{"id":1743505,"date":"2022-11-18T06:06:11","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T11:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1743505"},"modified":"2022-11-18T08:48:08","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T13:48:08","slug":"everything-republicans-should-do-now-that-they-control-the-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/everything-republicans-should-do-now-that-they-control-the-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything Republicans Should Do Now That They Control The House"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Feverything-republicans-should-do-now-that-they-control-the-house%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1743505&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-14-at-9.08.34-AM-min-e1668438835802.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s official. Republicans have won back control of the House of Representatives and finally have a shot at curbing the unconstitutional actions of the Biden regime.<\/p>\n<p>GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy already released <a href=\"https:\/\/www.republicanleader.gov\/commitment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">an agenda<\/a> he thinks Republicans should execute come 2023, but his legislative desires for a red House are too innocuous and unlikely to survive a Democrat Senate and presidency anyway. <\/p>\n<p>Because of limitations to legislative ability, Republicans must use their power correctly and wisely. They must follow through on the promises they made to voters and also punish the Biden bureaucracy and its Democrat allies for creating endless crises. <\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s everything the GOP should do now that it controls the House.<\/p>\n<h2>Impeach Merrick Garland<\/h2>\n<p>Republicans\u2019 top priority going into the 2023 legislative year should be impeaching Attorney General Merrick Garland.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverything Garland has done as attorney general has been mendaciously political, from smearing parents who speak out at school board meetings as \u2018domestic terrorists\u2019 to targeting peaceful anti-abortion activists\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/10\/06\/if-peacefully-protesting-abortion-is-criminal-but-firebombing-pregnancy-centers-is-not-there-is-no-rule-of-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">while doing nothing<\/a>\u00a0about actual pro-abortion vigilantes attacking churches and crisis pregnancy centers,\u201d The Federalist\u2019s John Daniel Davidson <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/10\/07\/the-first-thing-republicans-should-do-when-they-take-back-congress-is-impeach-merrick-garland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote<\/a> in October. \u201cHe has to be stopped, and a determined GOP-led Congress is the only thing that can stop him.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>McCarthy recently <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/10\/20\/mccarthy-in-the-middle-how-the-last-young-gun-sought-to-rebuild-conservative-trust-as-pelosi-went-scorched-earth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told<\/a> The Federalist that the GOP would not \u201cstart with\u201d impeachment, but after Garland\u2019s double standard of justice once again manifested itself in the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/10\/19\/the-fbi-has-indicted-22-pro-life-protesters-and-zero-pregnancy-center-firebombers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">prosecution of peaceful pro-life protesters<\/a> \u2014 not to mention that Garland \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/08\/11\/attorney-general-merrick-garland-admits-he-personally-approved-fbi-raid-on-trumps-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">personally approved<\/a>\u201d the FBI raid on the home of the former president whose election <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/08\/09\/conflict-of-interest-much-garland-oversees-raid-on-president-who-denied-him-scotus-seat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">denied him a seat on the Supreme Court<\/a> \u2014 McCarthy would be prudent to rethink his resolution.<\/p>\n<h2>Defund the FBI<\/h2>\n<p>Garland may be guilty of politicizing and weaponizing power against the Americans he swore to protect, but it was the FBI that zealously carried out his dirty work.<\/p>\n<p>For years, the FBI has swerved any accountability for its <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/08\/19\/think-the-fbi-deserves-the-benefit-of-the-doubt-this-laundry-list-of-corruption-should-make-you-think-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">laundry list of corruption<\/a>. Seeing as how that corruption has, especially in the last six years, disproportionately affected opponents of a Democrat regime, it is in Republicans\u2019 best interest to dismantle the agency.<\/p>\n<p>Any of the FBI\u2019s necessary duties, such as child sexual abuse cases, which <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/09\/20\/whistleblower-fbi-is-dropping-child-sexual-abuse-investigations-to-pursue-j6-witch-hunt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">were sidelined<\/a> for partisan missions, should be redistributed to more responsible arms of government.<\/p>\n<h2>Disband the Sham J6 Committee<\/h2>\n<p>The Jan. 6 Committee is a political show trial created to demonize Donald Trump, his supporters, and Republicans who care about election integrity while also boosting Democrats <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/03\/19\/democrats-admit-jan-6-committee-is-all-about-midterms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ahead of the midterms<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now that the GOP controls the House, it\u2019s time to disband the committee, which always defied House standards, and devote the time spent on theatrical displays of partisanship to more important things. <\/p>\n<p>That includes examining the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/06\/16\/j6-committee-ignores-capitol-security-failures-in-hearing-focused-on-mike-pence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Capitol security failures<\/a> that allowed unauthorized people into the building in the first place.<\/p>\n<h2>Probe the Biden Family Business<\/h2>\n<p>For years now, Republicans Chuck Grassley and Ron Johnson have led investigations into Hunter Biden\u2019s sketchy overseas business dealings. Because of their work, Grassley and Johnson were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/09\/23\/us\/politics\/biden-inquiry-republicans-johnson.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">smeared<\/a> by Democrats and the corporate media for uncovering the Biden family\u2019s profiteering from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/03\/29\/senators-release-receipts-showing-direct-payments-from-foreign-oligarchs-to-hunter-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">overseas oligarchs<\/a>, including those linked to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/03\/30\/u-s-senators-reveal-ccp-controlled-company-funneled-millions-to-biden-family-to-represent-spy-chief-of-china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chinese Communist Party<\/a>\u00a0and the wife of the Moscow mayor.<\/p>\n<p>Now it\u2019s time for their GOP allies in the House to use the evidence collected on Hunter to further probe the Biden family business and explain why then-Vice President Joe Biden shared official business with Hunter via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/06\/29\/white-house-wont-say-why-joe-biden-shared-official-vp-business-with-hunter-via-non-government-email\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">non-government email<\/a>, something the same FBI and DOJ that raided Trump\u2019s home over \u201cclassified documents\u201d seem to have no interest in exploring.<\/p>\n<h2>Subpoena Covid Tyrants over Their Lies<\/h2>\n<p>Officials like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/117\/meeting\/house\/114270\/documents\/HHRG-117-GO24-20211201-SD004.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Anthony Fauci<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/10\/27\/scott-atlas-fires-back-at-deborah-birxs-attempt-to-smear-him-for-her-lockdown-failures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deborah Birx<\/a>, former <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/11\/23\/atlas-i-watched-the-nations-top-scientists-lie-about-covid-and-get-away-with-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CDC Director Robert Redfield<\/a>, and others lied <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/11\/09\/3-years-after-covid-started-why-dont-we-have-answers-about-the-likely-lab-leak\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">about the origins<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/10\/21\/nih-letter-shows-fauci-lied-to-congress-about-funding-for-gain-of-function-research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">research<\/a>, effects, and <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/05\/18\/fauci-admits-wearing-a-mask-while-fully-vaccinated-was-political-theater\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mitigation<\/a> of Covid-19. It\u2019s time for them not only to fess up to their scamming under oath, but to pay for wreaking havoc on Americans\u2019 health, education, trust, and pocketbooks. <\/p>\n<h2>Impeach Mayorkas, Other Border Crisis Enablers<\/h2>\n<p>Some representatives such as House Minority Whip Steve Scalise have already promised to drill Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his border failures. That\u2019s not enough.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"tTbGQxA7J5BOekj2nyfuSW0HPcD6N8aKEXFYdsoIMU\"><\/p>\n[embedded content]\n<p><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Under Biden\u2019s direction, Mayorkas has relaxed border security and opened the door for <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/09\/15\/the-real-cruelties-for-illegal-migrants-lie-in-bidens-open-border-policies-not-a-trip-to-marthas-vineyard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">millions of illegal border crossers<\/a> including criminals to easily enter the country. This has resulted in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heritage.org\/immigration\/commentary\/the-next-congress-should-impeach-dhs-secretary-alejandro-mayorkas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">humanitarian and national security crisis<\/a> that is not easily remedied.<\/p>\n<p>That, in addition to Mayorkas\u2019s willingness to <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/10\/12\/mayorkas-knew-the-migrant-whipping-story-was-a-ruse-but-he-peddled-it-anyway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">peddle lies<\/a> about his own border agents, is enough to remove him from his position of power permanently.<\/p>\n<h2>Get to the Bottom of the Afghanistan Debacle<\/h2>\n<p>Republican legislators were\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2021\/08\/18\/afghan-refugee-debate-fractures-gop-506135\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">shamed,<\/a>\u00a0ridiculed, and smeared as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/QasimRashid\/status\/1431674369886105603?s=20&#038;t=jyZseuxsfOm64FapK7H4Sw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">racist<\/a>\u00a0for questioning whether the U.S. government was properly vetting the influx of tens of thousands of Afghan refugees into the United States. But according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oig.dhs.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/assets\/2022-09\/OIG-22-64-Sep22-Redacted.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">report<\/a> by the DHS inspector general, GOP suspicions that our government\u2019s lax vetting process may have let in national security threats were correct.<\/p>\n<p>Now that Republicans control the House, it\u2019s time for them to expose what happened following the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal and fire the bureaucrats who failed to protect our national security interests.<\/p>\n<h2>Drastically Limit Federal Spending<\/h2>\n<p>Americans drowning under record gas prices and astronomical grocery bills despise inflation and the bloated economy. Even corporate media\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/11\/08\/politics\/exit-polls-midterm-election-analysis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> twisted midterm exit polls<\/a> show inflation ranked the highest on a list of voters\u2019 concerns.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no doubt that Democrats\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/02\/23\/the-real-cause-of-inflation-is-insane-government-spending\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reckless spending<\/a> over the last two years <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/09\/20\/cbo-report-democrats-latest-spending-spree-will-make-inflation-worse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">made U.S. inflation worse<\/a>. It\u2019s up to Republicans to drastically cut back unnecessary partisan spending (did someone say <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/11\/10\/66-billion-in-its-clear-the-realists-were-right-about-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$66 billion for a proxy war in Ukraine<\/a>?) and save taxpayers\u2019 wallets from future harm. <\/p>\n<p>That means <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/03\/10\/with-inflation-at-its-highest-in-decades-congress-works-to-shovel-trillions-more-out-the-door-in-a-craptastic-omnibus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">saying no to pork<\/a> and giving proper oversight to the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/04\/04\/heres-some-of-the-garbage-democrats-funded-as-covid-relief\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Covid relief money<\/a> that should be used for decades to come.<\/p>\n<h2>Block What They Can<\/h2>\n<p>Because Republicans will be limited in what they can and can\u2019t pass, they should leverage their stopping power to ensure Democrats don\u2019t get what they want. That means refusing to work with the other side of the aisle on anything until demands to secure the border, reduce inflation, punish crime, protect life in the womb, and keep women\u2019s spaces for women are met. <\/p>\n<h2>Impeach Biden<\/h2>\n<p>There are <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/10\/03\/some-helpful-ideas-for-bidens-impeachment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">myriad reasons<\/a> to impeach the president, and the GOP should use those to their advantage.<\/p>\n<p>Impeachment would likely be vehemently (and hypocritically) opposed by Democrats, but it would send a message that Republicans in this country won\u2019t take government-led attacks on our Constitution or law-abiding Americans sitting down.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p>\n  Jordan Boyd is a staff writer at The Federalist and co-producer of The Federalist Radio Hour. Her work has also been featured in The Daily Wire and Fox News. Jordan graduated from Baylor University where she majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow her on Twitter @jordanboydtx.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s official. Republicans have won back control of the House of Representatives and finally have a shot at curbing the unconstitutional actions of the Biden regime. 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