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    • Jul 7, 2023
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This Week in Research: July 5 - July 7

Highlights from the Week

  1. On June 22, 2023, the United States House of Representatives passed a House resolution that would condemn the use of elementary and secondary school facilities to provide shelter for aliens who are not admitted to the United States. This resolution was passed on a vote of 223 to 201 and, like the title states, it condemns schools that provide shelter for any non-U.S. nationals (or, “aliens” under federal law), who are not admitted into the country. You can click here to read more about the resolution and how your representatives voted. Additionally, to read a statement from the bill’s sponsor, Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Iowa, click here. To read a statement from Representative Roger Williams of Texas, click here. To read a statement from Representative Delia Ramirez of Illinois, click here. Lastly, to read a statement from Representative Suzanne Bonamici of Oregon, click here.

  2. On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court brought down a decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard. This was a case centered around affirmative action that resulted in the ruling that race-based admissions adopted by Harvard and North Carolina University were unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. You can click here to see what President Joe Biden’s comments were regarding the case. To read a statement from Vice President Kamala Harris, click here. To read a statement from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York, click here. To read a statement from House Minority Whip Katherine Clark of Massachusetts, click here. To read a statement from Representative Elise Stefanik of New York, click here. To read a statement from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, click here. To read a statement from former President Donald Trump, click here.

  3. On June 30, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled against President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan in the case Biden v. Nebraska. In a 6-3 vote, the court struck down the president’s plan to forgive up to $10,000 in student loans using the HEROES Act. To read more from United States President Joe Biden on the decision, click here. To read a statement from United States Vice President Kamala Harris, click here. To read a from Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York, click here. To read a statement from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, click here. To read a statement from Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, click here.


Elections

By the Elections Research team: Nick, Zachary, Seth, and Caleb and Interns Riya, Francesca, David, Golsa, Nicholas, and Kelly


Biographies & Elections:

Want to learn more about the candidates running for Mississippi’s State Legislature this year? You can see the full list here:

Want to learn more about elected officials in your state? You can see the full list here:


Want to learn more about the leadership in each state legislature? You can see the full leadership rosters here:


Want to learn more about which committees elected officials are a part of? You can see the full list of committees for each state here:

Officials

By the Officials Research team: Sam, Johanan, Neal, Thomas, Quinn, Max, and Jessica and Interns: Mark, Laura, Alexa, Henry, Jordan, Margaret and Nicholas.


Public Statements: 503 statements were added this week. See highlights from the week for notable statements.


Key Votes:

States: 22 new votes were added.


  • U.S. Congress: 0 new votes were added.



Special Interest Groups (SIGs)

  • This year to date, the SIGs team has entered 13,552 ratings and 8,260 endorsements for candidates.

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