House Republican Whip Steve Scalise laid out a handful of bills that will be brought to the floor in the first two weeks of the next Congress — many of which would counter the work done by Democrats over the past four years.
to his colleagues Friday outlining the party's legislative agenda once it takes over the chamber in the new year., laid out a handful of bills that will be brought to the floor in the first two weeks of the next Congress -- many of which would counter the work done by Democrats over the past four years.
The list of legislation includes a bill to rescind billions of dollars allocated for the Internal Revenue Service in theRepublicans assert the funding will result in the hiring of 87,000 IRS agents to target middle-income families, which the. Democrats said the money is needed to modernize the agency and replace a retiring workforce.
Rep. Steve Scalise speaks as House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy attends a press conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Dec. 14, 2022.According to Scalise, the GOP will also bring forward separate legislation to establish a China select committee, block "non-emergency" drawdowns from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and give the Department of Homeland Security secretary power to turn away migrants at the border absent "operational control.
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