House Republicans, led by Speaker Kevin McCarthy, have achieved their goal of enacting the “Commitment to America,” despite having a slim majority in the chamber.
The party has succeeded in passing “a host of bills in the roughly four months they’ve controlled the chamber by the slightest of majority,” On Sunday, Just the News reported.
In reaction to the Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act, GOP House Leader Kevin McCarthy promises to reduce funds for 87,000 additional IRS agents. He unveiled his strategy in Pennsylvania at the same time as his party’s platform. There will be a vote to stop using federal money to pay these agents.
Prior to the GOP taking control of the lower house, the Democrats’ measure was approved through budget reconciliation without any help from the Republicans. Later, in January, during the new Congress’s session, the newly elected Republican majority approved a measure repealing the additional IRS spending.
The ‘promise’, which was presented in September 2022, called for promoting a “Parents’ Bill of Rights” and defending “fairness by ensuring that only women can compete in women’s sports.” The GOP followed through in recent weeks and approved similar legislation that forbade biological men from participating in sports leagues that are exclusively for women.
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Additionally, the summit promised “crack down on prosecutors and district attorneys who refuse to prosecute crimes.” A measure to stop a planned crime law for Washington, D.C., which would have lessened the punishments for robberies and carjackings, has passed the House of Representatives. President Biden has signed the bill into law, which was also passed by the Senate.
Secure the US Border and Combat Illegal Immigration are top priorities for the House GOP
The House just passed a package that includes building physical barriers at exposed sections of the U.S.-Mexico border, upgrading border security technology, and reinstating the Trump administration’s Remain in Mexico policy. This is significant since the Title 42 program recently came to an end.
“House Republicans, who have a 222-to-213 seat majority, also passed a bill that would increase domestic energy production and reform the permitting process, which was a key part of the Commitment to America agenda that party leaders rolled out before they took control of the chamber,” The report carried on.
The commitment specified the goal as follows: “Maximize production of reliable, cleaner, American-made energy and cut the permitting process time in half to reduce reliance on foreign countries, prevent rolling blackouts, and lower the cost of gas and utilities.”
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Republicans proposed a measure to “fight inflation and lower the cost of living,” which included “curb wasteful government spending that is raising the price of groceries, gas, cars, and housing, and growing our national debt.”
The debt ceiling hike package was amended by House Republicans to include clauses limiting domestic expenditure growth to 1% yearly and bringing spending levels back to fiscal 2022. The goal of this action is to regulate fiscal responsibility.
GOP measure aims to repeal “green” tax credits approved by Democrats in December in order to cut government expenditure by much to $4.5 trillion over the following 10 years.
McCarthy forms a House Select Committee on China as a sign of his dedication to the United States
Everything is on our agenda, from fighting crime to safeguarding the public. We are utterly dedicated to avoiding budget cuts that would endanger the police force and impede our efforts to make the neighborhood safer.
The House will vote on policing legislation and a resolution this coming week, along with other business. “support for local law enforcement officers and condemn efforts to defund or dismantle local law enforcement agencies.”
