican party for uniting so we can get back to work. "This   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following statement on Jan. 7, 2023: * * * Following House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's election into the leadership role today, Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) congratulated the speaker and urged the Republican Conference to come together and deliver on the Commitment to America: "We've witnessed something historic this week. The Republican party did not shy away from open debate on the House Floor, and we will come out stronger   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-California, issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2023: Last night, Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R - Richvale) voted for H.R. 23, the Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act, to defund the Biden Administration's plan to hire 87,000 new Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents and block efforts to harass and target lower- and middle-income earners. The $80 billion designated to the IRS in the 2022 Inflation "Reduction" Act would effectively   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-California, issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2023: Last night, Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R - Richvale) voted for H.R. 23, the Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act, to defund the Biden Administration's plan to hire 87,000 new Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents and block efforts to harass and target lower- and middle-income earners. The $80 billion designated to the IRS in the 2022 Inflation "Reduction" Act would effectively  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following statement on Jan. 7, 2023: * * * Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) issued the following statement on Kevin McCarthy becoming Speaker of the House. "Kevin McCarthy becoming the Speaker of the House is a win for the American people. "For the past four years, Speaker McCarthy has proven to be a strong leader, a willing listener, and a consensus builder. "I'm confident he will lead us in enacting a conservative agend  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: After Kevin McCarthy failed to win the speaker's gavel in his own right 14 times, Donald Trump swooped in last Friday to whip House MAGA Republicans and delivered the GOP speakership to McCarthy. Kevin McCarthy said so himself: If there was any doubt of Donald Trump's influence in the party, let Friday's speaker vote serve as proof that Trump is still kingmaker within the MAGA Republican Party. Kevin M  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (TNSres) -- Gallup, a research-based and performance-management consulting company, issued the following news: Americans' party preferences were evenly divided in 2022, with 45% of U.S. adults identifying as Republican or saying they were Republican-leaning independents, and 44% identifying as Democrats or saying they were Democratic-leaning independents. The last time preferences were this closely divided was in 2011, with Democrats holding at least a three-percentage-point  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, issued the following statement on Jan. 7, 2023: * * * Congressman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY-02) release the following statement after Kevin McCarthy was elected to be Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives for the 118th Congress. "The Republican party is a big tent party with many voices, views, and priorities. We are reflective of the American people and the result of this diversity of opinion is what we saw play out in the race   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Paul A. Gosar, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-09) issued the following statement regarding his vote in favor of Representative Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives: Congress begins with an unprecedented win for "We the People." We have won the most open and transparent rules ever seen in the United States Congress. We have won a better budget process. And we have won a return to t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (TNSgov) -- AIDS United posted the following news release: For the first time in a century, House Republicans were unable to successfully elect a speaker of the House on their first attempt -- or even the second. In the end it took 15 separate votes (and many more backroom concessions to members of the far right Freedom Caucus) for Republicans to unify behind a House speaker. The appearance of this much infighting and conflict before any of the 82 newly elected members of Co  more

STANFORD, California, Jan. 14 (TNSbook) -- The Hoover Institution at Stanford University issued the following news release: In a conversation with Condoleezza Rice in the Hoover Institution's Hauck Auditorium, former New York Times Washington correspondent Philip Taubman discussed his new book, In the Nation's Service: The Life and Times of George P. Shultz, a biography of the distinguished public servant and four time cabinet official who, as US secretary of state, was pivotal in steering the   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2023: U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), a career-long critic of the Chinese Communist Party, today announced support of the creation of a new House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party. "As the number one patron of Vladimir Putin and Kim Jung-un and other ruthless dictators, the Chinese Communist Party represents one  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2023: U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), the longtime co-chair of the Congressional Law Enforcement Caucus, today bashed House Republicans' creation of a new Select Subcommittee designed to broadcast rightwing lies and perpetuate conspiracy theories about American law enforcement. "The enshrining of this Republicans Against Law Enforcement panel is a sham and a disgrace," said Rep. P  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Randy Weber, R-Texas, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14) released the following statement regarding his vote for House Speaker. "I voted in support of Kevin McCarthy to become the next Speaker of the House. Kevin McCarthy has a plan to get our nation back on track. He is the Architect of the Commitment to America. A commitment that puts AMERICA first. A commitment that will secure our border, will unleash American energy, fight infla  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 13 -- The Republican Party of Texas issued the following statement on Jan. 12, 2023: * * * Republican Party of Texas Chairman Matt Rinaldi said: "Yesterday, the speaker of the Texas House showed utter contempt for Republican voters by refusing to even allow a vote on whether Democrats should be prohibited from holding powerful leadership positions. "The fact that not even 10 Republicans would sign on to challenge this unlawful ruling is incredibly insulting to the 81% of G  more

NORTHRIDGE, California, Jan. 11 (TNSres) -- California State University's Northridge Campus issued the following news release: Political pundits are pointing to the defeat of several candidates backed by Donald Trump in the midterm elections as a sign that the former president's grip on the Republican Party is waning. However, California State University, Northridge political science professor Lawrence Becker noted that the coalitional politics that have marked Trump's tenure as a leader of th  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (TNStalk) -- American Bridge 21st Century, an organization that says it focuses on holding Republicans accountable and helps deliver Democratic victories, issued the following statement on Jan. 11, 2023: * * * According to reporting from NBC News, the Republican-led House is continuing its unpopular, dangerous, and losing strategy of attacking abortion and women's health care. * * * In response, American Bridge 21st Century Co-Chair and former President of Planned Parenth  more