Critical drug shortage a threat to national security, congressional report finds

Shortages of critical medicines such as pediatric drugs, antibiotics and ADHD drugs could pose a threat to national security, according to a new congressional committee report. Drug shortages surged nearly 30% from 2021 to 2022, according to a report released Wednesday by Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee. The shortage peaked […]

Alvin Bragg’s staffer hangs up on ‘bulls–t’ congressional phone call

A rude representative of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg told House judicial staff, “Stop calling us on this bull,” after repeated attempts to reach him by phone. A Judiciary Commission staff member who called Bragg’s office at noon Wednesday was quickly hung up after identifying himself to a woman who answered the call, a person […]

Congressional Witness Admits Everytown Asked ATF for Pistol Brace Rule

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) asked Rob Wilcox, federal attorney general for Gun Safety in Everytown, during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Thursday, a Bloomberg-affiliated gun control group. actually asked the ATF to take action on pistol stabilizer braces. Jordan asked Wilcox, “Did you or anyone at your organization communicate with the ATF or the […]

Alvin Bragg Formally Refuses to Cooperate with Congressional Probe

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has formally refused to cooperate with a House Republican congressional investigation into an “unprecedented abuse” of power over former President Donald Trump. Bragg has denied providing testimony and documents to House Republican leadership for an “unprecedented investigation into pending local indictments.” On Monday, Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), Oversight […]

Rep. Clyde to Use Congressional Review Act to Block Pistol Brace Rule

Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) is set to introduce a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution this week in an attempt to block the ATF’s AR pistol stabilizer brace rule. Breitbart News reported on January 14 that the CRA has offered Congress the means to block the ATF’s latest rule. The CRA was introduced in the 1990s […]

Florida Congressional Republicans Mostly Seek to Stay Out of Trump vs. DeSantis Fight

Republicans in the Florida legislature appear to be staying away from the apparent rift between former President Donald Trump and Governor Ron DeSantis. Republicans in Florida win seats in midterm elections From 16 Republican congressmen in Florida to 20 post-election. This, coupled with Republican Senators Rick Scott and Marco Rubio, means the GOP has 22 […]

Congressional Democrats continue to push a broken narrative on inflation

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testified before Congress last week, Humphrey-Hawkins ActHe was picked up by Democrats who have yet to amend their views on inflation. Their view, politically convenient, is far from economic reality. in him Opening remarks, Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) blamed pandemic-related supply chain problems, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, bird flu, and […]