“Some of the highlights include the National Institutes of Health spending $2.3 million injecting beagle puppies with cocaine, and separately spending $187,500 to verify that kids love their pets. The Department of Health and Human Services spent $689,222 to study romance between parrots, the NIH funded a $3 million annual research project to watch hamsters on steroids fight, and the U.S. Census Bureau spent $2.5 million on Super Bowl Ads.” – Dr. Rand Paul U.S. Senator Kentucky, December 23, 2022

“This 4,155-page bill spends $1.7 trillion to further empower the Biden administration’s tyrannical attack on the liberty and security of our constituents, and it must be opposed with any fiber of political fortitude Senate Republicans still have.” – Breitbart, December 22, 2022

“According to the review conducted by the South Dakota Investment Council (SDIC), no internally managed funds are invested in Chinese companies any longer. The SDIC has already divested from three Chinese companies.” – NewsSD.gov, December 21, 2022

“Led by former Vice President Mike Pence and his Advancing American Freedom initiative, the inquiry seeks to determine whether the Justice Department is intentionally ignoring the attacks on pro-life groups.” – Pregnancy Help News, December 21, 2022

“Lai has cited his Catholic faith as providing a strong foundation for his activism and courageous fight for freedom: ‘If I go away, I not only give up my destiny, I give up God, I give up my religion, I give up what I believe in.’” – University of Notre Dame Law School, December 19, 2022

“’Marxist critical race theory and its racial division have no place at the Air Force Academy, which is training the next generations of Air Force leadership,’ said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. ‘And, per usual, the scandal is compounded by the cover-up of records about the propaganda program abusing Air Force cadets.’” – Judicial Watch, December 19, 2022

“Lacy and the Christian organization are being represented by Alliance Defending Freedom, which has argued religious liberty cases before the United States Supreme Court. ADF Senior Counsel Mark Lippelmann said in a statement released Thursday that he believes ‘New Mexico is unlawfully compelling physicians to speak a certain message about assisted suicide, even if they object for reasons of conscience or faith.’” – The Christian Post, December 16, 2022

“Judge Reed O’Connor, a George W. Bush appointee, later expanded the scope of his injunction to include thousands of military personnel seeking religious exemptions. Lawyers with First Liberty Institute, the legal team representing the Navy SEALs seeking religious exemptions from the vaccine mandate, celebrated the bill’s passage.” – The Christian Post, December 16, 2022

“I’t’s not OK to say ‘yes’ to drag queen story hours and teach children one kind of value and say ‘no’ to other community members who would like to have their children taught other values in the same library, in the same room, for the same amount of time as other people are allowed.’ He continued, ‘That’s called viewpoint discrimination and violating equal access and free speech.’” – CBN News, December 16, 2022