Legislative Leader for Prayer

Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts stated that Congress must act to update privacy regulations and protections related to AI chatbots to increase online safety for children and teens after Meta settled a related lawsuit with state attorneys general.

Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky is promoting his “Six Penny Plan,” which seeks to gradually reduce the federal deficit, eventually resulting in a balanced budget after continued implementation.

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York said that progressive ideology and rhetoric has shifted from “woke 1.0,” but that discussions during that time were fruitful.

Florida Senator Rick Scott highlighted how birthright citizenship is being exploited by adversaries of the United States and the need for Congress to pass laws prohibiting birth tourism for national security.

Senator Warren commended the HELP Committee’s advancement of the bipartisan College Transparency Act, which would require the government to publish completion rate, debt, and post-college earning data.

House Speaker Mike Johnson said that U.S. voters are facing a critical choice “between our country and communism” in the November midterm election.

Congressman Steve Cohen explained that his withdrawal from the Congressional Progressive Caucus was due to the rise in democractic socialism and antisemitism.

Representative Ayanna Pressley introduced an amendment to a proposed bill on payday loans that would allow states broader authority to shield consumers.

Congressman Hamadeh has introduced articles of impeachment against a federal judge who blocked the use of DHS’ updated voter election verification database.

Senator Moreno of Ohio has reintroduced legislation first proposed by Senator Harry Reid in 1993 to end U.S. birthright citizenship for children born to noncitizens.