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Dec. 15, 2021
Spartz, Sherman, and Barr Introduce Bill to Accelerate Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act
Rep. Andy Barr, ...
Dec. 15, 2021
Barr, Sherman, Spartz Introduce Bill to Pressure China, Allow U.S. Oversight of Audits
Rep. Andy Barr
Dec. 13, 2021
Letter to Hon. Gary Gensler, Chair US Securities and Exchange Commission - SEC New Staff Guidance on Shareholder Proposals
Rep. Andy Barr, ...
Dec. 7, 2021
Dr. Rand Paul: "We can end the Saudi blockade and bring relief to the long-suffering Yemeni people"
Sen. Rand Paul
Dec. 7, 2021
Dr. Rand Paul Puts Senate on Record on Arms Sale to Saudi Arabia
Sen. Rand Paul
Dec. 2, 2021
Guthrie Statement on Continuing Resolution
Rep. Steven Guthrie
Dec. 1, 2021
Guthrie Responds to Federal Court Blocking Vaccine Mandate on Federal Contractors
Rep. Steven Guthrie
Nov. 18, 2021
Letter to Hon. Carolyn Maloney, Chairwoman Committee on Oversight Reform - Request Hearing with "Climate Czar" John Kerry
Rep. Jamie Comer, ...
Nov. 18, 2021
Dr. Rand Paul Urges Senate to Block U.S. Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia
Sen. Rand Paul, ...
Nov. 17, 2021
Statement from Small Business Committee Ranking Member Rand Paul, M.D. on SBA Funding Planned Parenthood
Sen. Rand Paul
Nov. 15, 2021
Gov. Beshear, Congressman Rogers Award More Than $9 Million in Grants to Support Economic Development Projects in Eastern Kentucky
Rep. Hal Rogers, ...
Nov. 15, 2021
Tweet - "Democrats' inflation is crushing families. Consumer prices just saw their steepest spike in 30 years. Just what Republicans warned would happen when President Biden began his spending spree back in the spring. And their answer is to tax, borrow, print, and spend trillions more?"
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Nov. 10, 2021
Tweet - "Inflation keeps breaking records. It's hurting American families. It is absurd and wrong that Democrats are considering trillions more in reckless taxing and spending."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Nov. 5, 2021
Massie Introduces Patent Reform Legislation Restoring "First to Invent" Protection to Inventors
Rep. Thomas Massie
Nov. 4, 2021
Letter to Hon. Lloyd Austin III, Secretary US Dept. of Defense; Hon. Bill Nelson, Administrator National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Hon. Robin Carahan Administrator US General Services Administrator; Lesley Field, Acting Administrator Office of Federal Procurement Policy - Wide Review of Federal Contractor Guidance
Rep. Jamie Comer
Nov. 1, 2021
Barr Toasts to Suspension of EU Tariffs on American Distillers
Rep. Andy Barr
Oct. 26, 2021
Letter to Hon. Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce - Crack Down on Sharing of U.S. Tech with China
Rep. Andy Barr, ...
Oct. 22, 2021
Letter to Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury - Graves Tells IRS To Stop Snooping in Bank Accounts
Rep. Hal Rogers, ...
Oct. 21, 2021
Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Graves and Colleagues Label Supply Chain Crisis as Another Poor Decision That Was Avoidable
Rep. Steven Guthrie, ...
Oct. 21, 2021
Letter to Secretary Janet Yellen - Congressman Guest and Colleagues Send Second Letter to Yellen Expressing Concern over IRS Proposal
Rep. Steven Guthrie, ...
Oct. 19, 2021
Tweet - "Democrats want to hand the IRS new snooping powers to start digging through individual Americans' bank transactions. They want to treat normal American households like everybody is under audit. Americans didn't sign up for this."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Oct. 18, 2021
McConnell: Americans Paying Dearly for Democrats' Inflation Nightmare
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Oct. 5, 2021
Tweet - "Democrats' reckless taxing and spending spree includes a plot to give the IRS sweeping new authority to snoop on Americans' personal finances and every transaction over $600. Unprecedented surveillance so they can soak the middle class to fund socialism."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sept. 28, 2021
Tweet - "Democrats won't get bipartisan help paving a path to partisan recklessness. If they want to use fast-track, party-line procedures to ram through trillions more in socialism and inflation, they can use the same tools to handle the debt limit."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sept. 28, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Cassidy, Marshall, Colleagues: Biden Administration Must Not Support International Oversight of Americans' 2nd Amendment Rights
Sen. Mitch McConnell, ...
Sept. 23, 2021
Tweet - "Democrats have spent all day bragging about their new "menu" of massive tax hikes that will hurt families and help China. A surprisingly honest metaphor for how they see this. Democrats dine on all the socialism and inflation they can eat and taxpayers get stuck with the check."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sept. 14, 2021
Tweet - "Democrats have every tool they need to address the debt limit on their own. Just like they plan to bury Americans in taxing, spending, & inflation on a partisan basis. Democrats have unified control & brag about the radicalism they're ramming through. So they'll be on their own."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sept. 13, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Richard Neal, Chairman, Ways and Means, Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Department of Treasury, and Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of internal Revenue Service - Congressman Blake Moore Joins Congressman Tom Emmer and Colleagues in Sending Letter to Protect the Privacy Rights of Utah Families and Credit Unions from Burdensome Regulations
Rep. Andy Barr, ...
Sept. 10, 2021
Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the US Department of Agriculture - Sen. Cramer, Colleagues Press USDA For Information on Mask Mandates at Private Businesses
Sen. Rand Paul, ...
Aug. 11, 2021
ICYMI: Dr. Rand Paul Offers Balanced Budget Alternative to Democrats' Reckless Tax-and-Spending Spree
Sen. Rand Paul
Aug. 6, 2021
Cárdenas, Guthrie, Mace, Rice Announce Launch of Live Events Caucus
Rep. Steven Guthrie, ...
Aug. 3, 2021
Tweet - "On Democrats' watch, six months in: (special character) Painful inflation (special character) Persistent unemployment (special character) Trillions in runaway spending (special character) Southern border crisis (special character) Continued violent crime surge The more Democrats' policies take effect, the more problems Americans face."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
July 29, 2021
Tweet - "Democrats' rampant spending has already fueled painful inflation. But now they want to ram through another $3.5 trillion reckless taxing-and-spending spree? That's the opposite of what this recovering economy needs right now."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
July 28, 2021
Tweet - "More than 80% of Americans are worried about the rising cost of living. More than 70% are worried about slamming our economy with big tax hikes. But Democrats' big priority is another reckless taxing & spending spree that would give Americans $3.5T more reasons to worry."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
July 26, 2021
Tweet - "Just months ago, Americans were very optimistic. But on this Administration's watch, that has plummeted. Higher inflation and costs, higher crime, COVID uptick, border crisis. Now most Americans are pessimistic. Another reckless tax-and-spend spree will only make this worse."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
July 22, 2021
Guthrie Introduces Federal Trade Commission Transparency Bill
Rep. Steven Guthrie
July 21, 2021
Tweet - "Middle-class families are already facing runaway costs. The last thing they need is another massive, reckless taxing and spending spree. It's simple. We need to stop paying people more to stay at home than to work and encourage everyone to get vaccinated."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
July 20, 2021
Comer & Luetkemeyer Applaud Committee Approval of the Guidance Clarity Act
Rep. Jamie Comer, ...
July 15, 2021
Letter to Mr. David Uejio, Acting Director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Committee Republicans Take Action Against Harmful, Anti-Consumer CFPB Policies
Rep. Andy Barr, ...
July 14, 2021
Letter to Mr. Michael Hsu, Acting Comptroller of the Currency - Press Releases Republicans Push OCC to Address Cyber Threats, Promote Financial Inclusion, Foster Innovation
Rep. Andy Barr, ...
July 13, 2021
Tweet - "Republicans and economists all warned that Democrats' last massive spending spree would hurt Americans. Sure enough -- runaway inflation. And they want an even bigger socialist sequel this summer?"
Sen. Mitch McConnell
July 1, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Katherine Tai, US Trade Representative - Rounds Joins Bipartisan Letter to Ambassador Tai Highlighting Importance of Reconvening Trade Talks with Taiwan
Sen. Rand Paul, ...
June 30, 2021
Letter to Hon. Katherine Tai, United States Trade Representative - Bipartisan Letter Urges Administration to Prioritize Trade Talks with Taiwan
Sen. Rand Paul, ...
June 28, 2021
Tweet - "Left, right and center, experts predicted Democrats' absurdly overpriced COVID package would damage our economy. Current inflation shows they were right."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 24, 2021
Providing for Congressional Disapproval of the Rule Submitted By the Office of the Comptroller of Currency Relating to ``National Banks and Federal Savings Associations As Lenders''
Rep. Andy Barr
June 22, 2021
Pandemic Effects on Home Safety and Tourism Act
Rep. Steven Guthrie
June 16, 2021
ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2021
Rep. Andy Barr
June 15, 2021
Tweet - "The Biden Administration's spending has raised prices and made it almost impossible to get people back to work. Small businesses in Kentucky, and across America, can't compete with policies that encourage Americans to stay on the sidelines."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 11, 2021
Representatives Massie and Pingree Introduce Bipartisan PRIME Act to Empower Local Livestock Farmers, Meet Consumer Demand
Rep. Thomas Massie
June 10, 2021
Tweet - "Consumer prices are rising faster than they have since the depths of the 2008 recession. The data reinforce what American families are experiencing firsthand: the Biden Administration's partisan spending has blunted our nation's economic recovery."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Date
Title
Politician
Dec. 15, 2021
Spartz, Sherman, and Barr Introduce Bill to Accelerate Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act
Rep.Andy Barr, ...
Dec. 15, 2021
Barr, Sherman, Spartz Introduce Bill to Pressure China, Allow U.S. Oversight of Audits
Rep.Andy Barr
Dec. 13, 2021
Letter to Hon. Gary Gensler, Chair US Securities and Exchange Commission - SEC New Staff Guidance on Shareholder Proposals
Rep.Andy Barr, ...
Dec. 7, 2021
Dr. Rand Paul: "We can end the Saudi blockade and bring relief to the long-suffering Yemeni people"
Sen.Rand Paul
Dec. 7, 2021
Dr. Rand Paul Puts Senate on Record on Arms Sale to Saudi Arabia
Sen.Rand Paul
Dec. 2, 2021
Guthrie Statement on Continuing Resolution
Rep.Steven Guthrie
Dec. 1, 2021
Guthrie Responds to Federal Court Blocking Vaccine Mandate on Federal Contractors
Rep.Steven Guthrie
Nov. 18, 2021
Letter to Hon. Carolyn Maloney, Chairwoman Committee on Oversight Reform - Request Hearing with "Climate Czar" John Kerry
Rep.Jamie Comer, ...
Nov. 18, 2021
Dr. Rand Paul Urges Senate to Block U.S. Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia
Sen.Rand Paul, ...
Nov. 17, 2021
Statement from Small Business Committee Ranking Member Rand Paul, M.D. on SBA Funding Planned Parenthood
Sen.Rand Paul
Nov. 15, 2021
Gov. Beshear, Congressman Rogers Award More Than $9 Million in Grants to Support Economic Development Projects in Eastern Kentucky
Rep.Hal Rogers, ...
Nov. 15, 2021
Tweet - "Democrats' inflation is crushing families. Consumer prices just saw their steepest spike in 30 years. Just what Republicans warned would happen when President Biden began his spending spree back in the spring. And their answer is to tax, borrow, print, and spend trillions more?"
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Nov. 10, 2021
Tweet - "Inflation keeps breaking records. It's hurting American families. It is absurd and wrong that Democrats are considering trillions more in reckless taxing and spending."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Nov. 5, 2021
Massie Introduces Patent Reform Legislation Restoring "First to Invent" Protection to Inventors
Rep.Thomas Massie
Nov. 4, 2021
Letter to Hon. Lloyd Austin III, Secretary US Dept. of Defense; Hon. Bill Nelson, Administrator National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Hon. Robin Carahan Administrator US General Services Administrator; Lesley Field, Acting Administrator Office of Federal Procurement Policy - Wide Review of Federal Contractor Guidance
Rep.Jamie Comer
Nov. 1, 2021
Barr Toasts to Suspension of EU Tariffs on American Distillers
Rep.Andy Barr
Oct. 26, 2021
Letter to Hon. Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce - Crack Down on Sharing of U.S. Tech with China
Rep.Andy Barr, ...
Oct. 22, 2021
Letter to Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury - Graves Tells IRS To Stop Snooping in Bank Accounts
Rep.Hal Rogers, ...
Oct. 21, 2021
Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Graves and Colleagues Label Supply Chain Crisis as Another Poor Decision That Was Avoidable
Rep.Steven Guthrie, ...
Oct. 21, 2021
Letter to Secretary Janet Yellen - Congressman Guest and Colleagues Send Second Letter to Yellen Expressing Concern over IRS Proposal
Rep.Steven Guthrie, ...
Oct. 19, 2021
Tweet - "Democrats want to hand the IRS new snooping powers to start digging through individual Americans' bank transactions. They want to treat normal American households like everybody is under audit. Americans didn't sign up for this."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Oct. 18, 2021
McConnell: Americans Paying Dearly for Democrats' Inflation Nightmare
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Oct. 5, 2021
Tweet - "Democrats' reckless taxing and spending spree includes a plot to give the IRS sweeping new authority to snoop on Americans' personal finances and every transaction over $600. Unprecedented surveillance so they can soak the middle class to fund socialism."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Sept. 28, 2021
Tweet - "Democrats won't get bipartisan help paving a path to partisan recklessness. If they want to use fast-track, party-line procedures to ram through trillions more in socialism and inflation, they can use the same tools to handle the debt limit."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Sept. 28, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Cassidy, Marshall, Colleagues: Biden Administration Must Not Support International Oversight of Americans' 2nd Amendment Rights
Sen.Mitch McConnell, ...
Sept. 23, 2021
Tweet - "Democrats have spent all day bragging about their new "menu" of massive tax hikes that will hurt families and help China. A surprisingly honest metaphor for how they see this. Democrats dine on all the socialism and inflation they can eat and taxpayers get stuck with the check."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Sept. 14, 2021
Tweet - "Democrats have every tool they need to address the debt limit on their own. Just like they plan to bury Americans in taxing, spending, & inflation on a partisan basis. Democrats have unified control & brag about the radicalism they're ramming through. So they'll be on their own."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Sept. 13, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Richard Neal, Chairman, Ways and Means, Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Department of Treasury, and Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of internal Revenue Service - Congressman Blake Moore Joins Congressman Tom Emmer and Colleagues in Sending Letter to Protect the Privacy Rights of Utah Families and Credit Unions from Burdensome Regulations
Rep.Andy Barr, ...
Sept. 10, 2021
Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the US Department of Agriculture - Sen. Cramer, Colleagues Press USDA For Information on Mask Mandates at Private Businesses
Sen.Rand Paul, ...
Aug. 11, 2021
ICYMI: Dr. Rand Paul Offers Balanced Budget Alternative to Democrats' Reckless Tax-and-Spending Spree
Sen.Rand Paul
Aug. 6, 2021
Cárdenas, Guthrie, Mace, Rice Announce Launch of Live Events Caucus
Rep.Steven Guthrie, ...
Aug. 3, 2021
Tweet - "On Democrats' watch, six months in: (special character) Painful inflation (special character) Persistent unemployment (special character) Trillions in runaway spending (special character) Southern border crisis (special character) Continued violent crime surge The more Democrats' policies take effect, the more problems Americans face."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
July 29, 2021
Tweet - "Democrats' rampant spending has already fueled painful inflation. But now they want to ram through another $3.5 trillion reckless taxing-and-spending spree? That's the opposite of what this recovering economy needs right now."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
July 28, 2021
Tweet - "More than 80% of Americans are worried about the rising cost of living. More than 70% are worried about slamming our economy with big tax hikes. But Democrats' big priority is another reckless taxing & spending spree that would give Americans $3.5T more reasons to worry."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
July 26, 2021
Tweet - "Just months ago, Americans were very optimistic. But on this Administration's watch, that has plummeted. Higher inflation and costs, higher crime, COVID uptick, border crisis. Now most Americans are pessimistic. Another reckless tax-and-spend spree will only make this worse."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
July 22, 2021
Guthrie Introduces Federal Trade Commission Transparency Bill
Rep.Steven Guthrie
July 21, 2021
Tweet - "Middle-class families are already facing runaway costs. The last thing they need is another massive, reckless taxing and spending spree. It's simple. We need to stop paying people more to stay at home than to work and encourage everyone to get vaccinated."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
July 20, 2021
Comer & Luetkemeyer Applaud Committee Approval of the Guidance Clarity Act
Rep.Jamie Comer, ...
July 15, 2021
Letter to Mr. David Uejio, Acting Director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Committee Republicans Take Action Against Harmful, Anti-Consumer CFPB Policies
Rep.Andy Barr, ...
July 14, 2021
Letter to Mr. Michael Hsu, Acting Comptroller of the Currency - Press Releases Republicans Push OCC to Address Cyber Threats, Promote Financial Inclusion, Foster Innovation
Rep.Andy Barr, ...
July 13, 2021
Tweet - "Republicans and economists all warned that Democrats' last massive spending spree would hurt Americans. Sure enough -- runaway inflation. And they want an even bigger socialist sequel this summer?"
Sen.Mitch McConnell
July 1, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Katherine Tai, US Trade Representative - Rounds Joins Bipartisan Letter to Ambassador Tai Highlighting Importance of Reconvening Trade Talks with Taiwan
Sen.Rand Paul, ...
June 30, 2021
Letter to Hon. Katherine Tai, United States Trade Representative - Bipartisan Letter Urges Administration to Prioritize Trade Talks with Taiwan
Sen.Rand Paul, ...
June 28, 2021
Tweet - "Left, right and center, experts predicted Democrats' absurdly overpriced COVID package would damage our economy. Current inflation shows they were right."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 24, 2021
Providing for Congressional Disapproval of the Rule Submitted By the Office of the Comptroller of Currency Relating to ``National Banks and Federal Savings Associations As Lenders''
Rep.Andy Barr
June 22, 2021
Pandemic Effects on Home Safety and Tourism Act
Rep.Steven Guthrie
June 16, 2021
ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2021
Rep.Andy Barr
June 15, 2021
Tweet - "The Biden Administration's spending has raised prices and made it almost impossible to get people back to work. Small businesses in Kentucky, and across America, can't compete with policies that encourage Americans to stay on the sidelines."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 11, 2021
Representatives Massie and Pingree Introduce Bipartisan PRIME Act to Empower Local Livestock Farmers, Meet Consumer Demand
Rep.Thomas Massie
June 10, 2021
Tweet - "Consumer prices are rising faster than they have since the depths of the 2008 recession. The data reinforce what American families are experiencing firsthand: the Biden Administration's partisan spending has blunted our nation's economic recovery."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
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