You Win Some, You Lose Some
The House and Senate finally wrapped up their final business last week just in time for Christmas and to allow us a short rest before the new year and new Congress. Now is a great time to make an end-of-the-year donation to Eagle Forum that will allow us to continue the important work we do not only in Washington, D.C. but throughout the nation.
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Omnibus Details are Destructive
In the final days of the Lame Duck session, Democrats and some Republicans have come to an agreement on a year-long omnibus spending bill for the remainder of FY2023. While those Republicans are touting their “wins,” they are buried underneath the nearly $1.7 trillion price tag and the typical leftist policies that will be continued next year.
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Take Action Against Massive Government Spending!
Our elected officials must stop a massive $1.7 trillion spending bill that is currently moving through the House and Senate! The omnibus would fund the government through next year and avert a government shutdown this week. However, the devil is in the details.
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Dem’s Checking Off Christmas List
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, especially for Democrats. They are still working through their long wish list of liberal agenda items during the Lame Duck session. The legislation they couldn’t seem to pass before November’s elections are getting a second wind.
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Conservatives Oppose the Pelosi-Schumer Lame-Duck Power Grab
As the 117th Congress winds to a close, conservatives urge Republicans in Congress to oppose last minute lawmaking attempts in the lame duck session. Any new policy – including year-long spending deals and the passage of marquee bills like the National Defense Authorization Act – should wait until the new Congress is sworn in.
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Can We Still Win In the Minority?
Even though the red wave we were hoping for didn’t pan out, we can learn some lessons from this year’s election cycle and have hope for the future.
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Just Imagine the Chinese-Style Crackdowns Here
When daily news images show authoritarianism and brutality in other countries against their own citizens, most Americans’ first response is, “Thank goodness that could never happen here.”
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Act Now to Secure the Border
If a huge border crisis wasn’t bad enough, liberal lawmakers are pushing lame duck legislation to loosen our immigration laws. Behind closed doors, members of the United States House and Senate are negotiating bills to eliminate limits on legal immigration and provide a massive amnesty measure in the final days of the 117th Congress.
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The Grinches are ruling the Lame Duck Session
The Congressional lame duck session has run amok. Nothing highlighted the lawlessness of this period more than the politics surrounding the Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 8404). After forty-seven House Republicans helped advance the bill with no religious exemptions before the November elections, the Senate took it up this week.
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Eagle Forum Denounces Senate Vote on So-called Respect for Marriage Act
Tonight, the United States Senate, after acknowledging the very real threat to religious Americans and faith-based organizations, chose to pass unnecessary and overbroad legislation that changes nothing for homosexual couples but puts the Constitutional freedoms of every American at grave risk. – Kristen A. Ullman
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URGENT: Marriage Vote Happening NOW
Today, Senators will be called upon to cast several votes on the so-called Respect for Marriage Act (RFMA), H.R. 8404 – the Collins/Baldwin substitute, that will determine whether the fundamental right of religious freedom is acknowledged and respected by the U.S. Government.
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Pass the Politics and the Peas
As we look forward to our Thanksgiving dinners this week, some of us may be thankful if one topic doesn’t come up: politics. If it does, there is a feast of issues that could be discussed but one is on the front burner in Congress. The Respect for Marriage Act “RMFA” (HR. 8404) will be served as the main course in the Senate next week.
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