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View this email in your browser Legislative Snapshot United We Stand                                June 14, 2025 Capitol Hill Prayer Partners P.O. Box 5152 Herndon, VA 20172-1970 chpp1994@gmail.com Please Visit the Website Here DONATE TODAY We Welcome Your Gifts! The Daily Brief: Legislative Snapshot Saturday, June 14, 2025 "For the kingdom is the LORD'S: and he is the governor among the nations." (Psalm 22:28) "We the People" "Standing United Together . . . Under the Cross of Christ" Today's Top Story  Netanyahu: Israel strikes Iran to stop imminent nuclear threat   Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a historic and defiant speech overnight, defending the launch of Operation Rising Lion — a major preemptive military operation targeting Iran’s nuclear program.  The Israeli leader invoked the memory of the Holocaust and warned of the unprecedented threat posed by Iran’s rapidly advancing nuclear capabilities. Speaking as Israeli airstrikes targeted dozens of Iranian military and nuclear sites, Netanyahu stated, "Iran has produced enough enriched uranium for nine atomic bombs. If this were not stopped, Iran could produce a nuclear weapon in a very short time — it could be a year, or it could be a few months." According to Netanyahu, intelligence indicated that Iran’s scientists were on the verge of assembling nuclear weapons, prompting urgent Israeli action. “We attacked the heart of Iran's nuclear enrichment program,” Netanyahu said, confirming that Israeli forces struck the main enrichment plant at Natanz, targeted nuclear scientists involved in Iran’s bomb program, and hit key ballistic missile facilities. The Prime Minister warned of the destructive potential Iran was building: Throughout the address, Netanyahu repeatedly drew comparisons between the current threat and the failures of world powers to act in time against Nazi Germany. “Eighty years ago, Jews were victims of a Holocaust perpetrated by the Nazi regime. Today, the Jewish state refuses to be the victim of a nuclear Holocaust perpetrated by the Iranian regime,” he declared. While emphasizing that Israel's fight was against Iran's regime — not its people — Netanyahu also delivered a message of hope to Iranians: “Our struggle is not with you. Our struggle is with the brutal dictator who oppressed you for 46 years. I believe the day of your liberation is near.” He concluded his remarks with a biblical reference: “As Scripture teaches us, when someone comes to kill you, you must stand up and act first. That is exactly what Israel did today.” (I24 News) Read more - Father God, we thank You that P.M. Netanyahu has taken authority over those who wish to destroy Israel - in this case, the Iranians. We thank You that this first attack upon the leadership of Iran has been fully effective, but we know that there is more coming. Holy One, we ask that You continue to grant P.M. Netanyahu and his IDF commanders wisdom from on high, and great victory in all they will pursue in the coming days. Thank You, Holy One, in Jesus' name, amen and amen! - "The voice of rejoicing and salvation Is in the tents of the righteous; The right hand of the Lord does valiantly." (Psalm 118:15)    TOP STORY 2 Israel eliminates at least 20 top Iranian military leaders in unprecedented overnight strikes   IRGC commander-in-chief Hossein Salami (center right) attends a public event with other Iranian officials in Tehran, Iran, May 15, 2025. (Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters) Israel decapitated Iran’s top military leadership during the night in an unprecedented pre-emptive strike – dubbed “Operation Rising Lion” – targeting Tehran’s nuclear and military facilities. Two regional sources told Reuters that at least 20 senior commanders were killed in Israel’s strikes on Iran early Friday morning. Iranian state-controlled media confirmed that Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander Hossein Salami was killed at the onset of the large-scale Israeli operation against the Ayatollah regime and its strategic assets. As head of the elite IRGC, Salami was effectively one of Iran’s top military leaders. Several of his bodyguards were also reportedly killed in the strike, according to the Iranian Student News Agency (ISNA). The IRGC is responsible for defending the regime and exporting the Islamic revolution through acts of terrorism and military aggression across the Middle East and beyond. The IDF confirmed that the entire command chain of the IRGC Air Force, including its commander, Brig.-Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, was killed in an Israeli airstrike as they convened to plan the Iranian retaliation against Israel. The overall head of Iran’s armed forces, Major General Mohammad Bagheri, was also eliminated in the Israeli aerial strikes. As a former top IRGC official and the head of Iran’s conventional military, Bagheri was at the top of Iran’s military echelon. (All Israel News) Read more here.  - Father God, although we rejoice with the people of Israel at this news, nevertheless we are grieved that these 20 men have apparently died without knowing You. Holy One, we ask that Your grace would carry us forward so that we might continue to preach the Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ with all whom we encounter along the way. In Your Name, Abba, we offer this prayer, amen and amen. - "Say to them: ‘As I live,’ says the Lord God, ‘I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn, turn from your evil ways!" (Ezekiel 33:11)   TOP STORY 3 FBI Investigating Money Trail Behind Los Angeles Riots, Patel Says  The FBI is investigating what is fueling the riots against immigration enforcement in Los Angeles, the agency’s director Kash Patel said. “The FBI is investigating any and all monetary connections responsible for these riots,” Patel told The Epoch Times in response to rising concerns about possible Chinese influence behind the chaos. One group backing the unrest is the Party for Socialism and Liberation, a communist political party linked to networks funded by pro-Beijing tech tycoon Neville Roy Singham. The group has been posting updates about the riots on social media platform X, describing the arrests of illegal immigrants as a “war being waged on immigrant communities” while accusing Immigration and Customs Enforcement of “kidnapping our neighbors, friends and families.” Closely allied with the Party for Socialism and Liberation is The People’s Forum, a Singham-funded organization based in the New York City borough of Manhattan that has advocated for the ruling Chinese regime’s causes. Manolo De Los Santos, co-executive director of The People’s Forum and a New York City resident, has praised China’s COVID-19 pandemic policies. The group has hosted events in Manhattan that have hailed the ascent of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) as a “decades-long epic battle that transformed not only China, but also the world,” according to a description on X. The two organizations have been cross-posting on X in solidarity with the rioters. Both have been calling for more protests in their respective locales. (The Epoch Times) Read more here.   - Lord of all, King of kings, we continue our high praise to You for new leaders who seek after You for wisdom and strength to do what is best for our nation. Thank You that FBI Director Patel is going deep, hunting the tap root that has been organizing and funding the groups across the U.S. that are rioting, burning, destroying, disrupting and seriously injuring personnel working to uphold the law and to protect innocent people and property. So far all roads lead to groups with allegiance to the CCP—socialism, communism—with financing included for all of the dirty work. We ask, merciful Father, that You lead the FBI to all additional sources of funding—with strings attached—for the groups at the forefront of the riots. Expose the network and especially those at the center of the web. Please give the FBI, the Justice Department, Homeland Security, and other agencies involved, the knowledge and resources needed to bring these insurrections and treasonous acts to an end, with justice served. Give us Your prayers for all concerned. We thank You that You will complete the good work You have been begun, as we cooperate with Your Holy Spirit. In Yeshua’s powerful name, Amen! - "Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them." (Ephesians 5:11)   TOP STORY 4 Pakistani Extradited Over Alleged Plot to Carry Out ISIS-Inspired Attack on NYC Jewish Center  A Pakistani national living in Canada was extradited to the United States on June 10 to face charges of attempting to carry out an ISIS-inspired mass shooting at a prominent Jewish center in New York, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said. Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, 20, also known as Shahzeb Jadoon, appeared in court in connection with a federal indictment filed in the Southern District of New York, the DOJ said in a June 10 statement. He was charged with one count of attempting to provide material support and resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization, the ISIS terrorist group, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, and one count of attempting to commit acts of terrorism transcending national boundaries, which carries a maximum sentence of life in prison. According to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, Khan was arrested in Canada in September 2024 while attempting to travel to New York City. According to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, he intended to use automatic and semi-automatic weapons to carry out a mass shooting in support of ISIS at a Jewish center in Brooklyn. Before his arrest, Khan had expressed support for the terrorist organization in social media posts and communications with others on encrypted messaging apps in November 2023, the office said. He also shared ISIS propaganda videos and literature, according to the statement. Khan was allegedly communicating with two undercover law enforcement officers. During those conversations, he revealed that he and a U.S.-based associate planned to carry out a terrorist attack in the United States in support of ISIS, the office said. He also revealed that he had been actively trying to create “a real offline cell” of ISIS supporters to carry out a “coordinated assault” in a U.S. city—referred to in charging documents and public filings cited by the office as “City-1”—using AR-style rifles to “target Israeli Jewish Chabads ... scattered all around” the unspecified city. Chabad is a branch of Hasidic Judaism. Khan is also alleged to have instructed the undercover officers in how to obtain AR-style rifles, ammunition, and other materials to help carry out the attacks, and he identified locations where the attacks would take place, the office said. (The Epoch Times) Read more here.   - Abba, You are good and merciful, a covenant keeping, loving Father. We praise You that this terrorist unknowingly shared his plans with undercover officers. So many lives were spared because of Your goodness, Abba! Thank You also that this terrorist was extradicted to the U.S. to stand trial and will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. May our agencies handling this case obtain much more information from Khan about the workings of ISIS in Pakistan, Canada and the U.S. that will be useful in uncovering and neutralizing any ISIS cells or aspiring agents here and abroad. We ask that You forgive them, Father; they surely do not know what they are doing. Change hearts and minds; bring the truth to our enemies. May they choose Life! In Yeshua’s mighty name, Amen!  - "My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge; My savior, You save me from violence. I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, And I am saved from my enemies." (2 Samuel 22:3-4) Math Democrat: I have more billionaires than anyone in this Chamber. There are five trillion-dollar companies in my district: Apple, Google, Nvidia, Broadcom, and Tesla. I am saying: Let's raise taxes on them. Republican: Twenty years ago and today, we functionally have the same number of 18-year-olds, but the number of people who are 65 and up has doubled. We are going to borrow about 7.2 percent or 7.3 percent of the entire economy this year. When our brothers and sisters on the left keep saying things like raise taxes, we have done that. This year, for every dollar we take in, 16 pennies of it cover interest, just interest. In 8 budget years, 30 percent of every dollar we take in, in tax receipts will just cover interest. 1 percent interest increase, we get up to 45 percent of all tax receipts is just covering the interest. Almost every proposal the left has given us, if you add it up—so raise the estate tax, raise investment taxes, raise corporate taxes, raise individual income taxes, by the time you are done, you might pick up another 0.5 of GDP in taxes for the U.S. Treasury. We borrow $6 billion every day. In 9 years, we borrow $10 billion every day. CBO has us over the next 10 years adding another $22 trillion of debt. Greece today can sell a 10-year bond cheaper than the United States. We have 18 States that can sell a 10-year bond cheaper than the Federal Government, but yet we borrow money to send to our States. The baseline is that the Federal Government intends to spend $86 trillion over the next 10 years. $86 trillion is the CBO baseline. All we are talking about in the budget reconciliation was a $2 trillion savings. There are 8,700 hours in a year. The rescission package takes care of 28 hours of that 8,700 hours of borrowing. We want this Federal Government to be able to stabilize and survive. We have economists on the left and the right saying that if we can get to about 3 percent of borrowing of GDP, we can stabilize. We are borrowing 7.3 percent this year. In 9 years, we are borrowing 9 percent of the entire economy. We are going to spend $7.3 trillion this year. You would have to reduce Federal spending by $1.4 trillion to get down to 3 percent borrowing. We are borrowing about $72,000 every second of every day. In 9 years, we are borrowing over $100,000 every second of every day. We may have only about 36 more months, and then we start to hit what is referred to as the interest rate feedback loop. A year ago, we had 3 or 4 months where this government had to borrow money to pay for our borrowing. If today the 10-year bond is at 4.5, realize that if it goes to 5.5, in 9 years, 45 percent of all of our tax collections are just (paying for) interest. Recent Floor Activity Congressional Record June 09, 2025 - No. 98 D582-590 S3275-3292 H2537-2571 E541-549 Entire Issue (PDF 1MB) June 10, 2025 - No. 99 D591-598 S3293-3323 H2573-2617 E551-555 Entire Issue (PDF 1MB) June 11, 2025 - No. 100 D599-606 S3325-3358 H2619-2656 E557-562 Entire Issue (PDF 1MB) June 12, 2025 - No. 101 D608-614 S3359-3396 H2657-2824 E563-573 Entire Issue (PDF 8MB) June 13, 2025 - No. 102 D615-616 -- H2825-2826 E575-576 Entire Issue (PDF 719KB) Senate — Votes Monday Senate Confirms Brett Shumate To Head DOJ Civil Division Tuesday Senate Confirms David Fotouhi as Deputy Administrator of EPA Stephen Vaden confirmed as deputy secretary at USDA Senate confirms Andrew Hughes as HUD’s deputy secretary Wednesday Senate advanced a bill to regulate stablecoins—What the GENIUS Act could mean for crypto and other investors (S. 1582) Thursday Senate GOP blocks pair of resolutions on Qatari jet (S.J.Res. 53, S.J.Res. 54) Senate confirms Billy Long as IRS commissioner, who once sought to dismantle agency House of Representatives — Votes Monday Tuesday House makes changes to two DC laws, including one allowing non-citizens to vote in local elections (H.R. 2096, H.R. 884) Wednesday House approves technical changes to Trump agenda bill (H.Res. 499) Thursday House passes rescission package that includes cutting billions in foreign aid, PBS funding (H.R. 4) • passes narrowly • Eliminates 9.4 Billion in Wasteful Spending • cuts PEPFAR House passes bill to end DC's 'sanctuary' city statutes (H.R. 2056) • Speaker statement Friday Majority Leader Recap: Week of June 9, 2025 Congress Last Week Foreign Policy — Committees: Senate, House Rep Michael McCaul says Israeli strikes 'perfect opportunity' for Iranians to rise up to overthrow Islamic regime Israel-Iran conflict poses new dilemma for Democrats Speaker Johnson to Travel to Israel to Address the Knesset • in late June Tuberville accuses Zelensky of attempting to ‘lure NATO’ into Russian conflict Budget — Committees: House, Senate Speaker Johnson: The One Big Beautiful Bill Delivers Much Needed Reinforcements to ICE, Law Enforcement • WSJ Op-ed: My Son is Counting on Medicaid Work Requirements • Hardline House conservatives swing for fences in asks to Senate GOP • House Republicans warn Thune against making too many changes to Senate's version • Senators’ top concerns • Senate GOP wants to lower SALT cap • Senate Banking would zero out CFPB funding in reconciliation • Mike Pence’s organization calls for changes CBO: Monthly Budget Review: May 2025: The federal budget deficit totaled $1.4 trillion in the first eight months of fiscal year 2025, CBO estimates. That amount is $160 billion more than the deficit recorded during the same period last fiscal year. Executive — Committees: House, Senate We Didn’t Need New Laws to Stop Illegal Immigration, We Just Needed a New President Trump signs resolutions to roll back California's EV plans (H.J.Res. 87, H.J.Res. 88, H.J.Res. 89, White House release) FAA nominee Bedford defends pilot training rule position, attempted to reassure Democrats that he would uphold safety standards despite his record lobbying against tougher pilot training rules Justice — Punishing Evil, Praising Good (Romans 13:3-4; 1 Peter 2:14) Parties split on deploying troops against California protesters Speaker Johnson, Leader Jeffries Lead Memorial Vigil Honoring the Lives of Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky Commending Mission Mississippi: Grounded in faith and expansive in impact, their mission exemplifies what it means to live out the gospel in a divided world Corruption — Praising Evil, Punishing Good (Isaiah 5:20) Investigation of abortion provider Planned Parenthood launched by Marjorie Taylor Greene's DOGE panel Key congressman urges DOJ, Congress to identify potential funding, organizing of Los Angeles riots Science/Technology Policy — Committee: House, Senate Senate Republicans offer alternative to curbs on state AI regulation in Trump's 'big beautiful bill' Congress — Committees: House, Senate Golden Dome Caucus to advance Trump's $175B missile shield Republicans win Congressional Baseball Game for fifth year in a row, defeating Democrats 13-2 CBO Reform Movement Gathering Strength in Congress Retiring: House Homeland Security Chair Mark Green announces retirement from Congress for private sector job • to resign after next budget vote Pending Activity Committee Activity Hegseth gets bipartisan pushback for defense spending strategy • Democrats clash with Hegseth over Guard deployment, shipbuilding Hawley launches investigation into LA protests funding House committee advances funding bill for Veterans Affairs, military construction (H.R. 3944) FACE Act Repeal Advances, as Dems Call Pro-Lifers ‘Terrorists’ Seeking to ‘Green Light Violence’ (H.R. 589) House Oversight investigating California leaders over handling of Los Angeles riots Insults fly with blue-state governors at feisty hearing Four ex-Biden staffers agree to interviews in House probe of cognitive decline, autopen use House Launched Probe Into Harvard Over 'Discrimination in Hiring' Floor Outlook Senate Senate schedules final GENIUS stablecoin bill vote for Tuesday, June 17 (S. 1582) • historic digital assets legislation • Likely To Pass — Amazon and Walmart consider issuing own stablecoins • Consumer groups not happy Thune threatens to nix July 4 recess to finish work on 'big, beautiful bill' House of Representatives — Rules Committee: Legislation Mike Johnson: July 4 target for 'big, beautiful bill' still in place Senate Floor Schedule 4 p.m., Monday, June 16, 2025 Program for Monday: After the transaction of any morning business (not to extend beyond 5:30 p.m.), Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Gary Andres, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services. Cloture was invoked during Thursday’s session on Cal. #66, S.1582, GENIUS Act, as amended. The Senate will vote on passage of the bill, as amended, at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader in consultation with the Democratic Leader on Tuesday, June 17. Thursday, 6/12, Senate began consideration of three nominations: Gary Andres, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services Olivia Trusty, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2025 Olivia Trusty, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission for a term of five years from July 1, 2025 Thursday, June 19, 2025, is Juneteenth. House Floor Schedule The House is in a district work period from Thursday, June 12, 2025, through Sunday, June 22, 2025. 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