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News Release: Walmart Shoppers Living Paycheck to Paycheck Face More IRS Audits, Inflation, Tax Hikes Under Dems’ Bill.


Stabenow, Boozman, Booker, and Thune Introduce Legislation to Regulate Digital Commodities
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News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and John Boozman (R-AR), Ranking Member, along with Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and John Thune (R-SD) today introduced the Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act of 2022 to give the Commodity Futures Trading Commission new tools and authorities to regulate digital commodities. This mandatory framework will safeguard customers and our markets.


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News Release: Brady: If Green New Deal and Corporate Welfare Had a Baby, it Would Look Like Manchin-Biden Bill.


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News Release: WASHINGTON- U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Ranking Member John Boozman (R-AR) said the reckless tax-and-spending deal brokered between Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) “sets a particularly bad precedent for farm bill programs."


Brady: Wal-Mart Shoppers Targeted by Manchin-Biden IRS Expansion
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News Release: Brady: Wal-Mart Shoppers Targeted by Manchin-Biden IRS Expansion.


Portman: July CBP Stats Show Fentanyl Seizures Triple in One Month
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released operational statistics showing that fentanyl seizures tripled in one month and with...


Smith: Families Struggling with Record-High Inflation Don’t Need More IRS Audits
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News Release: Smith: Families Struggling with Record-High Inflation Don’t Need More IRS Audits.


Wyden Launches Investigation Into Private Placement Life Insurance Schemes
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today launched an investigation into the growing use of private placement life insurance by the wealthiest Americans to avoid and evade taxes. Wyden began the investigation with a letter to Lombard International, a subsidiary of private equity giant Blackstone.


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News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement condemning recent threats against law enforcement, including the judicial branch and government officials. Recently, it was reported that the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security have issued a joint intelligence bulletin on these threats.


CBO: New IRS Audits Will Grab at Least $20B from Lower- & Middle-Income Families
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News Release: CBO: New IRS Audits Will Grab at Least $20B from Lower- & Middle-Income Families.


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News Release: Foreign-Owned Businesses Support Manchin-Biden Build Back Better Because It Benefits Them, Harms American Companies.


Comer, Stefanik, Turner Conduct Oversight on FBI Director Wray’s Use of Government Aircraft for Personal Travel
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News Release: WASHINGTON-House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Ranking Member Mike Turner (R-Ohio) today are pressing Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray on his use of government aircraft for personal travel as an illegal abuse of taxpayer funds.


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News Release: Democrats’ Bill Would Raise Costs of New Drugs, Crush Innovation, and Kill Hundreds of Cures.


Foxx Calls for Hearing Following Reports of NLRB Misconduct
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News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after reports of National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) misconduct surfaced, specifically NLRB personnel interfering in ongoing union elections and collaborating with union organizers...


Brady: DC Court Ruling Unleashes Dangerous New Political Weapon — Which May Target Supreme Court Justices
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News Release: Brady: DC Court Ruling Unleashes Dangerous New Political Weapon - Which May Target Supreme Court Justices.


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News Release: Brady: Nearly Double-Digit Inflation on Businesses Continues.


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News Release: One-Pager: Senate Version of Manchin-Biden Build Back Better.


Even Treasury Admits Potential for New IRS Audits of Middle Class
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News Release: Even Treasury Admits Potential for New IRS Audits of Middle Class.


Brady: Small Businesses and Walmart Shopping Americans Pay the Brunt of Democrats’ Bill
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News Release: Brady: Small Businesses and Walmart Shopping Americans Pay the Brunt of Democrats’ Bill.


Ranking Member Boozman Introduces Amendment to Get More Americans Back to Work
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News Release: WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, introduced an amendment to the Democrats’ reckless tax-and-spending bill that would restore a pre-COVID policy requiring able-bodied adults without dependents to join the workforce in order to continue receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.