SENATE UPDATE: Schmitt Digs into the Silent Coup; Big Beautiful Bill Marches On
Last Week
Last week on the floor, the Senate confirmed seven of President Trump’s nominees:
Michael Duffey as an Under Secretary of Defense (51-46);
Allison Hooker as an Under Secretary of State (59-36);
Dale Marks as an Assistant Secretary of Defense (72-26);
Michelle Bowman as Vice Chairman for Supervision of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (48-46);
Edward Walsh as U.S. Ambassador to Ireland (57-38);
James O'Neill as Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services (52-43);
John Andrew Eisenberg as an Assistant Attorney General (52-43).
Senate committees also started releasing their proposed versions of President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” to cut taxes and spending, build the border wall, and rebuild America’s national defense.
Conservative Spotlight
ERIC SCHMITT — Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) announced that he will co-chair a Judiciary Committee hearing about former President Joe Biden’s mental incapacity — and who was really in charge during those four dangerous years. "The goal,” Schmitt told Fox Business, “is to get to the bottom of what actually happened, who knew what and when, and who had their finger on the nuclear arsenal.” Schmitt’s hearing on the Silent Coup is scheduled for June 18.
MIKE LEE — Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), Chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, says he wants public lands reform in the “Big Beautiful Bill.” This is a huge issue out west. The federal government owns more than 60% of the land in Utah, Idaho, and Nevada. These are all fast-growing states whose economies have been held back by Deep State climate bullies for too long.
RICK SCOTT — Congratulations to Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) on his work to protect the University of Florida from a terrible, left-wing candidate to be the school’s new president. You may have heard about Santa Ono, a woke academic with a history of divisive stands on DEI, affirmative action, climate change, and more. He just came this close to taking the reins of the Sunshine State’s flagship university. Thanks to a conservative coalition led by Sen. Scott, Rep. Byron Donalds, Donald Trump, Jr., and crusading journalist Christopher Rufo, the good guys won this fight.
This Week
The Senate has one vote scheduled for tonight, on the nomination of Brett Shumate to be an Assistant Attorney General. Other nominations are expected to be taken up this week as well.
Also, the Armed Services, Finance, and Budget Committees will continue releasing their proposals for the Big Beautiful Bill.
We’ll keep you posted on more Senate news as it breaks. Until then, thank you for everything you do for SCF and to make America great again.
