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April 7, 2025

WASHINGTON DC - Today, Republican Study Committee (RSC) Chairman August Pfluger (TX-11) announced the launch of a groundbreaking task force dedicated to addressing the rise of new technological advances. The RSC's Emerging Technologies Task Force, led by Chair Rep. Kat Cammack (FL-03) and Vice Chair Jay Obernolte (CA-23), will spearhead the Committee's policy initiatives on artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, biotech, and more. 


April 6, 2025

WASHINGTON DC - In Case You Missed It: Republican Study Committee (RSC) Chairman August Pfluger joined Sunday Morning Futures to discuss how President Trump is bulldozing Biden-era barriers to fully unleash America's energy potential. Under the leadership of Chairman Pfluger, the more than 180 members of the RSC are working tirelessly alongside this administration to fully unleash American energy dominance and continue cutting red tape.

Highlights of the conversation can be found below and the full interview can be found HERE

Highlights of the conversation include: 


April 4, 2025

WASHINGTON DC - America's economic engine is roaring back under President Donald Trump, shattering expectations for the second straight month as the Golden Age of America takes flight. March delivered a towering 228,000 new jobs—nearly 100,000 above economist predictions—marking the fourth-strongest private sector surge in two years. This job creation wave doubles the pace seen in January and February, as American companies aggressively bring operations back home in direct response to President Trump's transformative economic agenda.


April 4, 2025

WASHINGTON DC - The Republican Study Committee's "Right to the Point" podcast delivered a hard-hitting eighth episode titled "Patriots in Control," featuring Rep. Mark Alford (R-Mo.) hosting a trio of GOP congresswomen from the committee: Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), Mary Miller (R-Ill.), and Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.).

This episode brought together four accomplished professionals who left successful careers—news anchor, construction business owner, farmer, and pharmacist—to fight for conservative values in Washington.

Here are the toplines from the podcasts’ most electric episode yet:


April 2, 2025

WASHINGTON DC - In Case You Missed It: The Republican Study Committee (RSC) hosted a press conference to launch the bold initiative “Enforcing Maximum Pressure: Holding Iran Accountable” to counter the Iranian regime. This effort includes the toughest Iran sanctions package proposed by Congress. 

This package of legislation would ensure no future Democratic administration can reverse this crucial national security policy. While Democrats orchestrated a strategy of appeasement in the face of terror, RSC is committed to working with the Trump Administration to restore peace in the Middle East.


April 1, 2025

WASHINGTON DC - Today, the Republican Study Committee unveiled a bold initiative called “Enforcing Maximum Pressure: Holding Iran Accountable to counter the Iranian regime and its rising aggression in the Middle East. Included in this initiative is the Maximum Pressure Act, introduced by RSC National Security Task Force Chair Zach Nunn (IA-03) to codify President Trump’s successful maximum pressure campaign on Iran into law. This legislation would ensure that no future Democrat administration can reverse this crucial national security policy.


March 28, 2025

WASHINGTON DC - In Case You Missed It: Republican Study Committee Chairman August Pfluger joined Maria Bartiromo on Fox Businesses 'Mornings with Maria' to discuss the RSC's 'Set in Stone—The Trump Legacy Laws' initiative to codify President Trump's executive orders into law. 


March 27, 2025

WASHINGTON DC - In a decisive step to protect national security and safeguard academic freedom, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act, targeting foreign financial influence in American universities.

Introduced by Republican Study Committee (RSC) member Rep. Michael Baumgartner (WA-5), the legislation directly addresses the growing threat of foreign adversaries, particularly the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), manipulating U.S. higher education through strategic financial contributions.


March 18, 2025

WASHINGTON DC - In Case You Missed It: Republican Study Committee Chairman August Pfluger (TX-11) and Rep. Michael Cloud (TX-27) penned a hard-hitting op-ed in the Washington Reporter exposing how Democrats have completely lost their way. The congressmen pull no punches in contrasting Democrats' disrespectful partisanship with Republicans' America-first agenda under President Trump's bold leadership—proving once again which party truly stands with everyday Americans and which one has abandoned our nation's core values in favor of radical politics.

RSC IN THE NEWS


March 17, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, RSC House Energy Action Team (HEAT) Chairman Rep. Troy Balderson (OH-12) and HEAT Vice-Chair Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14) released the following statement after President Trump signed RSC Chairman Pfluger's Congressional Review Act (CRA) to eliminate the natural gas tax: