This year we celebrate 100 years of women in Congress, and the leadership of not one, not two, but three new committee chairwomen. In a new video, Rep. Susan Brooks (R-IN) and Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), the new chairs of the Ethics and Education and Workforce Committees, and Rep. Diane Black (R-TN), interim chair of …

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy has been on my heart, especially coming out of such a tense election cycle and as we enter the first African-American President’s final days in office. The American people have given us a moment to think big, to reimagine government, and to be legendary. As I reflect on this …

House Republican Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement after the House passed a budget resolution to provide for reconciliation, the first procedural steps towards repealing Obamacare. “Obamacare was the federal government’s best effort to ‘fix’ our health care system, and it failed. This week we’re fulfilling our promise to the American …

House Republican Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers released the following statement after the House passed the Inspiring the Next Space Pioneers, Innovators, Researchers, and Explorers (INSPIRE) Women Act (H.R. 321). Introduced by Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-VA), the bill encourages women to pursue careers in STEM fields and that will further advance America’s space exploration efforts. …

House Republican Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers released the following statement in honor of Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. “Today and every day, we owe a debt of gratitude to our nation’s law enforcement officers, who put themselves in harm’s way to serve and protect. Like my friend Rep. Dave Reichert, a former Sheriff, often says, …

House Republican Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement after the House passed H.R.Res.11, which calls for repeal of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 and makes clear the Obama administration’s failure to veto this resolution violated longstanding U.S. policy to protect Israel from such one-sided resolutions. McMorris Rodgers previously denounced the …

House Republican Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement after the House passed two bills, the Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 and the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2017, to reclaim power of the purse authority for Congress and protect the American people from a …

So often war stories become stories of dates and numbers. When you watch classic war movies or learn about these battles from the safety of an American classroom, you become detached – caught up in an endless list of casualties, names of distant places, and the amount of ships and planes lost. But behind each …

House Republican Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement after the House passed the Faster Care for Veterans Act (H.R. 4352). The legislation directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a pilot program establishing a patient self-scheduling appointment program. McMorris Rodgers is the lead Republican sponsor of the bill. …

Last week the House passed 21st Century Cures in an overwhelmingly bipartisan 344-77 vote. Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers shares her thoughts on this landmark legislation ahead of this week’s action in the Senate.  I love the holidays. The sights, the smells. Seeing how excited my three kids get knowing baby Jesus is coming – …