Weekly Wrap

June 11, 2021

This Week: At A Glance

Monday, Rep. Ashley Hinson (IA-01) and Rep. Beth Van Duyne (TX-24) called out Vice President Harris's lack of leadership regarding the ongoing border crisis. To date, the VP has yet to visit the border. 

Tuesday, Vice President Harris provided flippant answers about her response to the border crisis and faced major backlash after an interview with NBC's Lester Holt. 

After Holt stated that she hadn’t been to the border, Harris responded:

“And I haven’t been to Europe,” she said, laughing. “I don’t understand the point that you’re making.”

Earlier in the interview, she explained: “We are going to the border. We have to deal with what’s happening at the border.” Click here to watch interview. 

Former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., Nikki Haley, commented on the Vice President’s confusing response to the dire need for control at the border. 

Wednesday, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (WV) met with President Biden in the Oval Office for more negotiations surrounding infrastructure. Unfortunately, the two weren’t able to strike a deal. 

Thursday, Rep. Stephanie Bice (OK-05) provided April's apprehension numbers showing that more than 170,000 new migrants have attempted to cross the southwest border. 

In The News

Axios: Consumer prices rose 5% from last May, as pace of inflation ticks up. Consumer prices rose last month by 5% compared to May of 2020, marking the biggest year-over-year gain since August 2008, according to Consumer Price Index data released this morning. Prices were 0.6% higher in May than they were in April.

Wall Street Journal: Biden’s China Policy Is Emerging—and It Looks a Lot Like Trump’s. President Biden’s policy toward China came into sharper focus over the past week, with initiatives that suggest the president plans to retain his predecessor’s tough stance toward Beijing, despite differences in execution.

The Hill: Biden proposes minimum 15 percent tax for corporations: report. President Biden proposed enforcing a minimum corporate tax of 15 percent as a possible way to fund his infrastructure proposal as he and Republican negotiators make a final push for common ground.

Fox News: Migrant encounters rise above 180K in May as border crisis continues. CBP said that 180,034 migrants were encountered along the border, an increase over the 178,000 encountered in April and 173,000 were encountered in March – all representing the highest numbers in years. March saw a big increase from the 100,000 migrants encountered in February.

Ottumwa Courier: Mariannette Miller-Meeks: Supporting Healthcare Providers. The last year has been difficult for all of us, especially our frontline healthcare workers and providers. Throughout the pandemic, our healthcare system was stretched to the limit and tested time and time again.

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