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WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Fitzgerald issued the following statement in response to the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs markup of H.R. 6671, which ensures members of the Armed Forces granted a general discharge for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine remain eligible for GI Bill education benefits.
Instead of serving time or paying fines to the government for breaking the law, community service or donating money to charity is offered to individuals and companies as an alternative. However, funneling money, which would otherwise be used to benefit the public, to partisan non-profit organizations is pure corruption.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its decision on the landmark case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. This decision eliminates the egregious precedent set by cases Roe v. Wade and Casey v. Planned Parenthood and puts decision this decision back in the hands of the American people, not dictated by unelected judges.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, a bill co-introduced by Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05), the Justice for American Victims of Terror Act, was introduced in the House of Representatives. This legislation would require the Biden Administration to follow the law to ensure $3.5 billion in assets seized from the central bank of Afghanistan benefits all victims of state-sponsored terrorism through the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund.
In a recent op-ed, President Biden attempted to lay out a three-part strategy to combat inflation and rising gas prices and transition America “from recovery to stable, steady growth.” The truth is his solutions will only worsen the inflation crisis, and he knows it.
Are we headed towards a recession? That’s the question.
Last week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its Consumer Price Index (CPI) data (inflation) for the month of May. Across the board, the average price of goods is up 8.6% from May of last year. In short, according to Moody’s Analytics, American households now must pay an extra $460/month to buy the same goods they did a year ago.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, a bill co-introduced by Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05), H.R. 7072, the Non-Disclosure Order (NDO) Fairness Act, was passed in the U.S. House of Representatives by a voice vote. This bipartisan legislation reins in prosecutorial abuse and executive branch overreach by strengthening the standards prosecutors must meet when seeking to place NDOs on service providers.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, a bill co-introduced by Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05), H.R. 7622, the Small Business Workforce Pipeline Act of 2022, was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives 368-52. This legislation would allow SBA Small Business Development Centers to provide information and assistance to small businesses on how to establish and improve work-based learning opportunities, apprenticeship programs, pre-apprenticeship programs, and other job training programs.
Last week, the price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline soared to new levels across the United States and here in Wisconsin. Never in our nation’s history has the national average price of gas hit $4.50/gallon. We’ve got a real problem on our hands, and it is a direct result of the policies of the Biden Administration. This time last year, gas was about $3.04/gallon and before President Biden was sworn in gas hovered around $2.20/gallon nationally. The extraordinary cost of fuel is impacting everyone from drivers and truckers to farmers and businesses.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05), along with Rep. Jim Jordan (OH-04), Rep. Andy Biggs (AZ-05), Rep. Dan Bishop (NC-09), and Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-01), sent a letter to the Chair of the Federal Trade Commission, Lina Khan, concerning the commission’s review of Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter.