WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: The House on Wednesday passed two bills promoting oil and gas drilling: one that would support fracking and another that would lower costs to drill on public lands. The bills are a part of the GOP's "energy week." While Republicans said the effort was meant to highlight "the value of American energy," most Democrats dismissed the proceedings as unserious. The House passed H.R. 1121, the "Protecting Am  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, chairman 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.) delivered opening remarks at a subcommittee hearing titled "White House Overreach on AI."In her opening statement, Subcommittee Chairwoman Mace emphasized how n  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: Following the Washington Swamp passing another Omnibus that fails to address border security or America's gross spending problem, Representative Jeff Duncan released the following statement. "I proudly voted NO on this omnibus because it does the exact opposite of what Americans demand from Congress," said Congressman Jeff Duncan. "America is $34 trillion in debt with an active invasion at our southe  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Rep. Joe Wilson, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) and Congressman Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) led over 20 Members of Congress in a bipartisan letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, calling for the U.S. to deny visas for Iranian leaders visiting the United States. This urgent call comes as Iran continues to fund Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis and actively destabilize the Middle East. In 2014, the U.S. banned Iran's Uni  more