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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Haley Stevens (MI-11)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens released the following statement:

“Secretary Noem has refused to answer basic questions to Congress about ICE operations, the killing of an unarmed protester in broad daylight, the alarming rise in deaths at ICE detention facilities—the largest in decades—and her nonstop lies to the American people. Rather than going after criminals and keeping Americans safe, federal immigration officers are terrorizing our communities on her orders. Every day, I hear from Michiganders who are afraid that this violence and chaos will come to our state next.

“Secretary Noem has ignored my repeated calls to open investigations into the killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis and the death of Nenko Gantchev, a detainee at the North Lake Processing Center in Baldwin, Michigan. Since she has given no indication of resigning for her repeated failures and abuses of power, I am left with no choice but to join my colleagues in calling for her impeachment and prompt removal from office.”

Stevens is cosponsoring H.Res. 996, Articles of Impeachment, introduced recently by Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL). This action builds on Rep. Stevens’ previous efforts to hold ICE accountable, including:

Stevens has also emphasized that Trump’s threat to deploy the military on U.S. soil only heightens the urgency of restoring lawful oversight, the passage of her Stop Trump’s Abuse of Power Act, and Noem’s removal.

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA)

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA), Chairman of the Ways & Means Subcommittee on Tax, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08), and Ways & Means Committee Republicans called on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to overhaul its oversight of the non-profit sector as the ongoing Somali fraud scandal in Minnesota, and the theft of potentially billions of taxpayer dollars, has underlined the need for serious reform following the Biden Administration’s failure to hold these organizations accountable.

The letter to Acting IRS Commissioner Scott Bessentand IRS CEO Frank Bisignano comes amid an ongoing Ways and Means Committee investigation into waste, fraud, abuse, and other illegal activity within the United States’ tax-exempt sector writ large that has resulted in the referral of 11 non-profit organizations to the IRS for revocation of tax-exempt status.  

“While the Feeding Our Future case points to the need for oversight and accountability surrounding tax-exempt organizations funneling taxpayer dollars to non-exempt or even illegal purposes, it also demonstrates the urgency for the IRS to implement a new approach for the non-profit sector when it comes to updating its systems and communication with state agencies as well… it is imperative that the IRS transition from the laissez-faire approach implemented under the Biden Administration and utilize a more hands-on approach when overseeing and safeguarding taxpayer dollars,” said the Members.

The widespread theft of taxpayer dollars exemplified by the Feeding Our Future scandal in Minnesota, which has resulted in the prosecution of nearly 80 individuals by the Department of Justice (DOJ), is even more disturbing, Smith argues, given the IRS revoked Feeding Our Future’s tax-exempt status in February of 2020, yet the organization continued to advertise and potentially reap the benefits of tax-exempt status for months because the IRS failed to update its systems.

The letter continues, “Minnesota audit findings suggest that despite the IRS revoking Feeding Our Future’s tax-exempt status in February of 2020 after the organization failed to meet IRS reporting requirements for three consecutive years, Feeding Our Future continued to advertise itself as a tax-exempt organization and even received approval as a Summer Food Service Program sponsor by Minnesota’s Department of Education in June of 2020, possibly due to a delay by the IRS in updating its systems to reflect that Feeding Our Future was no longer tax-exempt.”

The letter also underscores how disturbing allegations of a terror-financing scheme in Minnesota are evidence of a potentially more widespread problem in the tax-exempt sector. Chairman Smith has previously called on the IRS to revoke the tax-exempt status of multiple non-profit organizations with ties to designated terrorist organizations.  

The letter continues, “Reports also suggest that some of this money may have ended up in the hands of the notorious Al-Shabaab terrorist group, with one confidential source saying that ‘[t]he largest funder of Al-Shabaab is the Minnesota taxpayer’…Regrettably, this is not the first time the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means has had to express concern over tax-exempt organizations manipulating the Tax Code to promote anti-American and/or pro-terrorist ideals that do not further any tax-exempt purpose. For example, not only did the Committee write to the IRS requesting revocation of tax-exempt status for multiple non-profit organizations with ties to designated terrorist groups in October of this year, but the Committee is also actively investigating American non-profits operating as extensions of the Chinese Communist Party. These letters came after several requests to the Biden Administration to take action, all of which failed to come to fruition.”  

You can read the full text of the letter here.

Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA)

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, during the annual “State of Steel” hearing hosted by the Congressional Steel Caucus, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) called on Congress to strengthen and enhance international trade laws to protect American steel producers and American jobs.

Kelly highlighted the Strengthening Trade Enforcement and Evasion Limitations (STEEL) Act, bipartisan legislation he leads with Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-PA) that will enhance trade enforcement legislation. The legislation also aims to prevent “dumping,” an unfair trade practice by foreign nations that sell subsidized goods in the United States and devalue the prices of American steel and other domestic products.

“We have a lot of legislation that is signed into law. The problem is the enforcement,” Kelly said. “When I see what has happened to our steel industry and the market share we have lost to unfair competition globally, what the hell are we doing? We cannot afford to lose market share to people to game the whole system. It’s unfair competition.”

You can watch a clip of Kelly’s conversation with leaders of Cleveland-Cliffs, U.S. Steel, and other steel producers here.

You can watch the full “State of Steel” hearing here.

Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA)

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) announced nearly $4 million in Community Project Funding (CPF) grants have been approved for projects within Pennsylvania’s 16th Congressional District. The projects were included in the legislation passed by the U.S. House on Thursday.

“These projects represent real, tangible investments in essential water and sewer infrastructure that will significantly benefit communities across the 16th Congressional District,” Kelly said. “Each of these projects will address critical public health, environmental, and reliability concerns. As my team and I reviewed this year’s applications, our priority was ensuring Pennsylvania taxpayers received the strongest return on their investment, and I’m confident these projects accomplish exactly that.”

Rep. Kelly’s FY2026 Community Project Funding that will receive funding:

Meadville Area Sewer Authority – Amount: $750,000

This project would replace Meadville’s aging force main that is 14” with a 16” pipe.  The newly installed line will replace the aging and disintegrating force main currently in use.  Replacing the aging pipe will preserve the ecological diversity of French Creek by eliminating any possible sewage infiltration and will also provide a joint municipal sewer system for Meadville and Vernon Townships.

Hermitage Municipal Authority – Amount: $913,600

This project would demolish the existing Wheatland Pump Station and install 1,100 linear feet of sewer lines to divert the flow to the existing Council Avenue Pump Station.  The existing Wheatland Pump Station has reached the end of its 50-year lifespan and presents environmental hazards from storm water inflow and infiltration that cause pollution of the nearby river and/or sewage backups in homes and businesses.

Cranberry Township – Amount: $1,000,000

This project would complete the replacement of the waterline along Route 19 in Cranberry Township.  The existing waterline is at a high risk of failing due to age, amount of line breaks per segment, and the number of customers affected by this line.  Cranberry Township’s water system provides an average of 2.5 million gallons per day and serves approximately 11,000 customers. This phase of the project will replace 2,100 linear feet of 12-inch waterline and 2,300 linear feet of 8-inch waterline.

 
Chicora Borough – Amount: $1,250,000

This project would upgrade and repair the outdated drinking water plant.  The existing plant was constructed of repurposed filtration and storage tanks from industrial installations donated to the Borough and is past the expected service life for these parts.  Chicora provides potable water service to approximately 1,100 people in the Borough, including an elementary school.

Of the fifteen (15) requests Rep. Kelly was allotted, four (4) were included in the spending package passed this week. Another three projects were passed in November, when Kelly announced $2.5 million in Community Project Funding for three local volunteer fire departments.

Rep. Kelly’s additional requests remain under consideration.

BACKGROUND
Congressional leaders resumed Community Project Funding (CPF), formerly known as ‘earmarks’, for the 119th Congress. With increased transparency and stricter guidelines, lawmakers were permitted to submit up to fifteen (15) funding requests during the appropriations process. Rep. Kelly fielded input from local leaders throughout Northwestern Pennsylvania before selecting these projects.

Details on CPF rules and guidelines can be found here.

In 2020, Rep. Kelly also delivered two BUILD Grants for the 16th Congressional District, including $25 million for improvements along State Route 228 in Butler County, and $21 million for the City of Erie’s Bayfront Parkway Project. In 2018, he also secured a BUILD Grant for the State Route 228 project worth $20 million.
 

Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA)

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA), Chairman of the Ways & Means Subcommittee on Tax, released the following statement after the U.S. Treasury Department announced Monday that U.S.-headquartered multinational companies will be exempt from the OECD Pillar Two global minimum tax framework.

Previously, the Biden administration negotiated the Pillar Two framework without consultation of Congress. 

“Thanks to the leadership of the Trump administration, today’s agreement protects American businesses and workers from burdensome global bureaucratic overreach and recognizes the tax sovereignty of the United States,” said Rep. Kelly. “The Biden administration went around Congress and sold out American-based companies. I want to thank the Trump administration for working hand-in-hand with the Republican Congress in charting an America First path forward, which will allow American job creators to prosper at home and compete on a level playing field abroad.”

The agreement also protects the value of the U.S. R&D credit and promises to reduce onerous compliance burdens, fulfilling the shared goal of U.S. leadership in innovation and technological advancement in the international tax and global competitiveness landscape. 

BACKGROUND

Rep. Kelly has previously led efforts in Congress to oppose the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) global minimum tax, known as Pillar 2, what Rep. Kelly called a poorly negotiated by the Biden Administration. During a 2023 hearing, Kelly highlighted how the United States stands to lose over $120 billion in tax revenues under Pillar 2.

“The original idea of engaging in negotiations at the OECD was this: other countries could join the U.S. with their own global minimum taxes and we could stop the proliferation of (Digital Services Taxes). Unfortunately, that’s not what happened at all,” Rep. Kelly said in prepared remarks.

You can watch Rep. Kelly’s opening statement and full committee hearing here and learn more here.

In October 2025, Kelly and Ways and Means Committee Republican leaders slammed a French proposal to impose higher discriminatory Digital Services Tax on U.S. innovators.

Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA)

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) released the following statement after U.S. military operations in Venezuela.

“Today, President Trump has once again shown the world that the United States will defend itself from terrorism of all kinds, including narcoterrorism led by Venezuela’s illegitimate leader Nicolás Maduro,”said Rep. Kelly.“For years, I’ve sounded the alarm about foreign intervention against the United States throughout the Western Hemisphere. This includes illegal drug trafficking into our country. Today’s tactical military operation in Venezuela is the Trump Doctrine in action. This is the right time to have the right President in the White House.”

Rep. Kelly has previously published op-eds highlighting the importance of the Monroe Doctrine and Roosevelt Corollary in U.S. foreign policy; and, the need to recognize ongoing actions against the United States by China, Russia, and their allies in Latin America, including Venezuela.

You can read Kelly’s op-eds here:

Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Don Beyer (D-VA)

Today, one year since President Trump began his term, the Joint Economic Committee – Minority released a new report finding that during his first year in office, families spent $1,625 more on average due to inflation. 

During his campaign, Trump repeatedly pledged that his administration would “end inflation,” and falsely claimed just recently that “inflation is stopped” and “prices are down.” However, this new Committee analysis shows that in 2025, the average household spent $1,625 more across the board – including over $320 more in housing costs and over $240 more on transportation costs. The Committee also calculated state-by-state data, finding that the average inflation cost per family in 2025 was at least $1,000 more in 47 states and Washington, D.C., with households in some states paying almost $2,400 more.

“President Trump repeatedly promise to lower prices, and he broke that promise,” said Rep. Don Beyer, Senior House Democrat on the Joint Economic Committee. “American families spent over $1,600 more on goods and services on average over the past year than they did the previous year. Health care costs are skyrocketing. Prices for groceries and electricity are shooting up. Housing and transportation costs are rising rapidly. Trump has failed miserably in the fight against inflation, and despite the fact that it is Americans’ biggest concern today, Trump does not even seem interested in doing anything about it. Worse, his policies – from tariffs to health care cuts to bad price-raising energy policies – are making it worse.”

“President Trump has imposed reckless tariffs, driven up health care costs, and created economic uncertainty. And because of these choices that he made, Americans are paying over $1,600 more than when he came into office,” said U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan, Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee. “While the President pledged that he would end inflation and now claims that prices are down, the data reflects what families are experiencing every day: higher costs that make it harder to make ends meet.”

Read the full report here, which includes state-by-state data on the increase in household costs over Trump’s first year.

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn)

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D, MN-04) issued the following statement on Tuesday:

“The record of incompetence and cruelty by the Trump administration and Department of Homeland Security Sec. Noem is growing each day. Minnesotans across the state are facing masked, unprofessional, untrained federal agents who are making people feel afraid in their own communities by wreaking havoc. 

“On Sunday, Americans were horrified to see ChongLy “Saly” Scott Thao, a Hmong elder and U.S. citizen, dragged out of his home in frigid Minnesota weather because ICE officers raided the wrong house. That same day, we learned that a Nicaraguan man arrested by ICE in Minnesota was taken to Camp East Montana in El Paso, where he died in ICE custody. Nasra Ahmed, a U.S. citizen and Saint Paul resident, bravely shared her story of two days in ICE detention during which her civil rights were repeatedly violated. Nasra was shackled by her wrists and ankles, injured by ICE agents, called a racial slur, and suffered a stress-induced seizure. 

“Today, Minnesota law enforcement leaders spoke out against the rampant racial profiling and civil rights abuses by unprofessional and undertrained federal agents. I stand with our law enforcement who put their lives on the line every day to keep our communities safe and earn the public’s trust. Their work is being undermined by unprofessional and undertrained federal agents. There is a right way to investigate and prosecute serious criminals. Sec. Noem and DHS agents are doing it the wrong way and only making our community more dangerous.  

“Elders and those with disabilities are being forced to go without their in-home health assistants that help them to lead lives of dignity, and for some to survive. It is unacceptable that our neighbors are afraid to leave their homes or go to work. Small businesses are closing their doors as they and their workers are being targeted based on the color of their skin. 

“How is DHS and ICE making Minnesota and our nation any safer? 

“The Trump administration must be held accountable for the damage being done every day in Minnesota.” 
 

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Andy Biggs (AZ-05)

Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) introduced a constitutional amendment requiring the federal government to operate under a balanced budget, restoring fiscal discipline and protecting future generations from Washington’s addiction to spending and debt.

The amendment would permanently prohibit deficit spending by limiting total federal expenditures to the average annual revenue collected over the previous three years, adjusted for population growth and inflation, with limited exceptions for national emergencies and war. Congress could exceed the spending limit only with approval from a two-thirds supermajority in both chambers, ensuring any exceptions are necessary and broadly supported. During a declared war, Congress would retain the ability to exceed the limit to meet national security needs.

The amendment also places a two-thirds supermajority requirement on any bill that creates a new tax or increases an existing tax rate, ensuring that Washington cannot simply tax its way out of its own irresponsibility.

“Washington’s spending addiction is bankrupting our country and mortgaging the future of every American family,” said Congressman Biggs. 

“This amendment restores the most basic principle of fiscal responsibility: you cannot spend what you do not have. Families and businesses live by that rule–it is long past time that the federal government does too. Trillion-dollar deficits have become routine, and Washington behaves as if there is no limit to the damage it can impose. This amendment puts guardrails on a system that has run completely off the road.

“We do not need another commission, another study, or another press conference about the debt. We need binding rules, written into the Constitution, that force Congress to live within its means. The American people demand a government that works for them—not one that buries them under debt.”

The amendment may be read here.

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Sharice Davids (KS-3)

On the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump’s second term as president, Representative Sharice Davids reflected on her work delivering bipartisan results for Kansans while continuing to push back against policies that threaten families, farmers, workers, and vulnerable communities.

“My job isn’t to play politics — it’s to deliver results for Kansans,” said Davids. “I’ve always said I’ll work with anyone, including President Trump, when it’s good for Kansas, and over the past year that approach has delivered real results — from helping bring a passport agency to Kansas City to supporting farmers and helping people get back to work. And when extreme policies raise costs for families, threaten Social Security, or put communities at risk, I won’t stay silent. I’ll keep showing up, telling the truth, and fighting for Kansans.”

Over the past year, Davids has worked with the Trump Administration where it benefited Kansas families and the Kansas City region, including:

• Advancing the new Kansas City Passport Agency, now under construction, which will save families hours of travel when they need passports quickly.
• Passing the CAREER Act, signed into law by Trump, to help people recovering from substance use disorder reenter the workforce.
• Securing federal aid for Kansas farmers while continuing to push for long-term trade stability instead of short-term fixes.
• Leading the bipartisanCongressional FIFA World Cup 2026 Caucus and coordinating with the White House Task Force to support Kansas City as a host city.
• Joining the President’s aviation leadership celebrating the continued implementation of her bipartisan next-generation aviation law, shaping the future of American air mobility.
• Pressing the administration to act on National Weather Service staffing, resulting in NOAA beginning to hire hundreds of critical employees in Kansas after dangerous cuts.

Davids has also forcefully opposed actions that would raise costs for Kansas families, all while giving huge tax giveaways to billionaires, including:

• Fighting reckless tariff policies that raise costs for farmers and families — with estimates showing households paying thousands more each year.
• Pushing back on attempts to cutMedicaid, threaten rural hospitals, restrict reproductive health care, and reduce food assistance to fund billionaire tax breaks.
• Opposing DOGE’s federal funding freezes and mass firings impacting Tribal programs, Head Start, cancer research,  domestic manufacturing, and fire departments.
• Speaking out against threats to Social Security, meeting directly with seniors concerned about service cuts and access.
• Defending Kansas manufacturing jobs after Trump-era cuts — and successfully pushing for temporary funding restoration.
• Condemning the shutdown of the bipartisan 988 LGBTQ+ crisis support line and urging its immediate reversal.
• Pressing the administration to put Kansas farmers first, opposing foreign agricultural bailouts and pushing for direct support for producers in the Kansas Third.

Whether working across the aisle to secure investments and create jobs or pushing back against policies that raise costs and threaten basic protections, Davids continues to center her work on what helps Kansas families succeed — not partisan politics. She has made clear that she will keep showing up, working with anyone when it benefits Kansas, and speaking out when it does not.