Republican Study Committee

RSC adopts position in support of Van Duyne amendment to block Biden DoD abortion policy

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Today, the Republican Study Committee (RSC) Steering Committee adopted a position in support of Representative Beth Van Duyne’s amendment to this year’s NDAA: The RSC Steering Committee supports consideration and passage of the Van Duyne Amendment to H.R. 8070, the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025. This…

RSC Steering Committee adopts position on Equal Representation Act

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Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01) and members of the Republican Study Committee’s Steering Committee voted this morning to adopt the following position on HR 7109, the Equal Representation Act. “The RSC Steering Committee supports the passage of the Equal Representation Act. This legislation would ensure that the Census Bureau include a citizenship question and that non-citizens…

What They Are Saying: Outside support for Fiscal Sanity to Save America

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Yesterday, Members of the Republican Study Committee introduced their FY25 Budget proposal: Fiscal Sanity to Save America. The budget proposal was met with strong support from outside groups. Students for Life Action: "On behalf of our over 1,400 active pro-life student groups and 200,000 trained student activists in all 50 states, please stand with us in support of Representative…

RSC releases FY25 Budget Proposal: Fiscal Sanity to Save America

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Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01), RSC’s Budget and Spending Task Force Chairman Ben Cline (VA-06), and Members of the Budget and Spending Task Force unveiled the RSC’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget proposal today, titled “Fiscal Sanity to Save America”. The RSC Budget is a thorough plan to address our federal spending problem and start paying down…

RSC Chairman Hern responds to Bidens Budget: Bad for America

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Today, RSC Chairman Kevin Hern released the following statement following President Biden’s release of his FY 25 Budget: “Biden’s budget is nothing more than a left-wing wish list filled with massive spending that will only exacerbate the $34 trillion and counting in debt,” said RSC Chairman Kevin Hern. “The American taxpayers deserve a plan to…

RSC introduces historic anti-CCP bill

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Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01) and RSC National Security Task Force Chairman Joe Wilson (SC-02) introduced HR 7476, the Countering Communist China Act. The Countering Communist China Act is the largest and most comprehensive legislation addressing the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) ever introduced in Congress. RSC Chairman Hern said, “For years, Congress has…

HEAT Leaders applaud passage of legislation reversing Bidens ban on LNG exports

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Thursday, RSC Chairman Kevin Hern (R-OK) and RSC House Energy Action Team (HEAT) Chairman Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX) released the following statement after the House Passage of H.R. 7176, the Unlocking Our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2024, introduced by Rep. August Pfluger (TX-11). "President Biden's politically-motivated ban on American LNG exports is a monumental mistake that…

RSC Members follow through on commitment to impeach Alejandro Mayorkas

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This week, the House of Representatives impeached DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas following investigations into his failed leadership as the chief protector of our nation’s borders.  Republican Study Committee (RSC) members have been at the forefront of the fight to impeach Secretary Mayorkas, working hard to uncover his failures at DHS and shine a light on the…

RSC, Cline lead letter to Treasury after quiet rule change to allow further waste and abuse of COVID spending

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Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01) and RSC Budget and Spending Task Force Chairman Ben Cline (VA-06) led a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen calling for the Treasury Department to reverse course on a recent rule change allowing for state and local governments to “obligate” funding from the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act past its statutory deadline of…

RSC, Pfluger, Hern amendment to freeze all sanctioned Iranian assets passes House

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 Today, Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01) and Rep. August Pfluger (TX-11), celebrated the passage of Rep. Pfluger’s Amendment to H.R. 5961, the No Funds for Iranian Terrorism Act. The amendment passed with a vote of 231-198, and the bill passed with a vote of 307-119. Rep. Pfluger’s amendment strengthened the bill by freezing all sanctioned Iranian…