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Naval Academy Withholding Diplomas from Unvaccinated Midshipmen, Lawmakers Say

December 1, 2022

Representative Greg Steube (R., Fla.) blasted the U.S. Naval Academy on Thursday after one of his constituents claimed she has been told she needs a Covid-19 vaccine to graduate.

Issues:Military and DefenseCOVID-19

Naval Academy confirms it denied all religious vax exemption requests

December 1, 2022

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Fox News

The U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) confirmed Thursday that it denied all religious accommodation requests to the COVID-19 vaccine from midshipmen, but it also said that congressional complaints that current unvaccinated students have had their diplomas withheld are not accurate. The confirmation on vaccination exemptions came after Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., and a handful of other Republican lawmakers sent a letter to Naval Vice Adm. Sean Buck on Tuesday that demanded information on how many exemptions had been granted by the USNA.

Issues:Military and DefenseCOVID-19

Republicans demand Naval Academy transparency after unvaxxed midshipmen allegedly denied diplomas By Kelly Laco, Fox News

November 30, 2022

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New York Post

A group of House Republicans is probing the Navy after uncovering evidence that the US Naval Academy (USNA) is keeping midshipmen from graduating if they sought religious accommodations to the Pentagon’s COVID vaccine mandate. In a letter to Naval Vice Adm. Sean Buck Tuesday, lawmakers led by Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., said denying diplomas to otherwise qualified midshipmen is a waste of the country’s four-year investment in those people and will hurt military readiness at a time when all service branches are having trouble with recruitment and retention.

Issues:Military and DefenseCOVID-19

“I Think First and Foremost of Those I Served Alongside.”

November 11, 2022

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The Ripon Forum

In the wake of 9/11, President George W. Bush addressed the Nation saying: “I have a message for our military: Be ready. I’ve called the Armed Forces to alert, and there is a reason. The hour is coming when America will act, and you will make us proud.” The President’s call for all able-bodied men and women to fight against terrorism jumpstarted my story as a veteran. I never had a desire to serve in the military, but during my time in law school at the University of Florida, two planes hit the Twin Towers and everything changed. I felt that this moment was my generation’s call to serve our country and that those who were able to fight shouldn’t stand by.

Issues:Military and DefenseVeterans

Google ‘punishing Republicans’ who speak out against Big Tech, conservative study claims

November 2, 2022

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Fox News

Google is "punishing Republicans" who speak out against Big Tech, according to the conservative Media Research Center. MRC Free Speech America has conducted a series of studies related to Google’s treatment of Republicans ahead of the critical midterm elections. Despite Google's vehement denials of any wrongdoing, the conservative media watchdog believes Google "does change its algorithm to benefit certain political candidates," and is focused on the Senate because its "search bias" didn’t carry over to House races where the GOP is already favored.

Issues:TechnologyJudiciary

Biden admin blasted by Republicans for considering sending Haitian migrants to Gitmo: 'Just follow the law'

October 31, 2022

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Fox News

According to the New York Post, the Biden administration is considering a plan to temporarily hold Haitian migrants in a third country or use an existing center at Guantanamo Bay. The report cited officials who told NBC News that the National Security Council is in discussions with the Department of Homeland Security over how many migrants would need to be picked up at sea to allow the U.S. to designate a third country to house and process the individuals.

Issues:Judiciary

Rep. Steube Seeks To Repeal A “Mickey Mouse” Law, Hold Disney Accountable For Woke Politics

July 3, 2022

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The Free Press

U.S. Rep. Greg Steube seeks to hold the Walt Disney Co. accountable for woke politics that he sees as harmful to children.

The Sarasota Republican recently filed a bill that strips Disney of its special copyright privileges, which are rooted in the company’s most famous creation, Mickey Mouse.

Issues:JudiciaryLife and Values

Democrats Fail to Counter Chinese Regime Challenges on American Higher Education: Republican Lawmakers

July 2, 2022

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The Epoch Times

As China reportedly maintains its enduring influence on American higher education by seeking to rebrand its Confucius Institutes (CI) in U.S. universities, Democrats have still refused to get tougher on the regime to counter its further infiltration, according to Republican lawmakers.

Disney's Losing Year Might Get Worse

June 29, 2022

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Townhall

Republican members of Congress have fresh sights set on the Walt Disney Company with legislation dubbed the Copyright Restoration Clause Act that seeks to level the intellectual property playing field by stripping Disney of its monopoly on copyright protection — a situation Rep.

Issues:JudiciaryLife and Values

Steube takes on Disney in 'critical legislation'

June 28, 2022

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Sun North Port

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Greg Steube is the latest Florida politician to take on Disney.

Months after Gov. Ron DeSantis removed a special district status from areas of Walt Disney World, putting the region in flux on how it will operate in the future, Steube is sponsoring a bill that would eliminate copyright protections for Mickey Mouse.

Issues:Life and Values