“We applaud Sen. Risch and his colleagues for supporting these centers in carrying out their loving mission, including measures to ensure the safest and most welcoming environment for clients and workers in the face of pro-abortion hostility.” – Care Net, March 14, 2023

“Ernst has continued to champion the Cost Openness and Spending Transparency (COST) Act, which would require every project supported with federal funds to include a price tag that is “easily available for taxpayers.” – Breitbart, March 14, 2023

“Last month, Republicans pitched three different proposals to address rising property taxes. One would have given state funds to school districts to help them pay off bonds and levies, which are funded by property taxes. Another proposed subsidizing residential property taxes using sales tax revenue. The third would have let the homeowner’s exemption, a property tax reduction program, rise with market values. House Bill 292 combined aspects of two of the previous proposals.” – East Idaho News, March 14, 2023

“Call it SwineCraft. Pigs were trained to play video games…with your tax dollars. More money was sunk into creating a giant underwater touchscreen that can be used to play games like Whack-a-Mole… for dolphins!” – Joni Ernst U.S. Senator Idaho, March 14, 2023

“Religious organizations do not need government interference when deciding their spiritual advisors or clergy. This is a constitutional right long held by these groups and I will fight to protect their religious liberties from the heavy hand of government.” – Idaho Office of Attorney General Raúl R. Labrador, March 14, 2023

“In hopes of growing the slim majority in the House of Representatives, the House Republican campaign arm released a list of 37 seats held by vulnerable House Democrats, which the committee believes would be good pickup opportunities for Republicans.” – Breitbart, March 13, 2023

“Outside Pennsylvania, colleges have disbanded bias response teams after their use stifled classroom discussion or abandoned the creation of a team when opponents raised concerns. Speech First sued the University of Michigan over its bias response teams in 2018; Michigan settled and agreed to abolish the program.” – Just the News, March 12, 2023

“Paying foreign (and domestic) entities to perform what is essentially censorship is troubling on two fronts: it wastes taxpayer funds and undermines constitutional protections for freedom of speech.” – Just the News, March 12, 2023

“The lawsuits address failures of the election administrator’s office, including voters being turned away from multiple polling locations due to numerous glitches, not enough paper ballots for over 120 voting centers despite millions of paper ballots available for distribution held in a warehouse. This is after Harris County spent $27 million on the 2020 election and a record $54 million on new voting machines for the 2022 election, and after its former elections administrator was forced to resign after at least 10,000 ballots weren’t counted in the 2022 primary election.” – Just the News, March 12, 2023