Contents tagged with Senate
Filed in: Israel | by Nathanael Bennett | 4:52 PM Mar. 1, 2013
Bipartisan Senate Resolution to Support Israel
Israel has long been one of our nation’s closest – and most important – allies. It is our relationship with Israel that serves as the foundation of our foreign policy in the most volatile region of the world – the Middle East. Israel has consistently and steadfastly stood with the United States, and has often done so when virtually none its neighbors have joined them. It is a relationship that the U.S. can ill afford to lose. Fortunately, our alliance with Israel has... Continue Reading
Filed in: US Constitution | by David French | 5:42 PM Feb. 26, 2013
Hagel Confirmed but Fight not in Vain
Moments ago, the United States Senate voted to confirm Senator Chuck Hagel as America’s next Secretary of Defense. I pray that he shows more wisdom and conviction as SECDEF than he demonstrated during his Senate career or during his disastrous confirmation hearing. It’s difficult to find a silver lining when in the recent past the Democrats showed no such reluctance to filibuster as they blocked John Bolton’s nomination for U.N. Ambassador – mere months after George W. ... Continue Reading
Filed in: US Constitution | by Matthew Clark | 2:42 PM Feb. 14, 2013
Anti-Israel Hagel Nomination being Forced Through Senate to Hide More Anti-Israel Rhetoric?
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is attempting to force a Senate vote on former Senator Chuck Hagel’s Secretary of Defense nomination, as potentially damaging disclosures are imminent. A vote on this dangerous nomination is scheduled for as early as this afternoon, but new opposition is emerging. As we have been telling you for weeks, Hagel is the wrong choice for Secretary of Defense. He cannot answer for his long record of refusing to support Israel. He continues to stand by votes t... Continue Reading
Filed in: Iran | by Nathanael Bennett | 9:52 AM Feb. 14, 2013
Congress Makes Strong Bipartisan Call for Pastor Saeed’s Release
As Pastor Saeed’s story continues to sweep the globe, and as we at the ACLJ prepare to take his case to the Human Rights Council in Geneva, the U.S. Congress has again spoken out forcefully in support of Saeed’s immediate release. This morning, 84 Members of the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives announced a bipartisan letter to Secretary of State John Kerry urging him to “exhaust every possible option to secure Mr. Abedini’s immediate release.” The... Continue Reading
Filed in: Iran | by Jordan Sekulow | 10:20 AM Jan. 17, 2013
49 Members of House and Senate Urge State Department Action on Saeed’s Behalf
37 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and 12 U.S. Senators sent letters to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on behalf of Pastor Saeed Abedini, an American citizen imprisoned in Iran for his Christian faith. We are grateful to these 49 Members of Congress who are willing to take a stand, with thousands of other Americans, in calling for Pastor Saeed’s release from “wrongful” imprisonment in Iran. The bipartisan House letter, led by Representative Robert Aderholt (A... Continue Reading
Filed in: Middle East Turmoil | by Jay Sekulow | 10:55 AM Jan. 7, 2013
Does a Hagel Nomination Mean a Giant Leap Forward for Iran’s Nuclear Program?
Since 1948, the hostile governments of the Middle East have done everything in their military power to completely destroy the state of Israel. Immediately after Israel’s declaration of independence, Arab armies united to invade the new nation. In 1967, Israel found itself surrounded by hundreds of thousands of troops and thousands of tanks. In 1973, Egypt and Syria breached the peace and sanctity of Yom Kippur and launched a surprise attack that brought Israel to the brink of extinction... Continue Reading
Filed in: US Constitution | by Jay Sekulow | 2:13 PM Nov. 28, 2012
Harry Reid's Power Grab: Filibuster Reform
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is pushing forward with a legislative ploy that would dramatically reshape the way the legislative process works. He wants to change the Senate rules to eliminate the filibuster, a tool that benefits the political party that's in the minority - a rule that requires a 60-vote supermajority. Here's the problem. In 2005, when Sen. Reid's party was in the minority in the Senate, he adamantly opposed a move by Republicans to eliminate filibusters on then-President G... Continue Reading
Filed in: ObamaCare | by Matthew Clark | 3:26 PM Jul. 11, 2012
Will Senator Harry Reid Give ObamaCare Repeal a Vote?
Today, a bipartisan majority of the House of Representatives (the “People’s House”) voted to repeal ObamaCare. Now, all eyes turn to the Senate, but will Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid allow a vote? The American people have spoken. They have clearly rebuked President Obama’s massive pro-abortion tax increase. They have said no to the abortion-pill mandate, the abortion surcharge, and the assault on our religious liberty. Even before we could read the law to find out... Continue Reading
Filed in: ObamaCare | by Jay Sekulow | 3:18 PM Jul. 11, 2012
House Votes to Repeal ObamaCare; Focus Turns To Senate
We did it. I wanted 100,000 Americans to stand with us in urging the U.S. House of Representatives to vote to repeal ObamaCare. And, just minutes before the House voted to repeal the health care law, we topped that 100,000 mark. I want to thank each and every one of you who signed our petition online and added your name over the phone. The vote to repeal was 244-185, with five Democrats joining with Republicans to repeal what can only be described as a government-run law that creates a damaging... Continue Reading
