“The so-called ‘balanced budget amendment’ is the Republicans’ latest backdoor attempt at gutting Americans’ hard-earned benefits,” said one Democratic lawmaker. Nearly every member of the House Republican caucus voted Wednesday in favor of a proposed constitutional amendment that experts say would result in massive cuts to Social Security, Medicare, nutrition assistance, and other key federal programs. […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congressman Nick Begich (R-AK) highlighted his legislation, H.R. 5131, the Public Lands Military Readiness Act of 2025, during a legislative hearing on the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands. The legislation, included alongside five other bipartisan public lands bills, would extend critical military land withdrawals in Alaska, New Mexico, and California for […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a historic hearing on Alaska’s vast natural resource potential. The Subcommittee brought together a broad panel of Alaskan experts to discuss how responsible development of oil, gas, mineral, and timber resources can strengthen national security and spur economic growth across […]
[content id=”79272″] “Locking Rep. Nicole Collier inside the chamber is beyond outrageous,” said Texas Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett. “Forcing elected officials to sign ‘permission slips’ and take police escorts to leave? That’s not procedure. That’s some old Jim Crow playbook. Texas Republicans have lost their damn minds.” Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier was forced to […]
